THEATRE
BROADWAY
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 OBC
Sonya
Imperial Theatre, New York
Dir. Rachel Chavkin
SELECTED OFF-BROADWAY/REGIONAL
Ghost Quartet
Rose Red
Green-Wood Cemetery, BK/NY Theatre Workshop, NYC/Seattle Theatre Group/Curran, SF/McKittrick Hotel, NYC/Bushwick Starr, BK
Dir. Annie Tippe
Blood Wedding
Wife
The Feast @ Equinox Studios, Seattle
Dir. Ryan Purcell
BLOOD WEDDING // Photo Credit: Jeff Carpenter
Cowboy
Cowboy
Doxsee Theatre, Exponential Festival
Dir. Charles Quittner, Gracie Gardner
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 OOBC
Sonya
Kazino + Ars Nova, New York
Dir. Rachel Chavkin
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & NOMINATIONS
NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre: 2023 Grant Recipient for Music
Hand Wringing/In the Wings video // NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre project
Satellite Collective: 2021 Fellow
Satellite Fellows join a community of artists whose careers are supported directly by Satellite Collective through financial services, structured business operations, and ongoing mentorship.
Nominated: IRNE Awards, Supporting Actress in a Musical
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812
Nominated: Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812
ADDITIONALLY
A songwriter and bandleader, her music has been featured on MTV’s Catfished and HBO’s Search Party.
Instruments: Autoharp, guitar, basic piano, mountain dulcimer.
PRESS
“Delicate and defiant... the kind of husky ethereality that can stop you in your tracks.”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES
“No praise is adequate for Ashford’s heart-rending performance, her vocals summoning a raw, soulful quality…”
— THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Ashford... possesses one of the most distinctive voices I’ve heard recently... Ashford’s throaty yet melodic voice brims with emotion...”
— THE AV CLUB