Ashley is currently developing the stage musical of TANGLED for Disney Theatrical.

This fall, she’ll direct FROZEN at the Marriott Theatre followed by the world premiere of FOLLOW YOU DOWN at NextStop theater.

She recently directed THE MOVEMENT YOU NEED, starring and written by Brendan Hunt (“Ted Lasso”), at Steppenwolf, which was nominated for 4 Jeff Awards including Best Short Run Production of a Play. She also directed the world premiere of the Kristoffer Diaz play FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL at The Warehouse Theater.

She also continues developing comedy work, including the Edinburgh Fringe debut hour of Jenny Gorelick’s SORRY. She also directed BriTanick: Dummy (starring Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney) at the Soho Theatre in London and Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as Billy & the Situation (starring Gabby Bryan & Jenny Gorelick) at Ars Nova.

Previously, Ashley was the Worldwide Supervising Associate Director for Moulin Rouge!: The Musical, working on the original development and production alongside Alex Timbers through Broadway, setting new companies in Australia, London, Germany, and a National Tour, and leading the international directing team.

She was also the Resident Director for Hamilton as a part of Tommy Kail’s directing team. She opened the “And Peggy” company in Puerto Rico, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda in the title role, and maintained the Resident Company in San Francisco in 2019/2020.

Her Associate work also expands to comedy and comedy specials as well, including working with Timbers on John Mulaney’s Kid Gorgeous special at Radio City (Netflix), Oh Hello on Broadway (Netflix), where she was also the Associate Director for the Broadway Production and National Tour, and Alex Edelman’s Just For Us (HBO).

During the COVID-19 crisis, Ashley started her own production company, Heredia Vision, creating film and digital content that put women at the forefront of the creative process. In this role, she was at the forefront of major collaborations, including directing virtual special “Broadway Does Mother’s Day” for Broadway.com and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and working with New York Theater Workshop on their “25 years of RENT” documentary and virtual event.

She is originally from the Chicagoland area and is a graduate of Yale.