Shelby R. Seeley (she/her) is a director from "Downriver", Michigan, inspired by violently tender, ferally feminine narratives that challenge the theatrical form. She goes to the theatre to connect more deeply with her community, hoping to encounter something affirming, challenging, and igniting.  Collaborators describe her as nuanced, honest, passionate, and creative.

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Directing credits include The Birds (Flint Repertory Theatre), In Search of the Mothman [world premiere], Death of a Driver (Theatre NOVA), Bernhardt/Hamlet (Open Book Theatre), Miss Nelson is Missing (Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre), and staged readings of Tragedy Sound, Funny Like HAHA (Flint Repertory Theatre), and Loretta’s Crematorium Hour (48th Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival). 

 

Assistant Directing credits include Death of a Salesman, Wrong River, and Happy Days (Flint Repertory Theatre).

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As Producing Artistic Director and Literary Manager at Theatre NOVA, Shelby champions bold new plays and the artists who create them. She also produced Sassafras and the Captain for the Fresh Fruit Festival in NYC, winning "Outstanding Production of 2022".​  

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Training: Yale University Summer Session Directing (Certificate, 2021), Kennedy Center Directing Intensive (2021), BS Theatre Arts, Eastern Michigan University (2020).