Shannon Matesky is an actress, writer, producer, and director. Her plays include Ain't No Mo’ (Woolly Mammoth) Put Your House in Order (La Jolla Playhouse), Antony & Cleopatra and Macbeth (Backroom Shakespeare New York), Kid Prince and Pablo (Ars Nova/NY Stage and Film), Hit The Wall (Steppen-wolf Garage), How Long Will I Cry? (Steppenwolf) and The March (Steppenwolf). Shannon has assistant directed RACE (The Goodman) and Tartuffe/Misanthrope (The Court Theater). Shannon authored four solo shows She Think She Grown, We Gotta Eat, The Saga of the Return, and Heartbreak Hotel: Whitney. Shannon has produced digital content, conferences, live events and festivals including Brave New Voices, and Life is Living. Shannon also created a monthly performance art series in Brooklyn, NY Queer Abstract, and is an original cast member and writer for Chicago’s The Fly Honey Show (The Inconvenience).