Richarda Abrams, daughter of Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams, musician/composer/visionary/co-founder of the Association For The Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), is a four-time AUDELCO award-winning actress/singer/playwright/producer of First By Faith: The Life Of Mary McLeod Bethune, receiving AUDELCO's Award for Solo Performance of the Year. First By Faith SOLDOUT the National Black Theatre Festival, was named the Best Of Solo Theatre in the last 10 years by United Solo Theatre Festival, winning their Best Educational Show Award, also receiving a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council grant.

Graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Experimental Theatre Wing, Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors in Acting; and a graduate of NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Master of Arts in Educational Theater. Richarda's studied drama and theatre in education at the University of Leeds, Bretton Hall College, ENGLAND. Memberships: AEA, SAG-AFTRA, AACM, Actors Studio, Dramati