Designer + Educator + Coach

Shelby Newport is a Costume & Makeup Designer based in Michigan.

She is a professor of theatre in the Department of Fine & Performing Arts at the University of Michigan-Flint.

Inspired by years of teaching, mentoring, and preparing students for life’s challenges, Shelby is now a professional coach. She is working toward International Coaching Federation credentials. She guides clients through life transitions, big questions, creativity blocks, and more.

Shelby received her MFA from Purdue University in 2009 and her undergraduate degree from Cornell College. She completed her coach training program with Yes, And Coaching Institute.

Shelby regularly designs costumes in Michigan for Tipping Point Theatre, Detroit Public Theatre, Flint Repertory Theatre, and is a Resident Artist at The Purple Rose Theatre Company. She has also worked around the United States at a variety of colleges and regional theaters including Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Great River Shakespeare Festival and Glimmerglass Opera. Her design work has also been seen internationally at the Turner Contemporary Museum in Margate, England. 

If you would like to work with Shelby, please contact her at shelbynewport@gmail.com.