The Crucible at Hunger Theatre"McCready's Abigail was a force from her first appearance in Act 1." - Stephen Marino, Arthur Miller Journal
Review for Bigger Than You, Bigger Than Me"McCready's Adele externalizes her anxiety from the first, and cultivates it as time passes –smoking, de-pilling her sweater, fidgeting with her cuffs and fingers; she does convey the panic that accompanies the terror of an inexplicable and even admittedly implausible foreboding." - Fred Cohen, Women Around Town
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Reviews for Appropriate at Dobama Theatre"As River, Kelly McCready does a wonderful send-up of a hippy new ager who receives the brunt of the physical violence... Intense, topical, hard hitting, life altering." - Mark Horning
"Franz... has come to atone for past indiscretions at the encouragement of his young vegan girlfriend, River (a charming Kelly McCready)... This production is populated with superb actors turning in memorable performances under the always-forward momentum of Nathan Motta’s direction." - News Herald "[Director Nathan Motta] has chosen a superlative cast. These performers know how to milk everything out of Jacobs-Jenkins's writing. Both the cast and the audience are wrung dry of emotions at the last blackout... Kelly McCready [is] character perfect, nicely texturing [her] role." - Roy Berko "Ursula Cataan and Kelly McCready are completely invested as the significant others who get more than they bargained for at this family reunion." - Land of Cleve |
Reviews for The Execution of Mrs. Cotton
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"Shards of grotesque surrealism occasionally poke through, most notably when the feral child Hollermoppet (Kelly McCready) turns up, lips sewn together, reminding us of the inventively macabre musical Shockheaded Peter." - Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New York Times
"The most terrifying character is Hollermoppet (an unrecognizable Kelly McCready), a demon slave child whose mouth is stitched shut. Without the benefit of being able to speak, Ms. McCready is spooky as Hell as she repeatedly shows up to cart away the dead." - Stanford Friedman, Front Row Center |
Reviews for The New Morality
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“Kelly McCready as Betty’s French maid Lesceline is a study in proper behavior, but despite that manages to get across her true feelings.” - Victor Gluck, Theatre Scene
"The acting, with Jonathan Bank’s tender mercies as director, is perfect. The ensemble are all excellent and accomplished, including Kelly McCready as the maid, Lesceline, and Douglas Rees as a dedicated manservant, Wooten." - Tamara Beck, Our Theater Blog "The cast expertly crafts a world on the brink of change delivering elegant performances with great attention to detail of accent, physicality and class... All the while the servants, Wooten (Douglas Rees) and Lesceline (Kelly McCready), look on and contain the upper-class spectacle with quiet authority.” - Jacquelyn Claire, NY Theatre Guide "The small servant roles are handled effortlessly by Douglas Rees and Kelly McCready." - What's On Off Broadway 
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“Even in its lightest passages, the dialogue is clever and witty rather than laugh-out-loud funny, which only eases the transition to more serious moments. Bank and the actors navigate all of this with aplomb.” - Michael Portantiere, Talkin’ Broadway
“The actors—including a superfluous solicitor and the requisite servants—are all excellent and very believably cast, as if plucked from an early 20th-century edition of The Tatler." - Sandy MacDonald, Time Out New York "The cast is keenly attuned to the style of the text, which often shifts from light comedy to serious drama without much warning." - David Gordon, TheatreMania "An evening full of engaging performances." - Michael Dale, Broadwayworld.com " The cast performs so stylishly...they prove that while gossamer is a fragile material, it can also be alluring." - David Finkle, Huffington Post |
What is it like to work with me?
"I had the great pleasure of directing Kelly McCready as Elizabeth in The Crucible. She showed a maturity and talent far beyond her years. Smart, hard working, skillful with a dynamic range, Kelly is someone I would highly recommend." - Donald Carrier, Director of The Crucible
"Kelly is a comedic gem who fully committed to bringing true honesty to each moment of the play, resulting in characters with depth and complexity. Her professionalism and pure raw talent makes her an actor that people scramble to work with. I thoroughly enjoyed having her as a part of the cast of Much Ado About Nothing and look forward to working with her in the future. Her contributions to both the stage and the rehearsal room were incredibly valuable to the success of the show." - Nicole Schalmo, Director of Much Ado About Nothing
"I had the great pleasure of directing Kelly during her undergrad years in Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Rarely have a seen a more focused actor. She navigated the twists and turns of the character with aplomb and razor-sharp lightness. I regret that it has been our only opportunity to collaborate!" - Scott Spence, Director of The Last Night of Ballyhoo
"All at once poignant, warm, strong and vulnerable, Kelly's acting in The Exhibition made me see a character I had written in a new light. I have the greatest respect for her as a person and as a theatre artist." - Judah Skoff, Writer and Director of The Exhibition
"Kelly McCready is a director's dream actor. In the first place, she's smart and well-educated, and is able to contextualize any play and scene from her strong education; secondly, she's talented, and possesses a flexible and keen instrument; and finally, she's directable, taking ideas, providing her own, and knowing when to give and take as the scene and situation demands. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat." - Jerrold Scott, Artistic Director of Eldred Theater
"Kelly is on the short list of actors that I would like put in every cast of every show that I work on if I could. She’s fun, inventive, and a smart, smart, smart actress. She says every word like it’s the first time she though of it, and does it all with a delightful subtlety. And that voice... subtle, yet soulful. Ahhhh!" - Brad Lindeman-Wyner, Music Director for The Rocky Horror Show
"Kelly is a comedic gem who fully committed to bringing true honesty to each moment of the play, resulting in characters with depth and complexity. Her professionalism and pure raw talent makes her an actor that people scramble to work with. I thoroughly enjoyed having her as a part of the cast of Much Ado About Nothing and look forward to working with her in the future. Her contributions to both the stage and the rehearsal room were incredibly valuable to the success of the show." - Nicole Schalmo, Director of Much Ado About Nothing
"I had the great pleasure of directing Kelly during her undergrad years in Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Rarely have a seen a more focused actor. She navigated the twists and turns of the character with aplomb and razor-sharp lightness. I regret that it has been our only opportunity to collaborate!" - Scott Spence, Director of The Last Night of Ballyhoo
"All at once poignant, warm, strong and vulnerable, Kelly's acting in The Exhibition made me see a character I had written in a new light. I have the greatest respect for her as a person and as a theatre artist." - Judah Skoff, Writer and Director of The Exhibition
"Kelly McCready is a director's dream actor. In the first place, she's smart and well-educated, and is able to contextualize any play and scene from her strong education; secondly, she's talented, and possesses a flexible and keen instrument; and finally, she's directable, taking ideas, providing her own, and knowing when to give and take as the scene and situation demands. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat." - Jerrold Scott, Artistic Director of Eldred Theater
"Kelly is on the short list of actors that I would like put in every cast of every show that I work on if I could. She’s fun, inventive, and a smart, smart, smart actress. She says every word like it’s the first time she though of it, and does it all with a delightful subtlety. And that voice... subtle, yet soulful. Ahhhh!" - Brad Lindeman-Wyner, Music Director for The Rocky Horror Show