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A Bit About Bianca

Bianca is a Chicago-based, SAG-E actor. She is also a voice actor, comedian, improviser, and writer currently seeking tv/film, commercial, voiceover, and theatrical representation. She recently published a book of family-friendly poems called "What the Pencil Saw" (available for purchase on Amazon & Barnes and Noble). She placed 3rd in the Chicago Reader's Best of 2022 for Best Stage Actor and Best Playwright, alongside Preston Parker. 

 

She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and Severn Darden Graduate Program. She is also trained in hand-to-hand stage combat, single sword combat, ballet, hip hop, jazz, and lyrical. 

 

Her work has been featured at the Austin Sketchfest, Chicago Sketchfest, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, The Mary Scruggs Works by Women Fest, MCL Premier Premieres, Red Cedar Film Festival, The Alternating Currents Festival, Eau Claire International Film Festival, iO Comedy Network, and The Harold Ramis Film School.

 

In 2020, Bianca’s first feature-length script was a Semi-Finalist in the Screencraft Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition, and she writes for FASHION COMES FIRST MAGAZINE (click here).  

She can be seen starring in the web series "Ashley Green: Eater of Souls", "Two P’s in a Pod", "Ghost Town",  and"Basically Happy". Her short films include "Posthumous", "Booty Call", "Breakfast Time", "Windows", "Options", and "Stepan".

 

She has also voiced numerous animated projects, videos games, podcasts and more. You can listen to samples of her voice work and see art from past projects under her VOICEOVER tab.

 

Catch her brand new, all woman sketch show "Hot Girls Present: Sh*t Talk!" November 18th, 25th & December 2nd, in the Second City Blackout Cabaret.

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She currently performs weekly with her iO ResCo team Birdlady (Thursday at 7:30PM at iO Theater) and Improvised Sitcom (Fridays at 8:30PM at Second City in Judy's Beat Lounge).

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For updates on new projects, follow her on IG @BiancaAnneShaw (click here).

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Check out her IMDb page! (click here)

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"“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.”

– Andy Warhol

(Yes, this was also my senior quote)

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