Sharina Martin hails from Brooklyn, NY. A graduate of Northwestern University, she focused on both Theatre and African-American Studies as she cut her teeth in the vibrant Chicago theatre community. She is fascinated with how contemporary work and the classics can both reveal the truth of who we are and help us forge a path into the future.
Broadway: The Piano Lesson, Off Broadway: Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Keen Co), Confederates (Signature Theatre/US), Round Table (59E59), The Talk, Showtime Blues, The Extinctionist (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Manhood, Untamed (National Black Theatre), The Beautiful Beautiful Sea Next Door (ArsNova). Regional credits include: Black Moon Lilith (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Doubt (Westport Playhouse - CT Critics Circle Award), Everybody Black (Humana Festival), Familiar (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co), A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), Dracula (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Metamorphoses (Arden Theatre Company), Alls Well that Ends Well, Major Barbara (American Players Theater), Black Diamond, Fedra (Lookingglass Theatre), The Voysey Inheritance (Remy Bumpoo), Macbeth (Lady M, greasyjoan & co.). Other credits: Richard III (Lady Anne, Boomerang Theatre Co), Heartbreaker (Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center). Film: Queen of Glory, Blind, Requited, Nowheresville, Happily After. Television: Dear Edward (AppleTV), Z: The Beginning of Everything (Amazon), The Outs, Redrum (Discovery ID), In Between Men. BTA Award Nomination, Best Actress. Training: Northwestern University, Steppenwolf Theatre, LAByrinth, Esper. Sharina is a proud member of Ensemble Studio Theatre.
Broadway: The Piano Lesson, Off Broadway: Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Keen Co), Confederates (Signature Theatre/US), Round Table (59E59), The Talk, Showtime Blues, The Extinctionist (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Manhood, Untamed (National Black Theatre), The Beautiful Beautiful Sea Next Door (ArsNova). Regional credits include: Black Moon Lilith (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Doubt (Westport Playhouse - CT Critics Circle Award), Everybody Black (Humana Festival), Familiar (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co), A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), Dracula (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Metamorphoses (Arden Theatre Company), Alls Well that Ends Well, Major Barbara (American Players Theater), Black Diamond, Fedra (Lookingglass Theatre), The Voysey Inheritance (Remy Bumpoo), Macbeth (Lady M, greasyjoan & co.). Other credits: Richard III (Lady Anne, Boomerang Theatre Co), Heartbreaker (Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center). Film: Queen of Glory, Blind, Requited, Nowheresville, Happily After. Television: Dear Edward (AppleTV), Z: The Beginning of Everything (Amazon), The Outs, Redrum (Discovery ID), In Between Men. BTA Award Nomination, Best Actress. Training: Northwestern University, Steppenwolf Theatre, LAByrinth, Esper. Sharina is a proud member of Ensemble Studio Theatre.