La Jolla Playhouse
Shairi Engle is an accomplished writer and teaching artist with a diverse range of experiences in the performing arts and storytelling. Currently serving as Special Project Coordinator at Voices of Our City Choir and teaching artist at both The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse, Shairi has a rich background in freelance writing, including content creation, ghostwriting, and scriptwriting. Notably, Shairi held the position of Program Coordinator for the Veterans Writing Project at The Writers Guild Foundation and was a fellow in the same program. Shairi's artistic journey has also included residencies and commissions, with a commitment to authentic and creative storytelling that bridges gaps among individuals. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia and an Associate of Arts in Graphic Design, both from Platt College-San Diego.
La Jolla Playhouse
The Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse is internationally-renowned for creating some of the most exciting and adventurous work in American theatre, through its new play development initiatives, its innovative Without Walls series, artist commissions and residencies. Currently led by The Rich Family Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse and 2017 Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley and Managing Director Debby Buchholz, the Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, and reborn in 1983 under the artistic leadership of Des McAnuff. La Jolla Playhouse has had 33 productions transfer to Broadway, garnering 38 Tony Awards, among them the currently-running, Tony Award-Winning COME FROM AWAY and SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical, along with JERSEY BOYS, MEMPHIS, THE WHO'S TOMMY, BIG RIVER, as well as Billy Crystal’s 700 SUNDAYS and the Pulitzer Prize-winning I AM MY OWN WIFE, both fostered as part of the Playhouse’s Page To Stage Program. Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org.