full CV available upon request
EDUCATION:
MFA in Shakespeare and Performance, Mary Baldwin University
MLitt (Master of Letters) in Shakespeare and Performance, Mary Baldwin University
BA in Performing Arts and BA in Communication, Clemson University
CERTIFICATIONS:
2023
Recommended Pass in Rapier and Dagger, Society of American Fight Directors, K. Jenny Jones.
AFFILIATIONS:
Shakespeare Association of America, Society of American Fight Directors.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT:
2025 - current
Clemson University, Lecturer of Theatre/Acting
Courses:
Shakespeare for Actors
Acting One
Stage Combat Performance Essentials
Theatre Appreciation
Theatre Practicum
Director - Arden of Faversham (upcoming), Antigone
2024
Clemson University, Adjunct Performing Arts Faculty
Courses:
Theatre Appreciation
Theatre Practicum
Director - Much Ado About Nothing
2024
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Adjunct Drama Faculty
Courses:
Shakespeare's Text and Language
Midwinter Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet
Assistant Director - Romeo and Juliet
AWARDS and HONORS:
2023
2022
2022
The Antonio Award (as part of Treehouse Shakespeare Ensemble), Mary Baldwin University
Shakeseare and Performance Andrew J. Gurr Outstanding Thesis Award, Mary Baldwin University
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Mary Baldwin University
JOURNAL ARTICLES and BOOK CHAPTERS:
In press
2025
Potter, Kailey. “Early Modern Bloodshed: Thomas Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy.” The Fight Master.
Kirwan, Peter and Shakespeare Ensemble, T. “(Grass)Root and (Tree)Branch: Building Community in the Early Modern Ensemble Training Model.” Shakespeare Survey 78, edited by Emma Smith (Cambridge University Press, 2025) pp.1-12.
PERFORMANCE REVIEWS:
In press
Potter, Kailey. The Venetians. Atlanta Shakespeare Company, 2025. Shakespeare Bulletin 44.1
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
2025
2023
2023
“Acting Shakespeare’s Verse”, Workshop. South Carolina Theatre Association. Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Clemson, November 13-16.
“‘Here are Your Parts’: Shakespeare’s Use of Cue Scripts”, Workshop. South Carolina Theatre Association. The Playhouse at Furman University. Greenville, November 2-5.
“‘Like the tide into a breach’: The Presence of Absence in Henry V”, Paper presentation. Shakespeare and Performance Thesis Festival. Blackfriars Playhouse. Staunton, November 7-8.
INVITED TALKS:
2026
2025
2024
2023
2023
2023
Websites, Social Media, and Personal Branding, Mary Baldwin University and Shakespeare and Performance, Staunton, February 12.
Websites, Social Media, and Personal Branding, Mary Baldwin University and Shakespeare and Performance, Staunton, February 12.
Websites, Social Media, and Personal Branding, Mary Baldwin University and Shakespeare and Performance, Staunton, February 12.
Thesis Symposium, Mary Baldwin University and Shakespeare and Performance, Staunton, May 3.
Macbeth and the Image of Nature, Decomposing Plays Podcast, October 14.
FuenteOvejuna: Chivalry in Context, Writ in the Margins, July 22.
CAMPUS TALKS:
2025
2025
Directing Antigone - Lyceum Scholars in partnership with The Classics and the Ancient World Program, Clemson University
“His Words Are a Very Fantastical Banquet”: A Welcome to Shakespeare and Much Ado About Nothing - The Clemson Players, Clemson University
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2024 - current
2023 - current
2024
2023
2022
Co-Founder and Artistic Director - Mortal Fools Collective
Directed shows, organized multi-state tour logistics, managed fundraising campaign, adapted scripts, hired creative and technical teams, organized advertising and social media campaigns.
“This Wooden O” Teaching Artist - Warehouse Theatre
Led workshops in K12 classrooms focused on basic theatre practices, dramatic story structure, and Shakespeare.
Director and Education Artist - Shakespeare & Company Riotous Youth
Co-directed four Shakespeare adaptations, led workshops and rehearsals, choreographed stage violence in all productions, assisted in the casting and cutting of the script.
Resident Directing Assistant Captain and Teaching Artist - American Shakespeare Center Supervised student campers and four staff/interns, choreographed stage violence in all productions, led combat workshop, directed scene showcase.
Resident Directing Assistant and Education Artist - American Shakespeare Center
Supervised student campers, managed social media for camp program, organized social events for campers