Ashlee Espinosa is an American actress, educator and career coach. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University. She recently served as a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine, Claire Trevor School of the Arts along with many other institutions across California.

As the founder of The Empowered Actor program, she helps musical theatre performers cultivate a career that truly honors and supports their vision of success both as an artist and a human while navigating the newly charted digital waters of the current industry.

Select regional performances: Alison Bechdel in Fun Home (Chance Theater), Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Performance Riverside), Princess Fiona in Shrek the musical (Center Stage Theater), Janet Van de Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone (Lawerence Welk Theatre), Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Lawerence Welk Theatre), Brook Whyndham in Legally Blonde (Performance Riverside), Abigail Paisley in The Paisley Sister’s Christmas Special (Downstairs Cabaret, NY). Mary Martin-of-Tours in Sister Act, Caroline Neville in Titanic, Sondheim on Sondheim, Lady Boxington in My Fair Lady, and Basha in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (Moonlight Stage Productions).

Industry readings: Ryan Scott Oliver’s gothic thriller We Foxes (Willa), Tom Diggs & Jay D'Amico’s The Fairy Hoax (Adult Dulcie/Vivian).

Ashlee has a busy entrepreneur lifestyle, constantly traversing between the sunny west coast and the vibrant east coast. Her love for the arts is not limited to professional career but also extends to her personal life. She is happily married to Tim Espinosa, who holds the prestigious position of Chair of Theatre at the renowned Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Together, they form an artistic power couple, with their shared passion for shifting the narrative in theatre.