Director

Shelley
Butler

(she/her)

Shelley Butler has worked extensively with writers on new plays and musicals at theaters across the country and has over forty Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional credits to date. Notable productions include: the world premiere of Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 at South Coast Repertory, the world premiere of Kate Hamill’s The Scarlet Letter for Two River Theater, and The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company. Shelley spent two seasons as artistic associate in charge of new play development for Hartford Stage, three seasons as artistic associate for Great Lakes Theater Festival, and currently serves as Artistic Director for the newly created South Carolina New Play Festival. Shelley has directed and developed work nationwide for companies including: Ars Nova, Primary Stages, Ensemble Studio Theatre, WP Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe, Milwaukee Rep, Hartford Stage, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Geva Theatre Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company, Contemporary American Theater Festival, New York Stage and Film, Partial Comfort Productions, New Georges, The Playwrights Realm, Keen Company, and New Dramatists. Shelley is the recipient of a Drama League Fall Directing Fellowship, a 2018 Drama League Directing Resident, a 2005 Director’s Guild of America Trainee, and a proud member of SDC. Upcoming: Liz Duffy Adams’ Dear Alien at the Alley Theatre. www.shelleybutler.com

View Website