Kelly is a theater director, producer, and nonprofit leader based in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Trained at Shakespeare & Company under Tina Packer, she is passionate about creating theater that inspires curiosity, connection, and wonder. She is deeply invested in the Berkshires as a unique place where arts can thrive— supporting local artists and communities while connecting bold work with audiences from across the country.
Her work as a director and assistant ranges from new plays to classics at theaters including Shakespeare & Company, the Guthrie, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Gloucester Stage, Orlando Shakes, WAM Theatre, Great Barrington Public, and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. In 2016, she directed the development production of Livian Yeh’s Memorial, which received an honorable mention on the 2017 Kilroys List. Kelly has also been nominated for two BroadwayWorld Awards for Best Director and a Berkshire Critics Award for Best Production. She has held fellowships with Asolo Rep and Arena Stage and completed observerships with the Huntington and Bedlam NYC.
Kelly currently serves as Program Director at Community Access to the Arts (CATA) in Great Barrington, where she leads programs that nurture the talents of artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities and works with cultural partners to connect their work with the larger community. She helped execute CATA’s 2023–26 strategic plan, which has resulted in yearly program growth, expansion of cultural partnerships and performance opportunities, and a reimagining of CATA’s Annual Performance as an innovative, multidisciplinary, and fully accessible arts event.
A company artist with Shakespeare & Company since 2008, she has directed on the Company’s mainstage and in its award-winning education programs, serving as a teaching artist for six years as a director in the Fall Festival of Shakespeare and for Shakespeare & Young Company. She currently serves as the Artist Trustee on Shakespeare & Company’s Board.
Kelly holds an MFA in Directing and a Certificate in Arts Administration from Boston University and a BA in Political Theory from Wellesley College. She was named one of the Berkshires’ 40 Under 40 in 2025.