Grace Shapiro has performed all over the United States before recently making her home in Portland, OR. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Theatre Arts at Cornell University, and also completed studies at the British American Drama Academy in London. She is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actor’s Guild, and an alumnus of John Houseman’s The Acting Company. She has performed extensively throughout the country, and developed new plays at New York Theatre Workshop, Sundance Theatre, with notable directors John Rando, JoAnne Akalaitis, and Leigh Silverman. Prior work includes guest-starring roles opposite Richard Dreyfuss and Vincent D’Onofrio. She currently splits her time between teaching in What Do You See? and coaching local high school students through PlayWrite.
