Kim Shively is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing Arts at Elon University where she teaches acting and directs. Kim is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA and has enjoyed a professional career in Theatre, Television, Commercials, Hosting and Voice-over. Professional credits include work with Shakespeare Orange County, Laguna Playhouse, and the Asolo Rep; roles on Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Young and the Restless, CSI:Miami; and appearances in over a dozen national commercials both on camera and as a voice-over artist.
Shively is Assistant Faculty for Theatrical Intimacy Education, an organization dedicated to training and equipping theatre professionals and students in best practices for theatrical intimacy work. As a director, Kim has worked for various organizations developing and producing content. Recent directing credits include the university premiere of Moment, by Dierdre Kinahan, Trojan Barbie, and a world premier workshop of The Inferior Sex, by Jacqueline Lawton.

Kim earned a BFA in Theatre Performance at Chapman University and an MFA at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. After teaching and coaching actors and professionals in Los Angeles for over a decade, Kim is passionate about training working actors who live dynamic, creative lives and know how to shape culture through generating their own work and content.