Bio

Slated to be born a Cancer, Kira took hold of her own fate and arrived into this world a full five weeks early as a Gemini. That drive has not subsided since. In fact, that ambition is what led her to start a professional theatre company in her hometown of Milwaukee, WI at the age of 17 before she fully understood capitalism and budgeting... (both a blessing and a curse at the time.) But as a lover of the performing arts and a full-on theatre geek due to a thorough education from First Stage Children Theatre's Young Company, she could not be stopped.

 

Kira proceeded to attend Cornell College in Mt. Vernon Iowa, where once again she decided to do things her way and pursue an individualized degree; a Bachelor of Special Studies in Theatre and Vocal Performance, with a sprinkle of puppetry. She recently completed her second unique degree through Rose Bruford College in London in collaboration with The National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Connecticut where she received an MFA in International Theatre Practice and Performance.
 

Prior to coming to the UK, Kira performed throughout the Chicago and the regional theatre scene in the US. Such experiences include: a national theatre for young audiences tour of Calculus! The Musical, a creepy puppet haunted house produced by Rough House in the basement of Chicago's Chopin Theatre, and a seasonal stint improvising in Elizabethan English, frolicking in the sun, and delivering bad puns at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

 

Now based in SE London, Kira is an international actor, director, coach, educator, creative mentor and theatremaker. Through her work, she cultivates curious collaborative spaces, champions new writing and innovative storytelling, and supports artists in creating magical theatrical events. Her practice as an artistic leader and facilitator has developed naturally on the back of a lifetime in the theatre, serving as an actor, divisor, improvisor, musical theatre performer, puppeteer, director, assistant stage manager, coach, and scholar.

 

Always a friend to artists, Kira is passionate about developing new work, connecting with other creatives, and continuing to collaborate, create, coach and inspire.