Kelly Finley

Kelly Finley moved to the LaGrange area from Texas in the 1980s. She graduated from LaGrange Academy and received a Communications and Theatre Arts Degree from Mercer University. Kelly has worked in regional theatre in Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia as a stage manager, tour manager, and actor. She has also worked in film and television. Kelly appeared in Drop Dead Divas and Vampire Diaries. She had the great privilege of portraying Brenda Layfield in the independent film Holden On.

Kelly has worked with the Lafayette Theatre Company as an actor and stage manager since its first production, Bus Stop. Some of her favorite roles have been Vera in And Then There Were None, Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Josefa in A Shot in the Dark. Kelly has taught in the K-12 Theatre Arts program at LaGrange Academy since 2016. Her involvement with LSPA has been extremely rewarding, and she appreciates every day spent in such a supportive and creative environment.