
La Shawn Banks
La Shawn is honored to return for a fourth season to American Players Theatre. He was seen in last season's Taming of the Shrew, The Critic and Of Mice and Men. Hailing from Chicago, credits include Travels With My Aunt, Old Glory, The Turn of the Screw, Othello, The Duchess of Malfi and To the Green Fields Beyond (Writers' Theatre), The Island (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company), Edward II (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Execution of Justice (About Face Theatre) and five seasons of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre). Regional credits include productions with Indiana Repertory Theatre, Miwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare Theatre, Trustus Theatre and The Cleveland Playhouse. Thank you Brenda and Bill.
Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers