About Chidube

Chidube Egbo (He/Him) is a Black, gay, and New York based playwright.

 

Generally, his plays center Black Gay men. As a playwright, he is most interested in characters who know one another intimately and who hold complicated loving friendships. Additionally, he desires for each of his plays to have a robust sense of humor and sensuality.

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Chidube's play The 365 Party Girl and Saint Mary Francis will receive a Staged Reading at the inagural Fire Island Theatre Festival September 24th, 2026. This reading will be produced by National Queer Theater as part of their Cherry Picked Play Reading Residency.

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He has been a semi-finalist for Ojai Playwrights Conference, the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator, and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference. He has been a finalist for The People’s Theatre Playwrights Unit as well as Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective’s Rooftop Readings.

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Additionally, Chidube's plays have received Staged readings at Theatre Write Now, and Murmuration Theatre Co. 

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Chidube (pronounced CHI-do-bé) translates to “God will lead” in Igbo. His mother is Black American and his father is Nigerian, from the Igbo tribe. Chidube was born and raised in Oregon, and he is a graduate of Syracuse University.

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Chidube is currently seeking representation for his writing.

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Chidube can be reached at chidubeje@gmail.com or @chidubeegbo on instagram