Ashley D. Polasek (she/her) is the Executive Director of The Ken Ludwig Company. Credits include Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile UK/Ireland Tour, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express at Chichester Festival Theatre and UK/Ireland Tour, Crazy for You at Chichester Festival Theatre and West End; the world premieres of Tenor Overboard at Glimmerglass Festival; Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Soprano at The Alley Theatre; Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty at Cleveland Play House; and Ken Ludwig’s Lady Molly of Scotland Yard at Asolo Repertory Theatre. She co-produced Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise at The National WWII Museum. Ashley holds a doctorate in Adaptation Studies and serves as a technical advisor for film and television. She is the author of several books and dozens of chapters and academic journal articles, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the Baker Street Irregulars.
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