Tommy Shepherd

Tommy Soulati Shepherd (he/him/they) is an internationally renowned actor, playwright, composer, educator, rapper, drummer, beatboxer and music producer. Tommy (aka Emcee Soulati) is a 2023 GRAMMY Award winner and three-time GRAMMY Nominee, as well as the recipient of the 2018 Isadora Duncan Award for composition. Tommy has composed, performed and toured internationally with Marc Bamuthi Joseph, collaborating on Scourge, the break/s, Spoken World, red, black and GREEN: a blues and /peh-LO-tah/. He is a longtime member of the performance group Campo Santo, Felonious, and the Bay Area Theater Cypher. Tommy brings love for family, art, activism and community building to all of his work. His inspiration and hope for a more joyful and equitable world is felt through the hearts of families.