Ashley Busenlener (she/her)
Executive Director of Last Call Theatre
Ashley is the Executive Director & one of the Founders of Last Call Theatre. This is her fifth Fringe, having previously produced/acted in Reforged at the 2024 Fringe Festival, The Collective in 2023, Signals in 2022, and Ascend: When Myths Falls, Heroes Rise at the 2019 Fringe Festival. This Fringe she is producing Last Call’s Worlds Collide. In addition to serving on the Production Team for Last Call Theatre’s productions, she is also a frequent narrative team member and manager for Last Call’s Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and website. You may have also seen her as D. Wilcox in Reforged, Aoife O’Malley in Pirates Wanted, Vallentina Telletino in The Collective, Dany Taylor in Signals or (very briefly) as the Envoy in Abandoned. Ashley is a double Trojan, holding a M.S. in Marketing from USC Marshall and B.A. in Theatre from USC’s School of Dramatic Arts. She has produced over 20 live events including plays, musicals, escape rooms and immersive entertainment. Ashley is very passionate about immersive theatre and is thrilled to have a creative home with Last Call Theatre! In addition to her work with Last Call, she has also worked with other immersive companies including Spectacular Disaster Factory, the Madcap Motel, and They Played Productions. In her free time, Ashley loves playing DnD, reading one too many fantasy books, and making charcuterie boards.
