Kelsey Thorgalsen is a local producer, casting director and director currently serving as the Casting Director and Artistic Associate at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Along with her duties as Casting Director she produces the annual New Works Festival, NextFest, and is working with Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry on the latest new works program, First Draft: Raise Your Voice, that focuses solely on womxn writers. Her latest directing credits include readings of The Long Game written by Andrew Russell and Rich Gray, Beautiful Poison (assistant director) directed by Chris Ashley, A Chorus Line (assistant director) on The 5th Avenue stage directed by David Bennett and American Idiot (assistant director) at ArtsWest directed by Eric Ankrim.