Sean William Kelly

Sean (he/him) is proud to count himself among Red Theater’s Artistic Cohort. Originally hailing from New Hampshire, he is happy to have found an artistic home with Red after appearing in Vinegar Tom. Other Chicago credits include Alan Strang in Equus, The Language Archive, & When We Were Young and Unafraid (Aston Rep), King Lear (RedTwist Theatre), Hamlet, Macbeth (Oak Park Festival Theatre), The Revenger’s Tragedy (Shakespeare Project of Chicago), Seminar (Spartan Theatre), The Princess and the Pea (Chicago Kids Co.), Mercury Hamlet (Quicksilver Shakespeare), And Neither Had I Wings to Fly (u/s) (First Folio), Fun Harmless Warmachine (u/s) (The New Coordinates), Shrewish (u/s) (Artemisia), Homos, Or Everyone in America (u/s) (Pride Films and Plays). Regional: Blithe Spirit (Dunes Summer Theatre), Cymbeline, Taming of the Shrew (Lakeside Shakespeare), Stop Kiss (Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol). New York: The Last Session (Awakenings Theatre). Film Credits include Green Summer and Knuckleball.

More from Sean: seanwlliamkelly.com

Past Red credits: Man/Doctor/Packer in Vinegar Tom (2022); Assistant Director for Hamlet (2024)

Fun fact: Former competitive Nordic skier. Not good, just competitive.