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"...she’s luminous."
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"... electrifying Shannan E. Johnson."
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"She’s the whole package, making it look like it’s all part of a “countdown to a meteoric stage career.”
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EDUCATION
B.A. English and Journalism, Texas A&M University MFA Film (Writing), Florida State University SKILLS Accents/Impersonations, Rapping, Stepping, South African Gumboot Dance, South African Zulu Dance, Tumbling, Writing COMPUTER SOFTWARE Final Draft, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, iMovie Social Media Application Experience: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Canva, Zoom WRITING
Competitions & Honors AT&T Hello Lab Finalist, Truffle Sauce (2019) Page International Screenwriting Awards Quarterfinalist, Truffle Sauce (2019) Film Pipeline Screenplay Competition Finalist, Daughters (2018) WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Screenplay Competition Finalist, Daughters (2018) Hollywood Black Film Festival Finalist, Falter (2010) Warner Bros. TV Writers Workshop Finalist, HEROES Genetics (2008) Writer’s Digest 76th Annual Writing Competition Honorable Mention, The Gray Area (2007) DC Black Theatre Festival, Decisions (2013) New Horizons Play Festival, Stars No Stripes (2008) New Horizons Play Festival, The Gray Area (2007) Ten Minute Play Festival, The Asolo Theatre, The Real Rogue (2007) KCACTF Ten Minute Play Festival, First Time (2007) PROJECTS ALL SCREWED UP, Writer dir. Isaac Yowman Craig Ross, Jr.'s MONOGAMY (UMC), Staff Writer EP Craig Ross, Jr. DIRECTING Florida State University First Time Maryland National Parks & Planning Unplug & Play TRAINING/AWARDS Acting: Academy of Dramatic Arts (NY), Starlight Players (Houston), Wilhelmina Scouting Network Fashion Rock Top Female Actor Award (Orlando), Gregory-Lincoln Ed. Center (Houston) Dance: International Dance Academy Hollywood (LA), Millennium Dance Center (LA), Wilhelmina Scouting Network Fashion Rock Top 5 Finalist (Orlando), Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (DC), Step Afrika! (DC), Joy of Motion Dance Center (DC) Writing: UCLA Extensions (Writing for TV and Film), Florida State University London Study Center (Playwriting) |
HOSTING & NARRATION
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Atlas Performing Arts Center Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, Symphony in Step Music Center at Strathmore Step Explosion! ACTING Musical Theatre 1st National Tours Ghost the Musical (Ortisha, Clara and Louise (u/s)) dir. Tom Caruso Amazing Grace the Musical (Princess Peyai) dir. Gabriel Barre Regional Dreamgirls (Deena alternate) dir. Kevin McAllister Sister Act (Michelle, Deloris (u/s) dir./chor Patty D'Beck How To Quit Your Day Job (Kate) dir. Star Johnson Stage Plays Standing on the Edge (Insecure) dir. Ayesis Clay Decisions (Clarke) dir. Nicole McGill To Die For (Tonya) dir. Nicole McGill Voiceover Work Safe Sleep for Infants Campaign Anne Arundel County Department of Health Commercial Work Volkswagen Pink Beetle Campaign DANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY
Dance Companies/ Professional Sports Teams Step Afrika! Sole Defined Houston Rockets G-Force Step Team Background Dancer Bubba Sparks Concert Ludacris Concert Tour The Drop , SiTV, Latin Entertainment Television Choreography Steppin, The Movie, Mi-Ty Productions ClancyWorks Dance Company Joy of Motion Dance Center Hands in the Air, Freedom , Lost Ones Maryland National Capital Parks & Planning 3 Dancing Princesses, The Girl in the Rushes, Unplug & Play |