A Broadway veteran turns domestic violence into theater an audience can't look away from. They laugh. Then they go quiet. Then they go get help.
A full theatrical performance and an education at the same time — tailored to your audience, with talkbacks and workshops available.
With nothing but a rack of coats and blouses, Wambui becomes seven different people — proving domestic violence crosses every line of race, class, and age. The audience laughs, then goes silent. After one college performance, the counseling office reported a measurable rise in student appointments.
"Whatever they say you have — that's not who you are."
Every quote is real, from people who booked the show.
One of the most memorable performances of the conference. Through her storytelling, humor, authenticity, and stage presence, she created a meaningful connection with an audience of peer specialists — engaging, inspiring, and deeply impactful.
Wambui was wonderful — she had them all mesmerized. Following her performance, attendees were excited, inspired, and ready to go back out on the front line. I am not sure anyone will ever live up to her in the future.
Counseling services at our college experienced an increase in student appointments as a result of her performance. She gives people permission to tell their own stories and seek help — healing wounds and saving lives.
Advocates, survivors, students, clinicians, and service members — audiences who've heard it all, and still remember her.
Wambui Bahati trained at the New York University School of the Arts and performed on Broadway in Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. Then severe bipolar disorder took it all — Broadway to welfare, to homelessness, to hospitalization. Doctors said she'd spend her life in and out of institutions.
She rebuilt. She changed her name, wrote Balancing Act, earned a Habitat for Humanity home with her own hands, toured ten cities, and won a national award. She has since performed across the U.S., Canada, and Australia, and been commissioned by The Carter Center, the National Organization for Women, and Habitat for Humanity.
Tell Wambui the date, the audience, and what you want them to walk out feeling. She answers personally — usually within a day.