Shea is a theatre instructor at Columbia Basin College in Washington and a freelance director. He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and holds an MFA in directing from the University of Idaho.
Shea has directed at theatres such as the acclaimed Bay Street Theater, Redwood Curtain Theatre, The Rude Mechanicals, At Home Artists Project and the Lake City Playhouse.
Shea directed a reading of Lauren Gunderson's Natural Shocks as a part of her national campaign of theatre against gun violence. Shea's reading was the sole reading representing the state of Idaho and it starred Kelly Quinnett. In February 2018, Shea directed the premiere concert reading of Steve Yockey's To Tokyo and the Moon. This reading was a commission from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's National Playwriting Program.
He has recently been appointed the Region 7 Irene Ryan coordinator for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
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