Actress, Singer, Writer

Born into a military family Shirley has appeared in over 60 productions across the United States in all kinds of theatres: Off-Off Broadway, Civic Light Operas, dinner theatres, summer stock, improv troupes, murder mysteries, industrials and children's theatre (specializing in evil queens). Shirley received her Theatre Arts degree from Brown University as well as studying acting in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Most recently she was seen as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd for El Camino College and as Mama Rose in Gypsy at the Westchester Playhouse (for which she won a Marcom Masque award for Best Actress). But there is no place like home - and Shirley is thrilled to have been a member of the TTC family for so many years. She has appeared in such TTC productions as The Sound of Music (Elsa), The Lion in Winter (Eleanor), The Spitfire Grill (Hannah), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider), Nunsense (Mother Superior), The Laramie Project (Reggie Fluty) and The Pirates of Penzance (Ruth). Additional credits include Ms. Pennywise in Urinetown , The Vagina Monologues at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, The Leader and Madame Hortense in Zorba, Sarah in Company and Freida in Sunday in the Park with George performed at The Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. Shirley has also written and produced several children's plays as well as being an award winning fiber artist.

TTC Shows:

The Sound of Music, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Camelot, The Lion in Winter, The Pirates of Penzance, Cabaret, The Spitfire Grill, Nunsense, The Laramie Project, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever