KANSAS CITY FRINGE
Ashley is honored to have been selected for the KC Fringe Festival and will debut her one act play thorns this July in Kansas City, Missouri.
ABOUT: thorns is a world premiere one act play, about sisters who after going through a box of old family keepsakes find a few pictures - one of which is their father holding a newborn baby that is not any of them. The story takes them on a journey of self discovery, facing painful truths and wondering if secrets should just stay buried.
Learn more about the festival HERE.
THEATRICAL SHENANIGANS: THE DOOR
Ashley’s work was featured on the newest episode of Season 6 of Mini Shenanigans. STREAM HERE.
Synopsis: The Dark keeps so many secrets, especially on Halloween Night.
Cast:
Aimee – Hannah Lee DeFrates
Chase – Darrin Ingram
Billy – Jason LeBlanc
KKFI Interview - SheTalkWha
Ashley was a featured guest on KKFI 90.1FM Kansas City Community Radio’s SheTalkWha.
Host Jane Kloeckner interviewed Ashley in-studio on June 27 about her career, life, writing process, and latest projects.
Stream the interview on KKFI’s website here.
The Writer's Place Reading Series - pink champagne
Ashley's ten minute play pink champagne was a Script in Hand winner at The Writer's Place in Kansas City Missouri. Read by Julie DeLana and Skylar Walton.
ABOUT: pink champagne follows Jack and Penny, two childhood friends, turned lovers with a complicated history on Halloween night in NYC. Boundaries are pushed. Feelings are explored. Truths are exposed. They both are searching to find the answer to that age all question - can love be enough?
TINY SCRIPTED
Ashley’s new play The Door is now available to read, license, and produce via Tiny Scripted.
Learn more about licensing Ashley’s new work The Door via Tiny Scripted HERE. (NOTE: Search for ‘The Door’ to find Ashley’s profile.)
KANSAS CITY FRINGE
Ashley was selected for the 2025 Kansas City Fringe Festival where she directed and produced a run of her new play HOME TOWN.
ABOUT: Home Town is an hour long piece that tells the story of the Warren family as they cope with a heartbreaking loss. We follow those who remain as they navigate their new lives with this unfillable hole. It explores the messy, dark nature of grief and the profound realization that life is fragile.
Learn more about the festival HERE.
APRICITY MAGAZINE
Ashley’s play CRASHING has just been published in Apricity Magazine - Volume IX (March 2025).
ABOUT: Apricity is the University of Texas at Austin’s official literary and arts magazine. Volume IX is available for purchase and to view online.
Read more HERE.
BIRD
Ashley’s latest play BIRD is currently playing as part of the 2025 Queens Short Play Festival at the Secret Theatre in Woodside, Queens.
ABOUT: Holidays bring out the best in families right? Wrong. A complicated evening at the annual Christmas party. Relationships will forever be broken, not all birds are meant to fly free. This is Bird.
Learn more about the Secret Theatre HERE.
KANSAS CITY PLAYWRIGHT’S ROUNDTABLE
Ashley has been selected to join the 2024-25 Kansas City Playwright’s Roundtable class through the Kansas City Public Theatre.
The Playwright’s Roundtable is an exciting opportunity to engage with fellow playwrights, foster artistic dialogue, and showcase work. The Playwright’s Roundtable aims to create a supportive and collaborative space where playwrights can come together to discuss their craft, share insights, and receive valuable feedback on their works-in-progress.
Learn more about the Kansas City Public Theatre HERE.
CRASHING
Ashley’s original play CRASHING was named Best Play of the Summer 2024 Virtual Play Festival from the Equity Library Theater of New York.
ABOUT: Not everything is as it seems. Or is it? In this short play, we get a glimpse into a couples dynamic, the ups, downs and the crashing of the waves.
Performed by Fabled Fox Theatrics; Directed by Gracie Heath; Assistant Directed and Direction of Photography by Sergio Guerra
Learn more about Fabled Fox Theatrics HERE.