An actress, director, artivist, and arts educator located in Louisville, KY! She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from Alabama State University and her Master of Fine Arts in Performance from the University of Louisville. LaShondra currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Co-Director of the African American Theatre Program in the Department Theatre Arts at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.
Height: 5”5
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eyes Color: Dark Brown
Location: Kentuckiana/ Ohio
About Me
Theatre
Crowns | Mother Shaw | Redline Performing Arts | Tyler Tate
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy | Actors Theatre of Louisville | Jennifer Pennington
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy | Dr. Van Helsing | Actors Theatre of Louisville | Jennifer Pennington
Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | The Stephen Foster Story | Bronson Norris
The Color Purple |Sofia | Faith Works Studios | Kristi Papailler
Fences | Rose | Faith Works Studios | Kristi Papailler
Baltimore | Leigh | National Black Theatre Festival | Nefertiti Burton
Trudy,..Travel to Outer Space & Have a Pretty Terrible Time There| Trudy | Williamstown Theatre (Studio)| J Mehr Kaur
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Educational Theatre
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The Mountaintop | Camae | University of Louisville | Johnny Jones
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Fabulation...Ensemble | University of Louisville | Jacqueline Thompson
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Eurydice | Little Stone | University of Louisville | Ariande Calvano
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Our Country’s Good | Captain Phillip | University of Louisville | Baron Kelly
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Baltimore | Leigh | University of Louisville | Nefertiti Burton
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Flyin’ West | Miss Leah | Alabama State University | Wendy Coleman
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Richard III | Messenger | Alabama State University | Brian Martin
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Crowns | Ensemble | Alabama State University | Wendy Coleman
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Theatre for Young Audiences
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Nate the Great| Annie| StageOne Family Theatre | Corey Harrison
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Mrs. Claus Saves the Day| Mrs. Claus | Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati | Eric Byrd
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Dorthy in Oz | Wicked Witch | Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati | Rodrick Justice
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Suffragettes| Alice Paul/others | Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati | Mary Tensing
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American Tales(Workshop) | Ensemble | StageOne Family Theatre | Andrew Harris
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Trickster Tales | Yanrinbo | U of L Repertory Theatre Company | Andrew Harris
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Magic Tree | Ola/Taiwo | U of L Repertory Theatre Company | Melissa Shepherd
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Hairspray Jr. | Ensemble | Alys-Stephens Center | Valerie Lemmons
Education & Training
Education:
M.F.A Performance, University of Louisville
B.A. Theatre Arts, Alabama State University
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Acting :
Williamstown Theatre Apprentice, Baron Kelly, Zan Sawyer-Dailey, Anthony Stockard,
Mikaela Feely-Iehmann, Baby Wants Candy Intensive (w/W.T.F.)
Movement:
African Dance (Umfundalai, 2 years), Hip-Hop (2 years) Eclectic Dance Company (1 year),
Grotowski Method(3 years)
Voice:
Dr. Pamela Burns (3 years), Alexander Technique(3 years), Chorale (2 years)
Special Skills
RP British Accent(beginner), Basic Stage Combat