Kelli Crump (she/her), Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre at Oakland University in
Auburn Hills-Michigan, holds a MFA in Acting from the National Theatre
Conservatory and a MA in Arts Administration from
the University of Michigan. Kelli is a graduate of Central Michigan University and has
studied Shakespeare at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She is a
recipient of the NAPAT Classical Acting Award, the VASTA Vocal Excellence Award,
the Charlene Gordon Arts Impact Award, the John Cauble Emerging Leader Award, and
the Region III ASPIRE Faculty Fellowship Award presented by the Kennedy Center
American College Theatre Festival.
Kelli has worked with many of our nation's most critically acclaimed and award-winning
professional theatre organizations including the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and
the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. For more than a decade, Kelli has worked as a
teaching artist, bringing the gift of acting to a wide range of students. She prides herself on
exposing others to the depth, richness, and excitement of culturally inclusive and socially
conscious live theatre.
Kelli is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA.
Stage credits include: Hair, Doubt, Hairspray, The Laramie Project, Little Shop of Horrors, Hamlet,
Chicago, Tartuffe, and A Little Night Music. Film/TV credits include: HBO's LOOKING, ABC's When
We Rise, Being Flynn with Robert DeNiro, The Normals with Bryan Greenberg, The Hideout with Treat
Williams, and The Storyteller with Christopher Atkins.
