La Shawn Banks

Core Company

La Shawn Banks

La Shawn Banks

La Shawn returns to the woods for a 12th season! Recent APT credits: The Winter's Tale, The Barber and the Unnamed Prince, 'ART'. Other favorites include: King Lear, Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Ring Round the Moon, Once Upon A Bridge, The Liar, Oedipus, The Book of Will, Twelfth Night, A Streetcar Named Desire, Edward Albee's Seascape and The Island. Regional credits include collaborations with Mark Taper Forum, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Children's Theatre of Madison and Steppenwolf Theatre, among others. Television credits include Veep, Snowfall, Better Call Saul, Chicago P.D. and Shameless. Thank you to Brenda for the opportunity to do meaningful and impactful art.

Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers