Kylan Ritchie is an NYC-based AEA actor who grew up in rural Tennessee with a love for stories big enough to follow her to stages across the country. She began performing at the age of five, discovering early on that the theatre wasn’t just a hobby—it was where she felt most at home.

Her career has taken her from the American musical theatre canon to Shakespearean drama and brand-new works. She’s brought warmth and wit to Darlene in Honky Tonk Angels at Riverside Theatre, shared the stage with Tony nominee Jodi Benson as Dainty June in Gypsy, and navigated the raw emotional highs and lows of Natalie in Next to Normal with the Gulf Coast Symphony. Other credits include Cymbeline with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Little House on the Prairie and Scrooge at Cumberland County Playhouse, and the world premiere of Sticks & Stones with Audra McDonald, Javier Muñoz, and George Salazar.

In addition to performing, Kylan has built a strong foundation behind the scenes. Her training includes voice with Mike Ruckles and Erica Aubrey (Belmont University), acting with Matthew Corozine Studio, the Atlantic Theatre Company, and Scott Logsdon, and dance at Broadway Dance Center and under Anna Perry (Belmont University). She’s a versatile performer with skills in accents, music reading, harmony, understudy/swing experience, piano, basic guitar, multiple dance styles, and stage combat.

Additionally, she apprenticed with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival and worked as an intern at Cumberland County Playhouse, gaining experience in stage management, set design,lighting, and sound. This dual perspective gives her an appreciation for every part of the production process and the collaborative artistry that makes theatre work.

Since moving to New York, Kylan has continued her studies while pursuing her degree in Sociology, finding that her understanding of people, communities, and human behavior deepens her work as an actor. Offstage, she’s a cooking and baking enthusiast, an unshakable optimist, and the type of collaborator who comes to rehearsal with both her homework done and a readiness to play.

For Kylan, the heart of her work is connection—using storytelling, music, and movement to create moments that feel honest, alive, and shared between performer and audience.