#sunsetbaby

Long story short: I moved to LA four months ago (today). Booked this incredible stage play written by @domorisseau within a month of being here. Director @oscar_oneal was so moved by my audition, he casted me almost immediately. Once casted for the lead role of my very first stage play, my cast mates and I (@iamjohnniemack & @kellenkiddshow) got to work. We crammed in a little less than two months worth of endless, intensely honest rehearsals. And just this past weekend, we moved a crowd full of people in our art. It was beautiful. Powerful. It was more than just a play, it was an experience. We stimulated laughter, tears, but most of all the minds of our audience with a powerful story on redemption and love. • I say all of this to say 3 things: 1. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the #SunsetBaby play. 2. Thank you to Jerrel, Johnnie, and Kellen for believing in me enough to bring me on this journey. And 3. I’m HUNGRY! So you’ll see me again. Sooner than later. Bigger and better. Baleedat! ✊🏽💯 -xo Shan 😇 (at The Complex Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuXPqgmFsxR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fus2afomu471

#DominiqueMorisseau #SunsetBaby #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks

#DominiqueMorisseau #SunsetBaby #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks

Tickets in bio! #sunsetbaby #signaturetheatrecompany #dominiquemorisseau #BlackPlaywrights #BlackWomenPlaywrights #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks

I just wanted to share baby Jonah with my Instagram family. Theres a lot of people here that I dont have on Facebook. We planned for our last baby and of course instantly we got pregnant. I got a positive pregnancy test exactly 2 weeks after I ovulated. In the picture of my belly with the leopard dress I was 4 weeks pregnant. I knew something was different with this pregnancy but I couldn't tell what. I went to my OB when I was 6 weeks pregnant. She said she saw a heartbeat and everything looked good. I went back to her about 2 weeks later because my belly kept growing and I felt different. When she checked me she saw two heartbeats in the ultrasound. Twins!! She warned me that twins usually have complications and rescheduled me to see a few specialists. Everything was fine for a while. Then we found out one of the twins had cystic hygroma. Then with further testings we found out that the same twin had trisomy 18. We were told our baby boy will not survive. We were told we might lose both twins. We kept our pregnancy a secret. We did end up losing our baby boy. We named him Jonah. He was loved. He was wanted. He was beautiful. Thank you for the sweet messages that you guys have been sending. We didnt want to announce that we were expecting untill we were sure that our surviving twin was ok. We had a few scares but now she is big enough to survive should anything happen. Thank you to the people that have been with me through evey step of this horrible situation. Thank you for crying with me and thank you for listening to my woes. Tou know who you guys are. Thank you! We are now just awaiting on the arrival of our baby girl and will forever treasure the memory of our baby boy. R.I.P. baby Jonah ❤😢 * * * * * * * #childloss #sunsetbaby #sunrisebaby #rainbowbaby #twins #trisomy18 #cystichygroma #babyJonahHui #whatcouldhavebeen #Iloveyou #forever https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WjfTdDOVj/?igshid=1lhfh54m37pbn

One of many reasons why I’ve been tucked away ... My very first stage play. Come watch me perform alongside some incredibly talented people next weekend at The Complex Hollywood Theatre. #SunsetBaby ✊🏽☀️ (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bty5-hUFd5V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=56hirkmn3n1

In my element. Ocean gazing. It calms my restless soul. 🌊 #tbt #deepthoughts #ocean #watersign #waterbaby #sunset #sunsetbaby 🏝🌅 (at Trinidad and Tobago)

Minneapolis Night: Sometimes you have to see the beauty of sunsets...🌅 #deepthoughts #sunsets #sunsetbaby #minneapolis #minneapolisnights 🌆 (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)