Maura Kelley

Director

3128 35th St. #1a

Astoria, NY 11106

917 776 1039 / Maurakelley04@yahoo.com

Associate SSDC

Full Length Plays & Musicals

Planet Samovar New York Fringe Festival Summer 2006

Written & directed by Maura Kelley www.planetsamovar.com

Altar Boyz Observership thru SSDC- 03/05

* Stafford Arima director * Winner best off-broadway musical — outer critics award

Barefoot in the Park Festival 56, Princeton, IL 07/7/05- 2 weeks

Summer stock -- Good reviews www.Festival56.com

Return of the Native (musical) Where Eagles Dare Theater, NYC 11/5/2005- 3 weeks

Original musical by JohnThomas Fall Midtown Theater Festival- John Chatterton producer

based on the novel by Thomas Hardy

Directed and Play editing

Dinner with Mother TSI/Playtime Series NYC 01/05

by Robert Thomas Noll- " with very funny and very poignant moments while dealing with some real issues"

One Acts

Mini One Act festival Presented by The Classical Studio (Louis Scheeder- assistant dean) "Homies’ & ‘In the Garden’ NYU Tisch School of the Arts 12/14 - 2/15/2005

Theatrical Shorts Festival Gene Frankel Theater, NYC 12/11/2005

"Heathrow"- a dark comedy

Estrogenius Festival 2005 Manhattan Theater Source, NYC 09/21 — 10/15

"Love, Joel" by Jennifer Katz

Short Play festival 13th Street Repertory, NYC 07/22/05-2 weeks

‘Public Service’ comedy http://www.13thstreetrep.org

Chance Acts Festival Polaris North Inc 02/05

‘Witness Protection’ written & directed by me

Comedy & Improv shows - conceived, written, directed & produced by me

Almost HouseBroken! Joria Productions Theater, NYC 05/04

Sketch comedy

Law & Odor Gotham City Improv & The Pit 03/03 & 06/ 03

Improvised spoof based on the structure of that famous TV show

Scramble Gotham City Improv Theater Winter/Spring 2001

An ongoing variety show conceived stand-up comedians, musicians and sketch comedy groups in a ‘scrambled’ show.

Kamikaze Gotham City Improv Theater Fall/Spring 2000

Sketch show similar to Saturday Night Live

Staged Readings

Dog Park Manhattan Theater Source May 2006

Dog Park Jim Thorpe Fringe Festival/ September 2006

written & directed by Maura Kelley www.JTFringe.com

Children's Theater

Hansel & Gretel Theater Arts Center- Doylestown Pa Summer 2006

http://www.theaterartscenter.com/

Into the Woods JR. version Theater Arts Center- Doylestown Pa Summer 2004

(college & high school ages)

Cinderella (original musical version) Theater Arts Center- Doylestown Pa Summer 2004

(middle school ages)

Film

Doloris!- 02/2002 A comedy short about a woman who lives in an ATM lobby written, directed & Produced by me

Screened at NY Independent Film festival, Arlene’s Grocery film festival- won comedy award

Screened at Arlene’s Grocery where it won a comedy award

Skills

Especially skilled in comedy & working with actors to bring truth to moments, Playwright, wide range of experience in musical theater. Extensive experience working on sets as I am a professional scenic artist, AEA SAG