Ashley Walden is an emerging theater producer, manager and administrator. She holds a BA in Theatre Studies from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Currently, she is a second year candidate in the Master of Fine Arts Producing Program at California Institute of the Arts. Walden has interned at the Virginia Stage Company and Arena Stage. Her CalArts credits include Funnyhouse of a Negro (Producer), The Angel of History (Producer), Smoke Lilies and Jade (Assistant Producer). Walden was the Director of Audience Development for the ODU theatre school during the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 season. Other ODU credits include Uplifted (Producer), MacBeth (Stage Manager), Mourning Becomes Electra (Stage Manager). Walden has also worked in Austria with the Elizabeth River Theatre Company on Black Battles with Dogs (Stage Manager).