Download my resume here (PDF form):
KerryHishonResume (Theatre)
Send me an email: kerry.hishon@gmail.com
Upcoming:
- Director: Way Out West in a Dress, Original Kids Theatre – June 2021
Performer Profile:
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Green
Height: 5′ 2”
Vocal Range: Alto
Selected Credits
Artistic Staff
- She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, Director / Fight Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Rock of Ages: High School Edition, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- The Enchanted Bookshop, Director (LYTE Homeschool)
- The Wedding Singer, Director (Musical Theatre Productions)
- Heathers: High School Edition, Director / Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!, Movement Coach (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Time Warp: 50 Years of the Rock Musical, Choreographer (Musical Theatre Productions)
- Disney’s High School Musical 2 Jr., Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Tarzan, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- The Big Bad Musical, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Nancy Drew: Girl Detective, Director/Sound Operator (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- The Wedding Singer, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Through the Looking Glass, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Disney’s Peter Pan Jr., Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Fiddler on the Roof Jr., Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Curse of the Cobra’s Kiss, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen, Director/Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- No Traveler Returns, Director (Out of Sight Productions)
- Annie Warbucks, Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Saving Grace, Director (LYTE at the Palace)
- Inspector Noble and the Figure in Black, Director/Playwright (LYTE at the Palace)
Stage Combat
- Guys & Dolls, Fight Choreographer (LYTE at the Palace)
- Her Naked Skin, Fight Choreographer (New Stage / London Community Players)
- HIR, Fight Choreographer (Calithumpian Theatre Company)
- The Game’s Afoot; or Holmes for the Holidays, Fight Choreographer (St. Mary’s Community Players)
- As You Like It, Fight Choreographer (TheatreNemesis)
- The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth… a comedy, Fight Choreographer (New Stage / London Community Players)
- Shootout at the Sacred Heart Saloon, Assistant Fight Director (Petrolia Community Theatre)
- Almost, Maine, Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Oliver!, Fight Choreographer (LYTE at the Palace)
- A Permanent Image, Fight Choreographer (Theatre Aezir)
- Oklahoma! G2K Edition, Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Dog Eat Dog (Code W), Fight Director (Crow Bait Productions)
- Juvie, Fight Director (LYTE at the Palace)
- Peter Panhandler, Fight Director (New Twist Theatre)
- She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers’ Edition, Fight Director (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Heathers the Musical, Fight Director (Musical Theatre Productions)
- Macbeth, Assistant Fight Director (Ryerson Public School)
- Sweeney Todd School Edition, Combat Consultant (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- The Trials of Robin Hood, Assistant Fight Director (London Community Players)
- The Tempest, Sword Handling/Safety (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- American Idiot, Combat Consultant (OKTC Alumni)
- Jane Eyre, Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr., Fight Choreographer (LYTE at the Palace)
- Ladies Room, Fight Choreographer (Theatre Soup — Impressario Winner, London Fringe 2014)
- The Hobbit, Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- [THEY FIGHT!], Assistant Fight Director/Performer/Co-Producer (Shrew’d Business — Impressario Winner, London Fringe 2013)
- Juvie, Combat Consultant (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- Physical Discussions, Desdemona/Tamora/various/Fight Captain (Access Theatre, NYC)
- Spring Awakening, Combat Consultant (OKTC Alumni)
- The Twiddle Plays, Combat Consultant (Maybles’ Productions)
- Oliver!, Fight Choreographer (Original Kids Theatre Company)
- When Words Fail, Frederic/Guard (Access Theatre, NYC)
Actress
- Oxford Renaissance Festival, Bridget Porter (Fortitude Events, 2018, 2019)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas, Lucy (Original Kids Theatre Company, 2018)
- The Conchologist: A Dream of E.A. Poe, Monkey Sir the Orangutan (Theatre Nemesis)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas, Lucy (Original Kids Theatre Company, 2014)
- From Women’s Eyes, Desdemona/Joan la Pucelle/Hermia (Empty Space Productions)
- Macbeth, Macduff / Fight Director (The Voices Collective)
- Mrs. Ballyshannon’s School for Orphaned and Afflicted Girls Presents Jane Eyre, Vilette (Theatre Nemesis)
- Secret Lives of a Sex Doll, June/Robin/Hazel (London Playwrights Lab)
- White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (Leap of Fate Theatre)
- After I Lost You, Liz Patterson (Christian Acuña)
- Duel Love, Rosemarie / Fight Captain (Maybles’ Productions)
- Sleep With Her, Nurse (EDV Productions)
- Edward II, Lancaster/Rice ap Howell/Bishop of Winchester/Fight Captain (Empty Space Productions)
- The Winter’s Tale, Second Lady / Fight Captain (Western Summer Shakespeare)
- Treasure Island, Boy with Barrow/Redruth/Assistant Director/Fight Captain (London Community Players)
- The Rocky Horror Show, Ensemble (Simply Theatre)
- The Three Musketeers, Sabine (London Community Players)
- Dark of the Moon, Edna Summey (London Community Players)
- Backhand, Samantha (also Script Supervisor) (Double VW Productions)
Playwright/Author
- The Ultimate Guide to Theatre Etiquette ebook
- Inspector Noble and the Figure in Black one-act play (40 minutes, cast of 25)
- After Alice one-act play (40 minutes, cast of 25)
- The Drama Classroom Companion (co-author)
- The Audition Toolkit (co-author)
- Monthly contributor for Theatrefolk.com
- Contributor for TheatreArtLife
- Editor of Original Kids Theatre Company‘s Stagedoor newsletter, January 2015-July 2018
- Past contributor to Musical Theatre Productions‘ newsletter
To inquire about purchasing rights to my plays, please send me an email!
Performer Skills
- Stage Combat: Unarmed, Found Weapons, Knife, Tomahawk, Rapier, Longsword, Cutlass, Archery, Whips, Lifts/Falls, Comedic fights
- Performance Skills: Host (podcast: The Lovers, The Dreamers and You), Dancing, Driving (Ontario class G licence), Voiceover, Improv, Mime, Clown
- Dance: Jazz, Hip Hop, Highland, Club/Freestyle
- Musical Instruments: Saxophone (Alto & Tenor)
- Athletic Skills: Archery, Yoga, Baton Twirling, Bowling, Rollerblading, Rock Climbing, Ice Skating
Teaching
- Assistant Instructor, “Introduction to Unarmed Combat,” Medway High School, 2019
- Choreographer – Hip hop and Glee, AK Arts Academy, September 2018 – January 2019
- T.A.G. (The Actor Grows) Coordinator/Instructor, Original Kids Theatre Company – 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Instructor, “Improv & Theatre Games,” United Way London & Middlesex – November 2015, September 2016
- Guest Instructor, “Theatre Games & Tableau,” Dance Extreme – January 2015
- Assistant Instructor, “Stage Combat Information Night,” London Community Players – October 2014
- Youth Theatre Instructor, Port Stanley Festival Theatre youth theatre camp program – July 2014
- Baton twirling coach for Beal Musical Theatre‘s The Music Man – March 2014
- Assistant Instructor, “Introduction to Unarmed Combat,” Monarch Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON) – March 2014
- Guest Instructor, “Theatre Games” (for ESL students), CultureWorks – January 2014
- Guest Instructor, “Mime, Tableau & Clown,” LYTE at the Palace – December 2013
- Guest Instructor, “Mime & Tableau,” T.A.G. (The Actor Grows), Original Kids Theatre Company – September 2013, October 2014
- Guest Instructor, “60 Seconds of Fame,” Matthews Hall, London ON – January 2013
- Assistant Instructor, A Different Drum Theatre Group – 2011, 2012
Education & Training
Longsword Workshop – March 2012, March 2016
Instructor: Jared Kirby
Art of Combat New York City Intensive Stage and Film Combat Workshop – July 2011, July 2012
Knife, unarmed, rapier, longsword, tomahawk
Instructors: John Lennox, Jared Kirby, Kyle Rowling
Boarding Actions Combat Workshop – August 2011
Knife, unarmed, tomahawk, cutlass
Instructor: John Lennox
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Stage and Screen Studies, 2002 – 2006
Relevant Courses: Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Elements of Design
Professors: Tim Fort, John Lazarus, Greg Wanless, Jenn Stephenson, Julie Salverson