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Shannon McCarren
Shannon McCarren

Shannon is a versatile actor known for seamlessly embodying roles from the quirky, spirited best friend to the intense, brooding lead. Based in Columbus, Ohio, she is an actor, experimental theater maker, and educator with a strong foundation in immersive and devised performance. She brings a passion for developing new theatrical works and is currently expanding her creative practice into film.

Her recent solo show, Earthen Echoes, is a multidimensional ritual performance that follows a potter on a spiritual journey to reconnect with the Divine through ancestral voices and mythological figures. The piece explores themes of divine femininity, female sexuality, healing religious trauma, and the cycles of death and rebirth through the medium of clay.

Headshot of Shannon McCarren, MFA Acting student at The Ohio State University, Class of 2025.

Scene from Malcolm and Marie

Scene from All of Us Strangers

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