Alia Shakira (U/S Kendra) is elated to be a part of her first Alliance Theatre production! She is a proud graduate of Howard University's School of Fine Arts (BFA), the British American Drama Academy's Midsummer in Oxford Conservatory, and Full Sail University (MS). Most recently, Alia has served as Associate Producer and Coordinator on several reality shows filmed in Atlanta. As she returns to her first love, the stage, she is also the inaugural winner of Atlanta's 2021 Monologue Madness Competition. Credits include New Federal Theatre, Metropolitan Playhouse, TheatreWorks, and The National Black Theatre Festival. TV/Film Credits include The First Lady, The Color Purple, The Come Up, Woke, and Atlanta. Currently, Alia enjoys writing and looks forward to pre-production on her first original web series, Another Day. Giving all thanks to God, Alia also wishes much love to her family and friends for their continued support. "Though she be but little, she is fierce!" Social media @skinnyblackgirlproductions