Shelley in the play Close Ties,
aired on cable TV in 1983
Shelley was very active in the stage scene back in the early 1980s. It was where she honed her chops as an actress. In 1982, she starred as Anna in Elizabeth Diggs' Close Ties. The play ran in 1982 and was aired on cable TV on March of 1983. Aside from Shelley, the cast included Kim Darby, Alan Oppenheimer, Christopher Guest, Ann Dusenberry, Joyce Ebert, Anne Seymour and John Shepherd. Shelley's performance in the play was proof that, yes, she could act; and her critics and detractors took notice.
Shelley with (from left) Christopher Guest, Joyce Ebert,
John Shepherd, Kim Darby and Ann Dusenberry
in Close Ties, aired on cable TV in 1983
