Who We Are
Founder / Artistic Director
Shannon deMelo
Shannon holds and MLitt and MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College. Her MFA project was directing an all-male production of Romeo and Juliet, the first of its kind performed in the Blackfriars Playhouse (American Shakespeare Center). She worked with the American Shakespeare Center after graduating and directed their staged reading of Mucedorus - the most highly attended staged reading they had done to date. Since returning to California, she has stage managed productions for several companies, directed SWTP's first production, Much Ado About Nothing, and directed Sobrato High School's fall production, As You Like It.
Shannon deMelo
Shannon holds and MLitt and MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College. Her MFA project was directing an all-male production of Romeo and Juliet, the first of its kind performed in the Blackfriars Playhouse (American Shakespeare Center). She worked with the American Shakespeare Center after graduating and directed their staged reading of Mucedorus - the most highly attended staged reading they had done to date. Since returning to California, she has stage managed productions for several companies, directed SWTP's first production, Much Ado About Nothing, and directed Sobrato High School's fall production, As You Like It.
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