Ashley King is a Mexican-Canadian, visually impaired, emerging artist based in Mohkinstsis, and has worked as an actor, writer, public speaker and host. 

She has received her artistic training through Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio, having completed their Master Class actor training program. As the Artistic Associate at Inside Out Theatre, a Deaf and Disability theatre company, she works to educate and improve patron and artist accessibility within Canadian theatre. Through her consultation services, board work and artistic practices, she strives to advocate and to center her work around equal representation, accessibility, and inclusion. As she works towards a professional career on stage and in film, she aims to further her work and develop her skills as a playwright and screenwriter. With a background and bachelors degree in Journalism, Ashley continues to be drawn to the various mediums in which we can share true stories. Her past and current works of writing explore story-telling through the lens of one's own lived-experiences, so that we may better understand and bridge the gap between eachothers' differences.