Teaches at Los Angeles Writers Group
Shawn Schepps is a Los Angeles native. She began her career as a child actress in such shows as, “The Brady Bunch.” As she got older she appeared in, “The Terminator,” “Racing with the Moon,” and “The Golden Girls.”Shawn started writing plays and musicals. Her first play, “The Steven Weed Show” was performed in Edinburgh and New York. Her play “Group” was performed in New York, at The Montreal Comedy Festival, and The Aspen Comedy Festival and she also performed a one-woman show at the Montreal Comedy Festival and the Aspen Comedy Festival.While writing and producing theater, Shawn wrote, “Encino Man.” Thus began her writing and producing career with films like, “Son-In-Law,” “Drumline,” “Lip Service” and recently, “You and I” directed by Roland Joffe.Shawn’s television writer/producer credits include, “Drop Dead Diva,” “Inconceivable,” and “Weeds” which she spent two years writing, producing and acting in. Shawn has worked for every major studio like, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Disney. She has been on shows and written pilots for major networks like, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBW and CBS. She has sold and developed to cable outlets like HBO, Lifetime, Showtime and more.Shawn has taught writing all over the country.