Jennifer Shepard

Director

Jennifer was last seen as director at the Circle Bar B in last season’s production of "Will Rogers AMERICA" where she was honored to not only direct the Indie Award winning actor Rich Hoag, but to play Will Rogers’ wife, Betty Blake.  Jennifer has directed Haiku, Graceland, the Beth Henley one-act play, Am I Blue for the SBCC Advanced Acting Program. She has also choreographed several productions for local area high schools.

As an actor, Jennifer was last seen in Center Stage Theatre’s presentation of What I Heard About Iraq, directed by Peter Lackner.  She was also seen in Painting Churches, Wit, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Rocky Horror Show, The Complete Works of History... Abridged, and Buddy, and Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story with SBCCTG.   Jennifer was honored to be a part Speaking of Stories in May of 2005, and on the stage at Ensemble Theatre in Country Club, and in the 2004 Student Playwriting Festival’s fully-produced productions of Kuntraptions and Refrigerator Sketches. Jennifer also performed extensively for the late Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera between 1996 and 1999 in productions of Wizard of Oz, My Fair Lady, Cinderella, La Cage Aux Folles, Oliver, Camelot, and Sound of Music.

Jennifer is one of the founding members of a new theatre company in Santa Barbara.  The La Cumbre Theatre Actors’ Conservatory is a company of professional actors and directors dedicated to helping young people gain rich and bold talent on and off the stage.

This year we welcome Jennifer to direct and star in the play:

Crimes of the Heart