Shannon Sharkey is thrilled to be in Roanoke making her Mill Mountain Theatre debut in Katori Hall’s stirring production, THE MOUNTAINTOP. She is an Atlanta-based actor, model, arts educator, and diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) consultant. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Shannon is a proud graduate of Cleveland State University, where she obtained bachelor’s degrees in both the fields of theatre and communication. Spending almost a decade acting professionally in her hometown, Shannon is honored to have been employed by and/or cast by (oftentimes concurrently) some of the nation’s oldest and most historic theatres: Karamu House and Cleveland Play House, just to name a few. True to form and her innately social-justice leaning inclinations, one of Shannon’s favorite roles was when she embodied the incomparable Angela Davis at Cleveland Public Theatre during the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation. She is represented by The Talent Group and Heyman Talent and is so deeply excited to bring in Black History Month sharing this moving story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with you all!