Shaan Sharma
Actor, Musician, Playwright, Freelance Creative
News and Updates
This is a rigorous life with many changing weather patterns. Stay up to date on all the latest news about the productions, events, and other work I’m involved with by having a look at the articles below.
The Lake Effect
Beginning in January 2025, I'll be performing as Vijay in Lake Effect by Rajiv Joseph.
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This is a super exciting opportunity for me. Rajiv is one of my favorite playwrights. And as a brown man, I've only ever played a character where textually the character is non-white once before. As Caliban in The Tempest. I'm stoked and terrified to take this role on.
Tabled Projects
My young audiences adaptation of the story of King Arthur, The Sword in the Stone was to receive both its world premiere at Birmingham Children's Theatre and another production with Montford Park Players in Asheville, NC, both in 2020. Naturally, those didn't occur as planned.
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Montford Park Players, being an outdoor theater, was able to produce the play in the summer of 2021 in front of a safe and lively audience! Hopefully, BCT will be able to soon as well!
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See a sample of the script below!
Washington, D.C.
In May of 2023, I moved to our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. It's by far the largest city I've ever lived in, and it's taking some adjustment from my preferred rural pace of life! But it is a truly wonderful city.
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I've been loving seeing theatre, concerts, museums, etc. I saw a lot of the city last year while running around training for my first ever marathon! I've had the opportunity to work with a few theaters understudying, performing a staged reading, and performing in a holiday show. Last year I worked on a short film that should be released later this year.
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I don't know how long I'll be here, but I'm quite enjoying it while I am.