BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SHAUN LANDRY
CEO/CHAIRMAN
Since 1984 Ms. Landry has been performing, directing, teaching, and creating theater with a main thrust in African American based spaces and performances for people of color. She has been recognized in the improvisational theater community for her tireless work. Originally from Chicago at a very young age she was accepted at The Goodman School of Theatre and studied with Rondi Reed and Steve Scott. She fell in love with not only improvisational theater but the social political aspects of the art form and started working with Geese Theater Company that does drama therapy in prisons and penitentiaries across the county and internationally.
Since 1984 Ms. Landry has been performing, directing, teaching, and creating theater with a main thrust in African American based spaces and performances for people of color. She has been recognized in the improvisational theater community for her tireless work. Originally from Chicago at a very young age she was accepted at The Goodman School of Theatre and studied with Rondi Reed and Steve Scott. She fell in love with not only improvisational theater but the social political aspects of the art form and started working with Geese Theater Company that does drama therapy in prisons and penitentiaries across the county and internationally.
Everywhere Ms. Landry has resided has brought innovative theater with her. In Chicago she was part of the Second City Theater in its touring company. In Seattle she created The Underground Theater Conspiracy and performed with the LGBTQ Community. In San Francisco she co-founded The San Francisco Improv Festival and was a voice for diversity throughout the Bay Area improvisational community. Her theater career has taken her all over the world performing, directing, teaching and
producing. From London England to Seoul Korea to Scott City Kansas, Shaun has taught at festivals as well as universities like Northwestern, Oberlin, and Stanford.
She has created curriculums and produced events for theaters around the country. In addition to awards in her field, Landry has been honored with having a theater in her name in Manilla, Philippines. During the
pandemic Ms. Landry was a leader of online theater classes and performances creating The Seniors
Improv Comedy with Landry & Summers (where weekly performances revenue went directly to The
NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
She has created curriculums and produced events for theaters around the country. In addition to awards in her field, Landry has been honored with having a theater in her name in Manilla, Philippines. During the pandemic Ms. Landry was a leader of online theater classes and performances creating The Seniors Improv Comedy with Landry & Summers (where weekly performances revenue went directly to The NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
Ms. Landry is currently a core teacher at The Pack Theater, teaching Level Three Improvisation with a focus in classic theater technique.
STEPHEN C. JAMES
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR BOARD MEMBER
Since 2003 Stephen C. James has run the drama program at a California middle school, directing, establishing a state-of-the-art technical theater curriculum, and teaching acting.
He’s also a podcaster (In Theaters Never) and a performer of improvisational theatre with the African American ensemble the TuskegeeXperiment at The Second City Los Angeles.
MARSHALL GIVENS
MARKETING/BOARD MEMBER
Marshall Givens is a professional actor, writer, producer and teacher.
His experience with spontaneous theater has been seen as the founder of The TuskegeeXperiment and performer/teacher at numerous theater’s including The Second City, iO Chicago and UCB. He has done marketing and media for theatres in Chicago and Los Angeles.
He can be seen performing comedy with College Humor Originals, Adam Ruins Everything and Comedy Bang Bang.
ROYCE SHOCKLEY
OPERATIONAL MANAGER BOARD MEMBER
Royce is a prolific artist and educator who works with many organizations geared to Underrepresented voices in The Arts, Music and organizations.
He is a Teacher at Parker Anderson, Executive Producer of The Color Collective, Chairman of The Inclusivity Board of The Pack Theater, Board Member, ACCESS Committee of The Hollywood Fringe Festival and The Founder of Blacktoberfest geared to showcasing Brewers of color.
Royce’s vast experience with the operations of theatre management and technical supervision in arenas large and small is over ten plus years of expertise. His communication skills leading staff to its best potential has been recognized throughout Los Angeles.
JEFFREY THOMPSON
FINANCIALS/ACCOUNTING
Jeffrey Thompson is the lead Financial Administrator and is a vital part of The Ledge with not only his extensive experience as an actor, writer and comedian, but has brought much needed services to artists, producers and theatres in Los Angeles as a certified tax accountant.
Experienced in Entertainment and Theatre
Accounting along with nonprofit 1023 and
fundraising accounting Mr. Thompson has
also studied Psychology at Pepperdine
University
HANS SUMMERS
FINANCIALS/ACCOUNTING
Hans Summers is also and experienced actor and producer who is the partner of Shaun Landry since 1986. He has financed numerous theatrical productions and theatres with high success rates and has created and run a Chapter S Corporation in Chicago that received Dunn and Bradstreet’s highest ratings.
Currently he oversees financials at Kaiser Permanente of Northern/Southern CA for the last twenty years.
Leon Acord
LGBTQI+ Liaison/Board
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Established Spring of 2021, The Ledge Theatre was built for the need of underrepresented voices to have a space to perform, all aspects of theatre with a thrust on improvisation in the Los Angeles Community and abroad.