hayley’s work is explorative, imaginative, and intuitively political. they blend both physical and visual language to push the work forward, focusing on embodied storytelling that stretches across the footlights, allowing audiences to viscerally connect to the narrative, themes, and characters before them. their work is radically inclusive, multi-voiced, and aimed to ignite conversation, addressing the current political and social landscape in America. their work as a creator and director follows a non hierarchical approach and specifically focuses on queer liberation and history.

hayley is an original company member and board member of The Olde School Shakespeare Collective (Chicago, IL). as one of the five original members, hayley and their team have played a key role in establishing Olde School Shakes, a nonprofit theatre company with a non-hierarchical structure. the company produces devised “bar Shakespeare” that is financially accessible, immersive, and reimagined. hayley serves as the Artistic Producer of New Projects, where they develop artistic programming accessible to both the working class and working actor.

hayley has worked as an adjunct professor at The Theatre School at DePaul university and The University of Alabama at Birmingham, where they lead group devising, physical embodied storytelling, and viewpoints through applied performance. in Fall of 2023 they co-directed a new adaptation of Games by Henry Naylor (TTS) after assistant directing the successful Off-Broadway US Premiere.

hayley graduated from The University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in directing. In 2017 they were awarded KCACTF directing honors for their direction of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (read more).

outside of the arts

hayley loves rock climbing, board games, hitting a good estate sale, craft beer, bragging about their Connections score in multiple group chats, walks by Promontory point, and backpacking. in the wake of unemployment they temporarily left theatre behind to solo trek through the wilderness across the country, which you can read about here.