"Nelson is sublime as a woman who tries to find a modicum of happiness in a family suffering from emotional shell shock."
March On, Dream Normal - 2008 - Backstage West by Les Spindle (Critic's Pick)
"As Jim's pregnant sister-in-law, who romanticizes his unassuming machismo, the perky Shannon Nelson is lively and appealing."
March On, Dream Normal - 2008 - LAWeekly by Deborah Klugman (GO Pick)
"The full cast gives riveting performances, creating a believable ensemble for this moving story...Shannon Nelson is brilliant in her portrayal of Barbara, the pregnant wife of Jim's brother."
March On, Dream Normal - 2008 - NotesFromHollywood by Debi Hall
"Among the showstopping moments were ... Lucid co-founder Shannon Nelson's bravura delivery of a great comic song from the little-known musical Henry, Sweet Henry..."
2007 LbP Fundraiser Concert - 2007 - Backstage West by Les Spindle
"Nelson is a master at deadpan line deliveries, and she makes a moving shift from a woman who initially seems to have it together to an emotionally devastated soul."
Multiverse - 2007 - Backstage West by Les Spindle
"Nett and Nelson, married in real life, have an active chemistry that they play against to great advantage..."
Multiverse - 2007 - LA Times by David C. Nichols
"As the two sisters, Jarrell and Nelson deliver top-notch performances..."
String - 2006 - LAWeekly by Sandra Ross
"...brave and exquisitely heartfelt performances from Lucid by Proxy's...Shannon Nelson..."
Asymmetry - 2005 - ReviewPlays.com by Travis Michael Holder
"Harris and Nelson, guided by the in-your-face direction of Trevor Bishop, make it work beautifully. Both performances, particularly Nelson's, which gives the feeling of actually erupting from the inside out, could not be more committed to the material..."
Psalms of a Questionable Nature - 2005 - Backstage West by Travis Michael Holder
"Harris and Nelson are riveting, and the production masterful..."
Psalms of a Questionable Nature - 2005 - LA Weekly by Amy Nichols
"... aided by magnetic portrayals from Shannon Nelson... Nelson's portrait of the disturbed Moo is a spellbinding blend of loneliness, confusion and childlike terror. Humphrey Bogart once said the best acting is simply listening, so that audiences can read the mind of the character even when he or she is silent, and Nelson supplies a definitive example of this skill. She sits with rapt attention as her sister speaks, and it's easy to see every desperate emotion.
Nelson has one scene in which she coughs and retches violently from the sickness destroying her, and she seems to shatter into pieces. Rugged to watch, it's frighteningly, repulsively real."
Psalms of a Questionable Nature - 2005 - Variety by Joel Hirschhorn
"Nelson is simply phenomenal, driving the arc from mousey office nothing to corporate player."
Spare Parts & Cynic - 2003 - LA Weekly by Luis Reyes
"...and the breathtakingly vulnerable Sam, played to perfection by Shannon Nelson.... this outing is made thoroughly involving by a company of extremely talented actors who,..., give knockout performances: particularly the wide-eyed Nelson..."
School of Jesus Fish - 2003 - Backstage West by Jennie Webb
"...a cast that turns in gripping, convincing performances... along with Sam (the fine Shannon Nelson)..."
School of Jesus Fish - 2003 - LA Weekly by Lovell Estelle III
"As the maid Lucy, Shannon Nelson is a sheer delight..."
Pains of Youth - 2002 - Backstage West by T.H. McCulloh
"Scherrer's direction elicits good work from her actors, with the wide-eyed Nelson especially fresh casting..."
Cotillion - 2002 - Los Angeles Times by David C. Nichols
"Nelson's portrait of adolescent angst is engaging..."
Cotillion - 2002 - Backstage West by Les Spindle
