ROKIA L.

SHEARIN
(336)209-3156
rokiashearin@gmail.com
Height: 5’4”
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown

THEATRE
CHAINS TO CHANGE Ensemble Touring Theatre; L. Thompson
JUBILATION MORNING Sally Barn Dinner Theatre; D. Bradby
TRAVELING TO TONDO Ensemble Barn Dinner Theatre; D. Bradby
BLACK NATIVITY Narrator/Dancer Barn Dinner Theatre; J. Taylor
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
FLYING WEST Fannie Dr. Vanita Vactor
SHAKIN THE MESS OUTTA… Miss Tom Hilda Willis
FRANKIE & JOHNNIE Frankie Shannon Chapelle
MAD AT MILES Woman Asha El-Shair
FENCES Rose Shannon Chapelle
*PLAZA SUITE Muriel Tate Miller Lucky Jr.
RADIO/TV COMMERICALS
DISTANT LEARNING Voice over UNC-Greensboro
SHAKIN THE MESS OUTTA… Voice over WQMG FM 97.1
MAD AT MILES Radio Teaser WNAA FM 90.1
FILM
THE BENCH (webisode) Detective Young Terrell Perkins

REPRESENTATIVE ROLES
WHITE PALACE Nora Baker JoAnna Beckson Studios
WEDNESDAY’S CHILD Kat JoAnna Beckson Studios
WORKSHOPS
NYU TISCH: Directing Actors Workshop for Film
READINGS
THE CROOK Stalacta Bobbi Masters
TRAINING
Sanford Meisner Intensive Workshop: JoAnna Beckson
Lelund Durond Theatre Group (NYC)
Dance/Stage Movement: Tina Liggens
North Carolina A&T State University: B.F.A Professional Theatre
North Carolina A&T State University: BS Animal Science
SKILLS/INTERESTS
Southern Dialect, Basketball, Swimming, Standard Shift Driving, Softball, Computer Skills, Cooking, Biking,
Four Wheeling, Dancing, Good with Animals, Fishing, Snorkeling

*Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region 4 Finalist