She has brought her teaching talents to the Trinity Rep Conservatory, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the New York Playwright’s Horizons. Miss Shawhan has directed and acted in countless plays on Broadway, Off Broadway, and Regional Theaters playing such roles as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Desiree in A Little Night Music. Miss Shawhan is a prominent Los Angeles audition and acting coach.