Kelly Finley
Director
Kelly moved to the LaGrange area from Texas in the 1980’s. She graduated from LaGrange Academy and received a Communications and Theatre Arts Degree from Mercer University. Kelly has worked in Regional theatre in IN, KY, and here in GA as stage manager, tour manager and actor. She also worked in film and television, appearing in Drop Dead Divas and Vampire Diaries. She had the great privilege to portray Brenda Layfield in the independent film, Holden On.
Kelly Finley has worked with LTC since its first production, Bus Stop, as an actor, director, and stage manager. Some of her favorite roles have been Vera in And Then There Were None, Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Josefa in A Shot in the Dark. For the past five years, Kelly has taught the K-12 Theatre Arts program at LaGrange Academy the last 5 years. Her involvement with LSPA has been extremely rewarding and she appreciates every day spent in such a supportive and creative environment.
Janet Powell
Costumes
Janet is a retired director of orchestras at the former West Side Magnet School. She has a degree in Textiles and Design from UGA and a Bachelor Degree of Music from CSU. Some of the shows that she has previously costumed are Mame, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and a number of LSPA productions, including Steel Magnolias, Leading Ladies, and All the King’s Women. She has also costumed several LTA productions which include Jungle Book and the soon to be performed James and the Giant Peach. She thanks her husband for his patience with finding odd costume parts, needles, pins, and thread all over the house. Enjoy the show!