Freddie Ashley is Artistic Director of Actor's Express, where he has directed around forty-five productions, including Prayer for the French Republic, Fun Home, Angels in America, Murder Ballad and dark play or stories for boys. Other projects include directing work with Dad’s Garage, Aurora Theatre, Theatre Gael, Jewish Theatre of the South and Atlanta Lyric Theatre, and new play development work with the Kennedy Center, Playwrights Center, New Group, Page 73 and the Alliance Theatre, where he was Literary Manager and served as dramaturg for over thirty productions. He has worked on new play projects with writers like Michael Lew, Lindsey Ferrentino, Janine Nabers, Marco Ramirez, John Patrick Shanley and many others.
He is a four-time Suzi Bass Award winner. He is also a past recipient...
Freddie Ashley is Artistic Director of Actor's Express, where he has directed around forty-five productions, including Prayer for the French Republic, Fun Home, Angels in America, Murder Ballad and dark play or stories for boys. Other projects include directing work with Dad’s Garage, Aurora Theatre, Theatre Gael, Jewish Theatre of the South and Atlanta Lyric Theatre, and new play development work with the Kennedy Center, Playwrights Center, New Group, Page 73 and the Alliance Theatre, where he was Literary Manager and served as dramaturg for over thirty productions. He has worked on new play projects with writers like Michael Lew, Lindsey Ferrentino, Janine Nabers, Marco Ramirez, John Patrick Shanley and many others.
He is a four-time Suzi Bass Award winner. He is also a past recipient of the Elliott Hayes Award for Dramaturgy from the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Medallion of Excellence. He has three times been named Best Director in Atlanta by Creative Loafing. Freddie holds an MFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi and serves on the faculty of Kennesaw State University. He proudly serves on the board of the National New Play Network.