About Tro Shaw
AEA / SAG-AFTRA
Tro Shaw hails from Berkeley, CA and has been an actor and performing artist since age 4. Tro holds a BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Classical Acting with the Academy of Classical Acting (ACA) at George Washington University in partnership with The Shakespeare Theatre of DC.
Her current roles in the ACA summer reps are the Duke in Measure for Measure and Labeau/William in As You Like It.
Upcoming- Newsies (Arena Stage); Past credits include- Broadway: Anybodys, West Side Story (Palace Theater, original revival cast). Regional: Torgus, Torgus & Snow (SigWorks); Mime, Bread (Spooky Action); Cherry, Cherry Smoke (LA Premiere); Judy Haynes, White Christmas; Josie, Yankee Doodle Dandy (Musical Theatre West); Lady Mortimer, Henry IV Part 1 (Antaeus); The Little Mermaid (TUTS/McCoy Rigby); Rapture, Blister, Burn (u/s Geffen). Television: NCIS: Los Angeles. Special thanks to Simon. BFA in Acting, Carnegie Mellon University. AEA/SAG-AFTRA
Director / Choreographer
Director/Choreographer of The Wizard of Oz, Westridge School (Pasadena, CA); Director/Choreographer of The Melodies (Los Angeles); Director/Choreographer of The Aristocats at Roscomare School (Los Angeles). Choreographer of A Fosse Review: A Tribute to Bob Fosse at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh); Choreographer of Urinetown at Berkeley High (Berkeley, CA).
Teaching Artist
Master classes in Broadway Dance and Musical Theater audition technique, Noho Arts District dance workshops (Los Angeles), Outreach acting and writing workshops with Antaeus Theatre Company (Glendale); Acting and Musical Theater classes and productions with STAR Education (Los Angeles), various acting and musical theater summer camps, Shakespeare & contemporary monologue coaching (Utah Shakes).
