Kelly Colburn

Kelly is a Washington, D.C. (Nacotchtank/Piscataway land) based interdisciplinary artist working as a producer, director, designer, and devised theater maker. Kelly received her BFA in Drama at New York University at Tisch School of the Arts having studied at Playwrights Horizons Theater School and Stonestreet Acting Studio. She is the first class of Projections and Multimedia Design graduates from the University of Maryland's MFA in Design through the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Kelly's work explores the intersections of live performance and technology, with an emphasis on theatrical storytelling. This often leans into interrogating how we engage, ignore, enhance, relive, and remember history - personal or public, and how that shapes identity.

In addition to her design and directing career, she is a Lecturer at University of Maryland College Park's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, and serves as the Projection and Media Design Advisor for Graduate Students pursuing their Master's Degree. She is a recurring artist with Christopher K. Morgan & Artists and Orange Grove Dance. She was previously the Executive Director and the Artistic Lead of Theatre at Flying V as well as the Digital Producer at Theater Alliance. She serves as the Secretary of the USA829 Projections Exam Committee.

Kelly is a two-time Helen Hayes Award recipient and has been nominated for the Helen Hayes, Henry Hewes, Barrymore, and Lucille Lortel Awards in Projection and Multimedia Design categories.

Education/Training:
BFA Drama, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU 
MFA Theatre, Theater, Dance and Performance Studies, University of Maryland College Park

Areas of Specialization/Interest:
Projections and Multimedia Design 
Devised Theatre Making 
Directing