Shelli Boone Premieres One-Woman Show

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Shelli Boone Premieres One-Woman Show

Shelli Boone's new play, "Out West: Women of the Plains," will be opening Friday, May 1, at Playhouse Theatre Players in Downtown Los Angeles.

Boone wrote and produced the show, in which she portrays women during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Boone has been nominated for an NAACP Award and made her on-screen debut co-hosting BET's "Mad Sports." She has also appeared in "Saints and Sinners," "Entourage," "Southland," and "House MD."

In addition to "Out West," she's also a series regular in the Comedy Central webisode "Hot Sluts: Rated R!"

In "Out West," among other figures, Boone portrays Clara Brown, who was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

She als0 plays Elisabeth Coleman, who was the first African-American woman to become an aviator, and Maria Rita Valdez, who was the first owner of Beverly Hills.

She brings to life Cathay Williams, who dressed as a man to serve in the Buffalo Soldiers.

The play runs through May 9.

Gina Wilhelm Actress