Chelsea began her career as a professional actor, working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in film and television, including A View from the Bridge, Death of a Salesman, and the Broadway tour of Proof. After raising her children, she stepped away from acting, opened and operated twelve restaurants and bars in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and eventually returned to the theater determined to write the stories she wanted to see — bold, morally messy, and unapologetically human.

She currently serves as chair of The Moviehouse, a four-screen non-profit cinema in Millerton, NY. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, Chelsea is also a fierce PFLAG “Dragon-Mama.” Her work explores identity, gender, autonomy, and the cost — and necessity — of claiming one’s voice.