Shanna Sorrells

Shanna Sorrells currently serves as the Senior Manager of Access & Inclusion and Teaching Artist at Imagination Stage, Inc. since January 2016, teaching creative drama and improv to students from preschool through high school. In addition, Shanna is the Director of Artistic Sign Language at First Chair, overseeing ASL interpreters and facilitating communication during rehearsals. Previous roles include Director of Inclusion and Disability Programming at Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center and Adjunct Faculty at American University, where mentoring and clinical supervision were key responsibilities. Shanna also co-created projects at Creative Captioning, coordinating accessibility among local theatres, and taught ASL at Arlington Public Schools, significantly growing the program. Shanna holds a Master's degree in Theatre Education from the University of Northern Colorado and a Bachelor's degree in Education from Smith College.