Shama Rapillard

Shama is a versatile theatre professional with 25 years of experience in Mexico´s performing arts scene .

As an actor, she has performed at major theatre festivals and her directorial work includes innovative approaches to Shakespearean monologues with the Anglo Mexican Foundation.

Shama has worked extensively as an acting coach for both film and theatre. As founder of One Way Theatre Co. for two decades, she wrote and adapted plays and performed regularly at cultural centers and communities throughout Mexico. 

In education, Shama developed and created a comprehensive drama syllabus for secondary students in International Schools.

Her expertise spans theatre pedagogy, performance training and cross-cultural theatrical expression, with a particular focus on developing young talent and bridging cultural and linguistic traditions through dramatic arts.