James Schilling (he/him) is a London-based actor, educator, playwright, and musician originally from Seattle, Washington. He is passionate about new, immersive, interactive, and devised work, collaborative storytelling, disruption of theatrical conventions, tabletop roleplaying, and making theatre for & with underserved communities (especially people who are incarcerated). In Seattle, he has worked with Village Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Taproot Theatre, ArtsWest, Freehold Theatre, The 14/48 Projects, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Dacha Theatre, and others. James works as a Teaching Artist independently and has taught with Seattle Children's Theatre and Village Theatre KIDSTAGE; he specializes in teaching improv, acting, clown, devising, tabletop roleplaying, and social emotional wellness through theatre and in working with youth who are incarcerated. James is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts with a B.F.A in Theatre - Original Works and is proud to be a member of the Creative Collective of Lucky Panda Presents and a company member of Dacha Theatre.