(she/her)
BFA Acting
(she/her)Robyn grew up in the sunny Okanagan as a theatre brat. At UBC she learned her knack for playing domineering mothers by getting cast for roles such as Arkadina in Chekhov’s Seagull, Clytemnestra in The Greeks and Mother in Machinal. She is extremely proud to have completed a degree in acting at UBC.
You have/will see/hear/experience my work in
Commedia Dell’Arte, Machinal, Naked Cinema and Coriolanus.
What was one of the highlights of your UBC experience?
The biggest highlight of my time at UBC was working with director Tanya Mathivanan on my role as Menenius in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. Studying the classics was the exact reason I wanted to learn here and this was the kind of experience I’d hoped for.
What kind of creative work do you see yourself doing in the next few years?
In the next few years I see myself exploring the theatre and TV/film world of Vancouver. I am interested in doing any and all opportunities I can be a part of right out of the gates. I look forward to seeing where my career takes me.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
After denying to myself for 10 years what I really wanted to do, coming back to UBC at 28 to earn a BFA in Acting.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Exquisite dance technique.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Real crime documentaries.
If you could have dinner with someone fictional/real, who would it be?
Beethoven.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
An oak tree.
Robyn Shanks in Machinal
Robyn Shanks Headshot
Robyn Shanks in Coriolanus