Sharon Shao

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Sharon (she, they) is a Bay Area-native actor and teaching artist. Local credits include Far Country (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin – winning a San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle award for featured actress – and Chinglish (San Francisco Playhouse), Sleeping Beauty (Panto in the Presidio), The Winter’s Tale, The Good Person of Szechwan (California Shakespeare Theater), Man of God and Vinegar Tom (Shotgun Players), and The Tempest and Hamlet (Oakland Theater Project). They recently co-produced an original cabaret theatre piece called Sex, Camp, Rock ‘N Roll at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She earned a double BA in theatre arts and psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Offstage, Sharon is passionate about teaching voice and drama, devising original work, and building creative communities here and abroad. She thanks her incredible support system of friends and family, and their cat Nigel. @shao_dynasty | sharonshao.biz