Originally from Texas, Shannon recently moved to the New York City area after receiving her MFA in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin. She has worked at such venues as the Grand Canyon Shakespeare Festival, Austin Shakespeare Festival and Deep Ellum Theatre Garage. Previous stage credits include Goneril in King Lear, Portia in Merchant of Venice, Denise in Smoke on the Mountain and Alexandra in On the Verge. Shannon was recently seen in NJ Rep's Feliz Navidad.