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Originally from Avon, CT, Kelley made her way into the world of theatre at age 9 as a burping, boisterous "Red Head" in a Hartford Children's Theatre production of The Snow Queen. Ever since, Kelley's been drawn to working in all kinds of theatre and performance, across genres and mediums.

 

Kelley went to The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Emerson College. As an actress, Kelley spent the first ten years of her career performing in regional theaters and on commercial cruise lines in musicals and plays. Kelley won the 2017 and 2018 New Hampshire Professional Theatre Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Play. 

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Over the past five years, Kelley has expanded her love for theater into the classroom. She is a resident teaching artist with the Shadow Box Theatre Company, Kelley uses theatre as a social emotional learning tool through puppetry, visual arts, acting, movement, and creative storytelling. Although she works primarily with students in Pre-K through 3rd grade, Kelley enjoys working with students of all ages across the five boroughs. 

 

Currently, Kelley is an educational consultant for the NYC Public Schools Arts Office. She helps to oversee arts partnerships grants and programs that the Arts Office provides for over 550 schools across NYC. She is honored to pour her personal mission into the work she does with the Arts Office, bringing quality arts education to students whose access is limited.

 

This Spring, Kelley is completing her Masters of Science in Education at the City College of New York. And, in her spare time, Kelley still performs! She recently played Mary Poppins at the Arts in Motion Theatre Company in Fryeburg, ME.

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When she's not involved in something theatrical, Kelley loves to get outdoors, run, hike, travel, and do puzzles. She believes that no banana should be consumed without its partner, peanut butter.