Kelsey Chigas

Kelsey Chigas joined Writers Theatre in 2013, serving as the company’s Education Outreach Coordinator and then Education Manager for five seasons before her current tenure as Director of Education. In addition to overseeing the vision and management of all WT Education initiatives, she also serves as a Teaching Artist for Writers Theatre’s residency programs, The Novel Series and Write On! Kelsey has worked artistically, educationally and administratively with institutions across Chicago including Steppenwolf, Northlight Theatre, American Theater Company, Genesis, Tympanic Theater Company, Mudlark Theater Company, MCA Chicago, Salonathon and the side project. She is an alumna of Cornell College, where she double-majored in English & Creative Writing and Theatre with concentrations on performance and art as civic engagement.