Kelli Simpkins

Kelli Simpkins is a theater, film, and television artist, a company member of Tectonic Theater Project, and one of the original creators, dramaturges, and performers of The Laramie Project. Their theater credits include work with Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Court Theatre, About Face Theatre, Timeline Theatre, and other leading American companies. Simpkins is also a teaching artist and educator who has led training labs in Tectonic’s Moment Work technique, and received a 2013 3Arts Award.

Simpkins is a contributing writer to Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project’s Process of Devising Theater. Their other documentary-theater work includes The People’s Temple and Spill, and their screen credits include The Laramie Project, Emperor of Ocean Park, American Rust, Work in Progress, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., A League of Their Own, and Chasing Amy.