BIO
Quick Facts:
Hometown: Oakwood, Ohio
Education: BFA Elon University
Currently Located: Honolulu, Hawaii
Previously Located: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Actor, Director, Educator
Awards: Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Orchid Award),
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Pearl Award), Nominated Best Actress in a Musical (Footlight Awards)
Voice Type: Mix Belt/Soprano
Height: 5'8"
Chelsea is currently on the North American National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. She's an actor, director, educator working bi-coastally, primarily based out of Seattle, WA, Honolulu, HI, and New York, NY.
Some of her credits include COME FROM AWAY (U/S) at La Jolla Playhouse/Seattle Repertory Theater, AUSTEN'S PRIDE at The 5th Avenue Theater, A PROPER PLACE (Lady Mary) at Village Theater, RIDE THE CYCLONE and ASSASSINS at The 5th Avenue Theater/ACT, MEDEA at Seattle Shakespeare Company, JANE EYRE the musical (Jane Eyre), AMERICAN IDIOT (Heather) and ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (Jenna) at ArtsWest Playhouse, DISNEY'S NEWSIES (Katherine Plumber) at The Public Theatre of San Antonio, STU FOR SILVERTON and LYSISTRATA at Intiman Theater Festival, LITTLE WOMEN (Jo March) at Hamilton Civic Theater, SPELLING BEE (Logan) at Seattle Musical Theater Company, PERSUASION (Elizabeth/Henrietta), BIG FISH (Sandra Bloom) and THE BISHOP'S WIFE (Bishop's Wife) at Taproot Theater, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Belle) at Gallery Players, MAN OF LA MANCHA (Aldonza) at Open Space Theater, LEAP OF FAITH (Sam Nightingale) at Showtunes Theater Company, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Helena) at Island Stage Left. She's toured previously with 5th Avenue Theatre's NORTHWEST BOOKSHELF and Missoula Children's Theatre's THE LITTLE MERMAID.
Original Cast Recordings: PERSUASION a New Musical (Henrietta/Elizabeth, others) and A PROPER PLACE Live (Lady Mary), among other new musical projects.
Chelsea is also a graduate of the Seattle Children's Theatre Apprenticeship Program, a lecturer and teaching artist, and the Producing Artistic Director of Enroot Theatre Project in association with Taproot Theater Company and founded the dramatic arts program at the research-based org, foundry10.