Shamilia McBean

Shamilia is an applied theatre practitioner & vocalist using her mediums to co-create liberatory community spaces. She supports students, educators and community workers with drama & storytelling to develop engaging practices. Shamilia has shared work at University of Rwanda College of Education, Brooklyn Museum, Apollo Theater, Allied Media Conference and the Movement for Black Lives National Convening among other spaces. Shamilia holds an MA in Applied Theatre from CUNY. She is an alum of Urban Bush Women’s Summer Leadership Institute (2014), received the National Association of Black Storytellers’ Cowtail Switch Award (2015) & is a 2016 Laundromat Project Create Change Fellow.