Ashley Baumgartner

LYRICIST | LIBERTTIST | PLAYWRIGHT | DRAMATURG

About Me

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Ashley Baumgartner is an aspiring theatrical writer with a passion for plays and musicals. She hopes to pursue a career as a lyricist and librettist in addition to working as a playwright and dramaturg. Some genres of particular interest to her are period pieces, contemporary stories on mental health, dark comedies, satire, tragedies, and classic/myth retellings. Most of all, she’s drawn to heartfelt stories with strong characters at their center.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Design and Technical Theatre from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2024. At this institution, she obtained early career experience as a playwright and dramaturg.