Kailey Potter

Lecturer, Theatre/Acting

Contact
Department of Performing Arts
Office: 211A Brooks
Website: https://www.kaileypotter.com/
Email: mkpotte@clemson.edu

Education
MFA in Shakespeare and Performance, Mary Baldwin University; MLitt in Shakespeare and Performance, Mary Baldwin University; BA in Performing Arts, Clemson University

Courses
Shakespeare, Theatre Appreciation, Acting One, Stage Combat

Kailey Potter is a Lecturer in Theatre and Acting at Clemson University. Her specialties include early modern theatre and stage combat. Before teaching at Clemson, she worked as adjunct drama faculty for the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and as a graduate teaching fellow at Mary Baldwin University. Additionally, she's worked as a teaching artist with Shakespeare and Company, the American Shakespeare Center, and The Warehouse Theatre. As an actor, she’s performed professionally with The Warehouse Theatre, the South Carolina Children’s Theatre, Advice To The Players, Elsewhere Shakespeare, Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Mortal Fools Collective, and Shakespeare & Friends. Her research interests include performance history, the re-staging of classical works, and staged violence as a medium for storytelling.

Professional/Research Links
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=synHJ4oAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AKCpqFyhbgVxIUvBxuFHC6cplt2-N7zuAOXT0l57YEkD91-w0SCpuJlS8CA88xyEi-fkFuH_btx2PWwd6Et2dWnl

Awards
Andrew J. Gurr Outstanding Thesis Award (2022)

Selected Professional Works

Journal Articles & Book Chapters (Published)

Potter, Kailey. “Early Modern Bloodshed: Thomas Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy.” The Fight Master. 45.1, pp. 4-6.

Reviews & Interviews

Potter, Kailey. The Venetians. Atlanta Shakespeare Company, 2025. Shakespeare Bulletin. 44.2, pp. 234-238.