"The best education I got was sitting and being on a crew, and watching Steve Woolf [Artistic Director at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis]. He is one of my idols. I would watch him direct plays, and they were so exquisite that I wept. He is such an amazing human being … I asked him a lot of questions and he gave me the time. He sat and talked with me and told me everything I asked him. I don’t think I would have made it through conservatory with the guts to move to New York if I hadn’t had his support. He had this thing about him, where he said “Kid, what are you afraid of? Nothing is going to happen to you, you’re fearless. Just go, do it.” And I did. And it worked out for me, I got lucky."



Kelly Hummert: actor, artistic director and producer at The Immersive Theatre Project, CEO/producer at Rebel and Misfit Productions, LLC