KELSEY CREWS »

Resident costume designer

Kelsey Crews recently graduated from Anderson University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. When she is not on stage, she has a big passion for clothing and making people feel the most confident in what they wear. She has had experience working in fashion house environments, cultivating fashion shows, and costume designing. She has costume-designed shows all over the Upstate including Women of Lockerbie (South Carolina School of the Arts), Steel Magnolias (Mill Town Players), and her most recent projects have been RENT and Kinky Boots at Market Theatre. She would have never imagined all of that hard work translating into a full season of shows, but she is so excited to be on board with the Market team as the Resident Costume Designer for the 2023-2024 season. 

When she is not in rehearsals or working with garments, she spends most of her time with her dog, Auggie, her boyfriend Drake, and her soulmate, her cat, Willa. She finds value in the expression of life through theatre and the magic of storytelling that theatre brings. She additionally has always deemed clothing to be the first impression of life and expression of self. To have the opportunity to combine the two and make magic on stage is something she never wants to take for granted, and she hopes you see that through each design. Kelsey is a firm believer that Arts are for Everyone and hopes to enhance the arts by making each performer feel proud of the body they exist in.