Shanga K. Parker

Head of Undergraduate Program, Associate Professor
Acting

206-543-4220
shangap@u.washington.edu

Shanga Parker, Head of the BA program, teaches Acting and Directing in the PATP and BA programs. Associate Professor Parker has acted professionally in regional theatres including A Contemporary Theatre, Rites and Reason Theatre, Intiman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Tacoma Actors Guild, South Coast Repertory, Actor's Theatre of Louisville and at the International Theatre Festival in Sibiu, Romania. He has also directed at the Rites and Reason Theatre, Ball State University and the Public Theatre of Kentucky.  Television credits include “Married...with Children”, “Family Matters” and “Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” He will appear in the film The Obama Effect. He received his training at Brown University and UC/San Diego and is a member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA.

Additional Information:

Shanga Parker web site

University Week article:
"Shanga Parker - Distinguished Teaching Award"

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