BroadwayWorld.com Review:
by Krista Garver Jan. 23, 2017
"...The script is well put-together. I felt keenly the ups and downs of Shively's emotional roller coaster. And she gives a great performance, embodying a wide variety of characters, from her parents to her partner, to the woman who assessed her for parental fitness (a New York state requirement, or so she was told, for all lesbian couples who wanted children). I'll be interested to see where this one goes from here." LINK TO ARTICLE
Monadnock Ledger, Peterborough, NH:
by Karen Sampson, February, 2005
(Commenting on prelimiary screening of CONTEMPLATING EMILY)
"It is precisely this sublet examination of the collective experiences of human beings - no matter their gender, nationality, or sexual orientation-that enables Shively’s film to resonate with audience and speak with larger compassion..."
The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA
by Meagan Gold, September 2001
"Shively was chosen over 4,000 to 5,000 women who vied for the part on the premises and in large regional auditions in several states… “I look for somebody who’s very smart to play the queen,” claims executive producer Greg Ramsey. “It’s really hard for someone who’s not brilliant to play a brilliant person such as the queen; people just won’t believe it.”
Theatre World's 2000-2001 Edition for John Montgomery Theater's production of Icons and Outcasts.
Theatre World's 1998-1999 Edition for Looking Glass Theater's production of Cymbeline.
Theatre World's 1997-1998 Edition as a resident of Playmakers Repertory Company.
2 Marcom Awards, for PSA's created for the National Psoriasis Foundation
PSC/CUNY's Professional Development Grant:
Research travel to Taiwan
International Film and Television Workshops Master Screenwriting Grant
MacDowell Colony Fellowship for Filmmaking
Premiere Outfest Film Festival, L.A
Rehoboth Beach Film Festival
Staten Island Film Festival
Short Film Corner, Marché du Cannes
Listed in Marquis Who’s Who of American Women