Born and raised in Plano, Texas, Kelley Dorney has a natural love of cowboy boots and Dr Pepper. She grew up watching Disney movies and listening to the oldies.
Kelley has a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Emerson College. She's worked on tour with Theatreworks/USA twice, cruised with Disney Cruise Lines three times, and performed in theatres from Los Angeles to New York to London.
Since 2015, she has worked as a casting assistant for Julia Flores Casting, helping cast shows at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Pasadena Playhouse, A Noise Within, Boston Court, Theatreworks, and Ensemble Theatre Company. Kelley also works for Imagination Machine performing improv sketches of elementary students' creative writings to encourage them to write.