related experience.
associate artistic director.
As the Associate Artistic Director & Literary Manager at Theatre NOVA in Ann Arbor, MI, Shelby directed and produced mainstage productions, led the 2024 Michigan Playwrights Festival, and launched the New Play Development Residency. She successfully secured grants, including significant MACC funding, while managing marketing efforts and community outreach. Additionally, Shelby collaborated on season selection and casting decisions and evaluated new plays for the 2024 National New Play Network Showcase.
actor.
Shelby has acted for the University of Michigan's CRLT Players and the Michigan Shakespeare Festival Interstate Touring Company. She voices London and Monica in the award-winning podcast, The Call of the Void.
educator.
Shelby was the Director of Theatre at Patrick Henry Middle School from 2017-2023, where she produced and directed 12 plays and musicals with the mission to engage, enlighten, and empower students through theatre. She taught workshops across southeast Michigan for students elementary age to adult at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, Engage at Eastern Michigan University, Theatre Nova/Ann Arbor Rec and Ed, the City of Farmington Hills, and the Woodhaven Recreation Department.