Shannon is originally from Minnesota, where she played Sister Terry in Tony and Tina's Wedding in Minneapolis. She is excited to be making her CCCT debut in It's a Wonderful Life. Other California credits include I Hate Hamlet (Deirdre) with San Jose Stage Company, Lend Me a Tenor (Maggie) with Santa Clara Players, The Gifts of the Magi (City Her) with the Tabard Theater Company, Palo Alto Players' production of The Diary of Anne Frank (Margot), Communicating Doors (Jessica) and Terra Nova (Kathleen) with the Bus Barn Stage Company, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helena) with City Lights Theater Company, Me and My Girl (Lady Diss) with Broadway by the Bay and The Tempest (Ariel) with Northside Theatre Company.