Shelley Wyant is a teacher, director and performer. She has worked as an actor in New York and regionally. The Mask has been Ms. Wyant's special teaching tool and since 1981 and she has offered workshops and residencies at many universities and conservatories such as Yale, Brown, Smith and NYU. She is also currently on the faculty of Bard College in upstate New York.

Ms. Wyant is a founding member of Actor's and Writers of Olivebridge, NY. In 1990, she founded MaskWork Unlimited whose critically acclaimed works using masks and giant puppets have been performed in the Hudson Valley, New York City and internationally. She holds an MFA in directing from Brooklyn College and a BA from Brandeis University. Ms. Wyant is also a trustee of The Stone Ridge Library and president of The Stone Ridge Library Foundation. In 2007, she was placed on the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster.