"Shaun is not only one of the most versatile and dynamic actors I know, she is also a consummate professional. Her openness, generosity, commitment, and collaborative spirit make it a pleasure to have her as part of any creative team." — Eric Parness, Artistic Director of Resonance Ensemble

AEA // DGA
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OFF-BROADWAY
Persuasion (World Premiere)	Mary Musgrove	Bedlam, Connelly Theater (dir. Eric Tucker)
NY THEATRE
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Hippolyta, First Fairy	Smith Street Stage (dir. Jonathan Hopkins)
Holy Ghosts	Lorena Cosburg	Theatre East/Urban Stages (dir. Judson Jones)
Richard III	Queen Elizabeth*	Smith Street Stage (dir. Jonathan Hopkins)
The Winter's Tale	Camillo	Smith Street Stage (dir. Erik Pearson)
For the Love of Maud	Grace	Ensemble Studio Theatre (dir. Mikhaela Mahoney)
The Tempest	Sebastian	Smith Street Stage (dir. Beth Ann Hopkins)**
Burning	Rose	Resonance Ensemble, St. Clement's (dir. Eric Parness)
The Truth Quotient	Rachel	Resonance Ensemble, Theatre Row (dir. Eric Parness)
A Less Than Ideal Position	Beth Kramer	New World Stages (dir. Valentina Fratti)
Shakespeare's Slave	Grace	Resonance Ensemble, Theatre Row (dir. Eric Parness)
Advance Man	Valerie Tindal	Gideon Productions (dir. Jordana Williams, 2012, 2015)‡
Interchange	Job Rep, Woman, Marcie	The WorkShop Theater Co. (dir. Thomas Coté) (New York Times Critics' Pick)
Summerfolk	Sonya	HB Playwrights Foundation (dir. Austin Pendleton)
The Danger of Strangers	She	The WorkShop Theater Co. (dir. Kathleen Brant)
Measure for Measure	Provost	Shakespeare in the Parking Lot (dir. Hamilton Clancy)
Rightsized	Sheila	The Drilling Company (dir. Hamilton Clancy)
Romeo & Juliet	Juliet	Curious Frog Theatre Co. (dir. Renee Rodriguez)
The Conjugality Test	Bernice	The Midtown Intn'l Theatre Festival (dir. David Gautschy)
* Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role, 2018 NYIT Awards
** Winner of Outstanding Ensemble, 2017 NYIT Awards
*** With F. Murray Abraham, Larry Pine, & Sean Dugan
‡ Winner of Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play, 2012 NYIT Awards
FILM
Bryan is Fine	Lydia (supporting)	Dir. Gabriel Clermont/Killer Films (short film)
Pen Pal	Dana (lead)	Dir. Laura Maxfield (short film)
Pieces of Cake	Susan (lead)	Dir. Linda Brieda (short film)
Mothers Day Special	Customer #1 (lead)	Dir. Alexander Pikas (short film)
The Black Sorority Project: The Exodus	Florence L. Toms	Dir. Derek Fordjour, Rosalyn C. Williams (feature/doc)
Crux	Casey Arlington	Dir. Konrad Gueverra, Shaun B. Wilson (short film) (photo)
Susan	Susan (lead)	Student Film (Brooklyn College): Linda Brieda
You Still Believe in Me	Molly (lead)	Student Film (NYU): David Taylor
Second Best	Julie (lead)	Student Film (NYU): Anthony Arismendi
Is It Your Turn?	Vice	Student Film (NYFA): Konrad Gueverra
INDUSTRIALS \| COMMERCIALS
Experience with live and taped industrials. List available upon request.

WRITING
Refuge, directed by Ali Ayala. 2019 (New York Madness)
Contagion, directed by Ali Ayala. 2018 (New York Madness)
Eye to Eye, directed by Ben Ferber. 2017 (New York Madness)
Shadow Walkers, directed by Michele Travis. 2016 JAW, Judson Memorial Church
Night, directed by Becca Silbert. 2015 Primary Stages/ESPA: Detention 31 @ Jimmy's No. 43
Lies, directed by Emily Hartford. 2015 SpeakUp: The Street Harassment Plays
Kore, directed by Emily Hartford. 2014 (Flux Theatre Ensemble/ForePlay: Extra Credit)
The Session, directed by Michele Travis. 2014 (New York Madness)
Shadow Walkers, directed by Pete Boisvert. 2013 (Flux Theatre Ensemble/Have Another)
The Tony & the Mark, directed by Gus Schulenburg. 2014 (Developed with Flux Theatre Ensemble)
* In addition to playwrighting, I was also previously on the writing staff of New York Theatre Review, was an Associate Editor for Women in Theatre Magazine, was selected to be a 2014 WriteOutFront playwright, and was an official live blogger for the 2014 NYIT Awards.
DIRECTING
Von Bar, NYC: The Catastrophe Club, by Devin Burnam (World Premier) 2019 (Sea Dog Theater Co.)
Shakespeare in Carroll Park: Romeo and Juliet 2019 (Smith Street Stage)
Short and Sweet: House of the Rising Sun, by Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy. 2018 (Chudeau Productions)
Short and Sweet: Contagion, by Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy. 2018 (Chudeau Productions)
Short and Sweet: Eye to Eye, by Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy. 2018 (Chudeau Productions)
The Podcast Plays Project: Brain Trust (Reading), by Rachel Atkins. 2018 (Core Artist Ensemble)
Have Another: Violent Bones (excerpt), by Adam Szymkowicz. 2014 (Flux Theatre Ensemble)
Understand Our Ground: Sir, by Lori Parquet. 2013 (Flux Theatre Ensemble)
Left Out Festival: Are You My Mother, by Stephanie Braxton. 2011 (Stage Left Studio)
Where Eagles Dare Short Play Lab: Gunny, by Peter S. Nicholls. 2009 (Where Eagles Dare Theatre)
New Federal Theatre: Bird, by Gerald Tallon. 2009 (New Federal Theatre: Henry Street Settlement's Abron Arts Center)
HB Ensemble: Half in Love, by Joe Lauinger. 2008 (HB Ensemble)
PRODUCING
Flux Theatre Ensemble: SpeakUp: The Street Harassment Plays 2015. Co-Producer
Gideon Productions: Sovereign, by Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Williams. 2012. Assoc. Producer
Gideon Productions: Blast Radius, by Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Williams. 2012. Assoc. Producer
The WorkShop Theater Co.: Interchange, by Ken Jaworowski, directed by Thomas Coté (SDC). 2010. Assoc. Producer
The WorkShop Theater Co.: Beneath the Hush, a Whisper, by Abigail Somma, directed by Thomas Herman (SDC). 2010. Assoc. Producer
Where Eagles Dare Short Play Lab: Gunny, by Peter S. Nicholls, directed by Shaun B. Wilson (Fauntleroy). 2009
TRAINING
Acting:	The American Musical & Dramatic Academy, NY
	Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, NY \| w/ Earle Gister
	HB Studio, NY \| Austin Pendleton, Frank Wood, Carol Rosenfeld, Jim Boerlin
	Jack Garfein \| Master Class (Teachers' Assistant)
Film Technique:	Karen Ludwig
Audition:	Margie Haber, Caymichael Patten, Anthony Abeson
Viewpoints, Suzuki:	Jessica Burr, Matt Opatrny (Blessed Unrest) & Tony Speciale (The Pearl Theater)
Playwrighting:	Deborah Zoe Laufer & Rogelio Martinez (ESPA/Primary Stages); Julie McKee
SPECIAL SKILLS
Accents/Dialects: All-American Regional (Standard, Midwest, Southern), Trinidadian, South African, Nigerian, Ugandan, Cuban, British (London, RP), French, Northern Irish. Drivers' license and passport, CrossFit, Yoga, excellent cook, knitter. Standardized Patient and frequent collaborator with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (very comfortable with legal and medical jargon). Drivers' license and passport, excellent cook, avid knitter. Excellent with children. Conversant French. Proud member of Resonance Ensemble, NYMadness, Flux Theatre Ensemble (FoF), The League of Professional Theatre Women, The League of Independent Theater, Actors Equity Association, and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.