New York-based playwright and performer Jasmine Sharma has signed with William Morris Endeavor (WME) for representation, the agency announced March 3, 2026. Sharma will be represented by Lizzy Weingold in WME’s theater department.
The signing comes as Sharma gains recognition for her operate exploring the intersection of race, femininity, and Americanness. Her play, “Pigeonhole,” was a finalist for the 2026 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, a prestigious award honoring English-language plays by women. The prize, the oldest and largest of its kind, awarded $5,000 to each of the eight finalists this year, with the two winners receiving an additional $25,000 and a signed print by Willem de Kooning according to West End Theatre.
Sharma is currently a Core Member of The Kilroys, a collective dedicated to amplifying the work of playwrights identifying as women, trans, and non-binary. She is also a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center and recently accepted a residency at Colt Coeur, a Brooklyn-based theater company. Her work has been staged at venues including The Goodman, The Kirk Douglas Theatre, and Jackalope Theatre Company as detailed on her website.
Beyond playwriting, Sharma has a growing profile as an actor. Last summer, she was part of the ensemble and understudy for Olivia, played by Sandra Oh, in the Public Theater’s inaugural production at the newly renovated Delacorte Theater – a staging of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” She also led the off-Broadway production of “Love You More” and has a supporting role in the upcoming film “Reimagined,” starring Joel McHale and Paula Patton.
Sharma’s previous acting credits include performances in “You Don’t Have to Do Anything” at HERE Arts, “Wives” at Aurora Theatre, “Calvin Berger: A Musical” at the Colony Theatre in Los Angeles, and “The Wolves” at McCarter Theater.
“Pigeonhole” is currently in development with a commission from Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Sharma’s other plays include “Peachy: A Sorta Chekhovian Traumedy,” a finalist at the National Playwrights Conference, and “Radial Gradient,” which premiered at Shattered Globe Theatre in Chicago. She is also developing a new play centered on Usha Vance, wife of Vice President J.D. Vance.
Sharma is managed by Abby Berger at Bohemia Group. The agency was not immediately available for comment on Sharma’s future projects.