Shanga Parker

SHANGA PARKER
1914-B 11th Ave W Box 353950
Seattle, WA 98119 University of Washington
206.999.2240 Seattle, WA 98195
206.543.4220
shangap@u.washington.edu

 

M.F.A. University of California, San Diego in Acting, 1991

 

B.A. Brown University, in Theatre Arts and Organizational Behavior, 1988

 

Member of Actor’s Equity Association, Screen Actor’s Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

 

 

University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Associate Professor—Head of BA Program, September 1998-present

 

Oversee Curriculum for the BA Program (2000); one-time acting head of the Professional Actor Training Program; teaching responsibilities in the PATP

 

Lecturer, September 1996-98
Teaching Beginning, Intermediate, and Acting classes; teaching responsibilities

 

Part-Time Faculty, September 1995-96
Taught Acting for the Camera

 

Freehold Theatre Lab and Studio, Seattle, WA
Faculty, 1996-98
Taught Acting for the Camera

 

 

University of Washington, 1998-Present
Undergraduate Courses:
*Beginning Acting—DR251, 252, 253
(Oversee training and development of Graduate students as TA’s for the course)
*Acting Practicum: Acting class for incoming freshmen—DR259
*Acting Class for Transfers—DR350
*Intermediate Acting:
DR351—Scene Study (acting in short realistic plays)
DR352—Acting in Shakespearean Verse
DR353—Rehearsal and Performance of a Published or Original Play
*Beginning Playwrighting—DR441
*Advanced Acting:
DR451—Solo Performance
DR452—Rehearsal and Performance of Full-length plays
DR453—Acting in Physical Performance
*Projects In Acting—DR454; Special Studies in Acting and Directing—DR490:
Acting for the Camera
Callbacks and Cold-Reading
Suzuki Training
An Original Instant-Theatre class from writing to production
*Introduction to Directing—DR460
*Elementary Directing—DR461
*Elementary Directing—DR462
*Independent Studies—DR499:
Writing an original play
Rehearsing an original play
*Exploration Seminar to London, 2007
*Classes in the Honors Program: classes in Berlin, 2008 and 2009

 

Graduate Courses
Teaching and overseeing Teaching Assistants of DR251/2/3 and development of curriculum and pedagogy
Shakespearean Verse
Suzuki and Viewpoints Training
Development and Directing of the Professional Showcase 2007-Present

 

Other responsibilities include:
Mentoring students of color; directing in the production season; running monologue (audition) coaching sessions; advising graduate and undergraduate directing projects; advising graduate thesis productions; sponsoring independent research projects; directing the undergraduate productions; assisting the Head of PATP on recruiting students on the audition tour; running a playwriting workshop program including original writing, beginning actors and beginning directors; teaching an original script-to performance class.

 

 

University of South Carolina, Guest Director, RADIUM GIRLS, 2009.
Ball State University, Guest Director, THE MIRACLE WORKER, 2005.
Brown University, Solo Performance Workshop, 2004.
Brown University, Solo Performance Workshop, 2002.
Brown University, Artist-In-Residence/Guest Faculty, Fall Semester 2001.

AWARDS, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

 

Member of the Honors Faculty, 2009.
Member of the Teaching Academy, 2006.
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2006.
Donald E. Petersen Endowed Fellowship, 2005.
Nominated for Cal Arts Alpert Award in the Arts, 2002.
Rhode Island Heritage Grant, 2001.
National Endowment for the Arts Grant for New Work, 2001.
Donald E. Petersen Fellowship for Excellence in the Arts, 2001.
University of California Minority Fellowship, 1988.

 

 

Lopakhin, GRAVITY, Pacific Performance Project (New York production), Directed by Steve Pearson, 2007.

 

Bill, WINE IN THE WILDERNESS, A Contemporary Theatre, Directed by Valerie
Curtis-Newton, 2006.

 

Lopakhin, GRAVITY, Pacific Performance Project, Directed by Steve Pearson, 2005, 2007.

 

Dr. Qari Shah, HOMEBODY, KABUL, Intiman Theatre, Directed by Bartlett Sher, 2003.

 

Jackson, PANTOMIME, Tacoma Actor’s Guild, Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton,
2002.

 

Alessandro, PRIX FIXE, On The Boards, Directed by Robyn Hunt and Peter Kyle, 2002.

 

Langston Hughes, LANGSTON, NO REGRETS, Rites and Reason Theatre, Directed by Elmo Terry-Morgan, 2001.

 

Gugai, END OF THE ROPE, Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Directed by Steve
Pearson, 2001.

 

George, RAISIN IN THE SUN, Intiman Theatre, Directed by Jackie Moscou, 2001.

 

Hamlet, HAMLET, Playhouse Theatre, Directed by Susan Finque, 2000.

 

George Hewitt, ALL POWERS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT, Playhouse
Theatre, Directed by Victor Pappas, 1998.

 

Sonny, SONNY’S BLUES, Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton,
1995.

 

Benvolio, ROMEO AND JULIET, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Directed by Jon Jory, 1994.

 

Dick Wilkins, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Directed by
Frazier Marsh, 1994.

 

Sebastian, TWELFTH NIGHT, South Coast Repertory, Directed by David Chambers,
1992.

 

Officer 1, TWELFTH NIGHT, La Jolla Playhouse, Directed by Des McAnuff, 1990.

 

Cory, FENCES, San Diego Repertory, Directed by Floyd Gaffney, 1990.

 

Johnny, THIN AIR, San Diego Repertory, Directed by Sam Woodhouse, 1989.

 

Trash, PEELINGS, Rites and Reason Theatre, Directed by George Houston Bass, 1987.

 

Jeremy, CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE, Leeds Theatre, Directed by Daisy
Prince, 1987.

 

 

 

The Details, Ergo Productions, directed by Jacob Aaron Estes, Ron, Guest Lead.

 

The Obama Effect, Blackground Productions, directed by Charles S. Dutton, Prison Guard, Guest.

 

Anniversary, Medina Productions, Sam, Lead.

 

Microsoft Industrial, Various, Global Summit, 2002.

 

Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC), MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN, Ahmed, Recurring Role (four episodes).

 

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), FAMILY MATTERS, Lyle, Guest Lead.

 

FBC, FLYING BLIND, Steve, Guest Lead.

 

National Broadcasting Company, FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR, Robert, Guest Lead.

 

Columbia Broadcasting System, BROOKYLN BRIDGE, James, Guest Lead.

 

ABC, ALL MY CHILDREN, Paul, Guest.