Shawn Shafner

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<p><strong>SHAWN SHAFNER </strong> is a theatre-maker, educator, and the creator of The People's Own Organic Power Project (<a href="http://www.thepoopproject.org/" target="_blank">www.thePOOPproject.org</a>), with whom he has created numerous performances and educational experiences for a wide variety of audiences. His NYC acting credits include performances at Madison Square Garden, Theater Row, Joe's Pub, The Club at La Mama, and Classic Stage Company. Shawn spent most of 2008 touring nationally as Pablo in Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans Live!, and has been creating original ritual theater with Storahtelling since 2005. He is the recipient of a 2005 Spielberg Fellowship, holds a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and has trained in Russia at the St. Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, the Institute for Contemporary Art in London, and the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards in Italy. Shawn also works as a teaching artist in schools and community centers with Arts for All, Inc.</p>

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