Ashley Laverty

Ashley is a theatre maker originally from Worcester, Massachusetts. She is the founding Artistic Director of Kerfuffle, a theatre and dance company devoted to creating performances with and for children under 6 year olds. With Kerfuffle, she has developed and directed Nested, The Caterpillar's Footprint, and Goose and Gert. She is a teaching artist and has 10 years of teaching artist experience, specializing in drama in the early childhood classroom. In Chicago, Ashley is proud to be a teaching artist with Lifeline Theatre, The Stage School, Northbrook Theatre, Filament Theatre, and a children’s yoga instructor with Mission Propelle. Additionally, Ashley is a director, playwright and actor, and has performed and had her work produced nationally at the Omaha Theater Company at The Rose, Brelby Theatre, National Theatre for Children, VEE Corporation, Roxy Regional Theatre, Vital Theatre Company and Storyland. Ashley was proud to be one of the five 2018 Artist Fellows at the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska, and the 2019 TYA/USA Ann Shaw Fellow. She holds an M.F.A in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University and a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Musical Theatre from Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts. For more information, visit www.ashleylaverty.com.