Ashley Batten earned her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. She is pursuing work in musical theatre, voiceover, television and film.

Ashley's favorite credits include Cosette in Music Theatre of Wichita's premiere of "Les Misérables" and ensemble in MTW's "My Fair Lady," "Big River," and "All Shook Up." Other credits include Laurey in "Oklahoma," Evelyn in "Ragtime," Sarah in "Guys & Dolls," and Sally in "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown." In July, Ashley filmed the Sirens Media/MSNBC documentary about Patty Hearst, in which she portrayed Angela Atwood. The documentary is set to air on MSNBC in January. In August, Ashley filmed Opening Act Productions' "The FellowsHip." She had the honor of performing alongside Broadway star Matt Bogart at the Americans for the Arts' BCA TEN in NYC in November. From September through November, Ashley had a great time returning to her musical theatre roots when she appeared in a new family musical, "KT for Prez!," with DC's Charter Theatre New Plays for Young Audiences.

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