Sharon Washington (playwright/actor)

Feeding the Dragon is Sharon’s debut as a writer and she is thrilled to be returning to Primary Stages for its NYC premiere. The play received its world premiere at City Theatre in fall 2016. Sharon has been a working actress for over 25 years. Previous Primary Stages appearances were in While I Yet Live and String of Pearls. Other recent Off-Broadway appearances include Dot (Vineyard Theater); Wild with Happy (Public Theater - Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress; Audelco Award); Luce (Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3); and The Overwhelming (Roundabout Theater). Sharon appeared on Broadway in The Scottsboro Boys, the last collaboration of the the legendary team of Kander & Ebb in the role she originated Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater. Select regional credits include: Dot (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Intimate Apparel (Guthrie Theater); Merry Wives of Windsor and King Lear (Denver Center); Jar The Floor (Seattle Rep); The Story (Long Wharf Theatre). Sharon’s most recent film appearance was playing opposite Danny DeVito in Wiener Dog. Other film and television credits include: Gotham, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, White Collar, Taking Chance, Royal Pains, Damages, MistressAmerica, The Bourne Legacy, Michael Clayton, School of Rock, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Malcolm X, Die Hard With A Vengeance, the web series Hustling (for which she received a 2015 Indie Series Award); Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, and Law & Order: SVU where she can occasionally be seen on the bench as Judge Virginia Hayes. You may also recognize her voice from her narrations of several documentary series including Animal Planet, Discovery and NOVA. MFA: Yale School of Drama. BA: from Dartmouth College. The Dalton School. sharonwashington.com