Meet Ann

Ann Wilkinson Ellis is a multi-faceted creative force. With over four decades of experience participating in and bringing creative projects to fruition, she has truly earned her title as a creative doula.

Ann’s experience writing, directing, and producing theatre productions, new works, film projects, and special events makes her a seasoned contributor to creative teams. She is an additive resource for people and organizations.

“My goal is to support people and ideas that transform and heal, and bring goodness into the world.”

-Ann

Ann is here to enhance the spiritual aspects of your creative projects, helping you build a solid foundation from which your ideas can dance.

Experience

    • Executive Producer - Documentary Feature, Roots of Resilience, dir. Jessica Plumb

    • Executive Producer - Short Film, Meltdown, dir. Garrett Bennett

    • Executive Producer - Short Film, Snakebite, dir. Nobelle Sinclair & Maya Derycke

    • Producer - Feature Film, Farewell to Harry, dir. Garrett Bennett

    • Event Producer / Poet - Grey Matters, Bainbridge Island, WA

    • Producer -Musical Album, Still With Thee, Tanya K. Perkins

    • Producer - Theatre Production, Mother Nature, Bhama Roget

    • Manager - Theatrical Production, Dance The Dragon Home, Teri May, Seattle, WA

    • Event Producer - Stimson Green Mansion, Seattle, WA

    • Special Events Officer - Seafirst Bank, Seattle, WA

    • Program Producer - Architecture and Children, Dr. Anne Taylor, Seattle, WA

    • Producer / Host - Student Beat Radio, Principia College, IL

    • Facilitator - SoulCollage® Workshops

    • Coach - Private Acting and Public Speaking

    • Co-Director / Teacher - TeenLab Acting Program, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • Co-Facilitator - Vocal Workshops, Mark Power Music

    • Teacher / Mentor - Summer Theatre Workshops, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • Leader / Mentor - Adventure Unlimited Teen Program, Seattle WA

    • The Highest Tide, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • The Covid Monologues, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • August Osage County, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • Private Eyes, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • The Rimers of Eldritch, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • It’s a Wonderful Life, Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • The Barrow Group Theater, NYC

    • The Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC

    • Regional Commercials, Film, Radio, Short Films, and Voice Over, Seattle and New York City

    • Best Supporting Actor, August Osage County, Kitsap Theatre Alliance

    • The Liberty Bell Award, The Kitsap County Bar Association

    • Love Letters, AR Gurney, (3 Casts!), Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • One Act Plays, David Ives, IndiTheater, Bainbridge Island, WA

    • New Works at Hat Factory Studios & Bainbridge Performing Arts

    • Island Theater One Acts, Bainbridge Island, WA

    • Hope, Poppy Hufstader, New Work, Studio at BPA, Bainbridge Island, WA

    • BA, Principia College

    • SoulCollage© Facilitator 

    • Ordained Minister, The Universal Life Church

    • Intern, Christian Science Monitor Television, Boston, MA

    • Christian Science Class Instruction with Ann O. Spaulding, St. Louis, MO

    • Sanford Meisner Acting Training with Larry Silverberg, Belltown Theatre, Seattle, WA

    • The Actor’s Studio MFA program, The New School, NYC

    • Acting Study with Curt Dempster & Rebecca VerNooy, The Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC

    • Acting Study with Susan Shepherd,  NYC

    • Acting Study with Seth Barrish, The Barrow Group Theatre, NYC

“I had the pleasure of receiving story feedback from Ann Wilkinson Ellis

on a rough cut of my independently directed documentary, filmed in rural India. Ann approached the cut with a fresh, discerning eye—bringing her wealth of experience as a film producer and acting teacher into a clear, articulate critique.”

-Julianne Reynolds, Documentary Filmmaker, Romanski Films

Ready to be AWE Inspired?