““In Timothy Douglas’s engrossing production at Round House Theatre, the marvelous Lilian Oben makes Lorraine the soul of NINE NIGHT.””
performer - AEA ; SAG-Eligible
Lilian Oben is a Cameroonian-American performer based in New York City, and raised in England, Ethiopia, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and Wales.
A multifaceted and exceptionally versatile performer with a strong global perspective, Lilian has experience in tv, film, theatre, voice over, commercial modeling, and commercial and industrial narration.
Select Theatre Credits:
Round House Theatre (NINE NIGHT, U.S. premiere); Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Intimate Apparel); Everyman Theatre (Murder on the Orient Express); Olney Theatre (The Crucible); Folger Theatre (The Second Shepherds’ Play; Sense & Sensibility, Helen Hayes Award 2017, Outstanding Production (u/s performed); Taffety Punk Theatre Company (Antigonick); Constellation Theatre Company (Melancholy Play- A Contemporary Farce, Helen Hayes Award 2019, Outstanding Production; Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Ensemble 2019; The Skin of Our Teeth; The Arabian Nights; Journey to the West); Imagination Stage (The Jungle Book Remount); Forum Theatre (Love and Information).
Select Commercials/Industrials/Voiceover:
USAID; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Center for Technology & Democracy, Investigation Discovery, Walter Reed Military Hospital; Creig Northrop Realty.
““Lilian Oben has great strength and verve in her second act depiction of the fortune teller. She shows wonderful humor and depth; her pacing and energy is sure, making her scenes fun and memorable.””
“Lilian Oben brings an arch profundity to Sympathy the Learned — you could listen to her all day”. ”