Ashley Busenlener (she/her)
Executive Director of Last Call Theatre
Ashley is one of the Executive Directors & Founders of Last Call Theatre. This is her fourth Fringe, having previously produced/acted in The Collective at the 2023 Fringe Festival, Signals at the 2022 Fringe Festival, and Ascend: When Myths Falls, Heroes Rise at the 2019 Fringe Festival. This Fringe she is acting in Reforged as well as producing and working on narrative for the show. In addition to serving on the Production Team for Last Call Theatre’s productions, she is also a cast member for GTFO’s Theosis (Last Call’s upcoming DnD podcast set in the apocalyptic world of Abandoned), a frequent narrative team member, and manager for Last Call’s Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and website. You may have also seen her as 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 18 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.
