Ashley will be on tour in NYC, LA, Philadelphia and Bethlehem, PA with her fifth book and first romance novel, She Wrote He Wrote: A New York Love Story (Wordeee) with Jordan Rockwell, this May and June. The book drops May 12th and is available for pre-sale now. Check out the calendar!

Ashley’s fifth book and first romance novel, She Wrote He Wrote: A New York Love Story (Wordeee) is available for pre-sale. Written with Jordan Rockwell. Dropping May 12th!

The reviewers are loving Reunions, the brand new musical Ashley associated directed and choreographed and currently playing at New York City Center Stage II through mid-December. Theater Talk says, “Reunions reminds us that small-scale musical theater, executed with artistry and intelligence, can offer pleasures unavailable to large-scale spectacle.”

Substack featured the Oct 27th reading Ashley directed of Shiv Pai’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion starring Christian Thompson.

This Monday, October 27th at 6:45pm in NYC, Ashley Wren Collins will direct an industry reading of Shiv Pai’s hot new play, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion starring Christian Thompson (Ain’t Too Proud, Hamilton, Wicked). Check out the BroadwayWorld announcement!

Playbill has announced that Ashley will serve as the Associate Director & Choreographer for a new musical, Reunions, starring Chilina Kennedy, Chip Zien, Courtney Reed and Joanna Glushak, going up at City Center Stage II in NYC. Previews begin October 24th. Left to right: Chilina Kennedy, Courtney Reed and Chip Zien.

This is Not a Drill, the new musical Ashley associate directed and choreographed at The York Theatre in NYC, has a 91% rating on Show Score and critics are saying, “It’s a show with humor, heart, and unflinching honesty.” Playing through October 11th only! The cast of THIS IS NOT A DRILL performs at The Read More …

This is Not a Drill, the new musical Ashley associate directed and choreographed at The York Theater, has received a rave review. Running through October 11th. The cast performs “Cincinnati Boys”. Photo by Shawn Salley.

Had great fun associate directing a reading of Elin Hampton’s Ordinary Girls at the Rogue Theater Festival in New York City. This extraordinary new play tells the true story of Dutch resistance fighters, Truus and Freddie Oversteegen. From left to right: Playwright Elin Hampton, Director Gabriel Barre, Associate Director Ashley Wren Collins.

Playbill has announced that Ashley will be the Associate Director and Associate Choreographer on the upcoming world premiere of the new musical, This is Not a Drill, at The York Theatre in New York City. Previews start September 9th, with opening night set for September 18th. Running until October 11th.