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.

Ashley directs a new one act by Jerrod Bogard, A Moment of the Senator’s Time, starring Mary Ann Conk and Rachel Handler, for Theater Breaking Through Barriers — tonight only, April 28th.

Catch a glimpse of Ashley in the trailer for Netflix’s Zero Day, starring Robert DeNiro, Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen and Matthew Modine. Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. Zero Day drops on February 20th.

Catch a glimpse of Ashley in the teaser for Netflix’s limited series, Zero Day, starring Robert DeNiro, Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen and Matthew Modine. Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. Zero Day drops on February 20th.

Ashley just finished serving as Associate Director to Gabriel Barre on the workshop of the musical, The Fields of Ambrosia, written by Joel Higgins with music by Martin Silvestri and starring Mike McGowan and Sierra Boggess. Ashley is second from the left in the front row of the photo, taken shortly before the final presentation.

In addition to receiving multiple rave reviews, the show Ashley choreographed in Los Angeles just won The Jaxx Cultural Arts Envoy Award and The Three Clubs Production Award in the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Way to go, Foxy Ladies Love Boogie 70s Explosion! Starring Toni Lorene Baker, Tiffany Brevard, Charlo Crossley, Nina Gosiengfiao, Karla Mosley, Erin Ortegon and Devan Watring. Directed by Fritz Brekeller.

“With musical direction by Joel Rutkowski and choreography by Ashley Wren Collins, everyone in the Three Clubs will soon be swinging and swaying as if they were in a time machine taking them back to the musical moments of their youth…With dazzling costumes, phenomenal dancing, and voices that don’t miss a beat, FOXY LADIES will Read More …