Kevin Gillese
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Kevin Gillese is a Canadian actor, writer and improvisor
from Edmonton, Alberta. He started as a performer with the improv company Rapid Fire Theatre
and also works regularly with the Atomic Improv and performs annually at the Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon
. He was the Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre
from 2005-2007, then Artistic Director until December 2009. In January 2010, Gillese began his term as Artistic Director of Dad's Garage Theatre Company
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gillese left college to take up improv. In 2004 Gillese was nominated for an AMPIA award for best director for his first film Turnbuckle. He performed a spoken-word show "Wisdom Teeth" directed by Chris Craddock at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival
in 2009 and hosted a cabaret night at the fringe with Amy Shostak.
Gillese has toured across Canada and internationally with the show Hip Hop 101, as well as with his improv show: Scratch, which played twice weekly in Edmonton when not touring. He appeared with Arlen Konopaki in Scratch at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival
in 2008, and they toured Europe for six weeks at the end of 2009. In 2010 they wrote "Fairy Tales Scratched", a modern surreal take on fairy tales.
He has a cousin named Amy Badun and is also related to actress Meeshelle Neal. He has 6 brothers, 1 sister, and 1 sister in law.
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
from Edmonton, Alberta. He started as a performer with the improv company Rapid Fire Theatre
Rapid Fire Theatre
Rapid Fire Theatre is an improvisational theatre company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company’s goal is to provide affordable, high-energy improvisation and alternative theatre to audiences in Edmonton and beyond, while providing exciting opportunities for its participants.-History:The...
and also works regularly with the Atomic Improv and performs annually at the Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon
Die-Nasty
Die-Nasty is a live improvised soap opera, running weekly in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 1991. Die-Nastys improv comedy format features a continuing storyline and recurring characters, live music, and a director who sets up scenes for the audience in voiceover.The cast of Die-Nasty...
. He was the Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre
Rapid Fire Theatre
Rapid Fire Theatre is an improvisational theatre company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company’s goal is to provide affordable, high-energy improvisation and alternative theatre to audiences in Edmonton and beyond, while providing exciting opportunities for its participants.-History:The...
from 2005-2007, then Artistic Director until December 2009. In January 2010, Gillese began his term as Artistic Director of Dad's Garage Theatre Company
Dad's Garage Theatre Company
Dad's Garage Theatre Company, located in Inman Park near Little Five Points in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1995 by Chris Blair, Marc Cram, Sean Daniels, John Gregorio, David Keeton, Joseph Limbaugh, Matt Stanton, and Matt Young. The small theater company has since achieved international...
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gillese left college to take up improv. In 2004 Gillese was nominated for an AMPIA award for best director for his first film Turnbuckle. He performed a spoken-word show "Wisdom Teeth" directed by Chris Craddock at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival
Edmonton International Fringe Festival
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival produced by the Fringe Theatre Adventures is an annual event held every August in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada....
in 2009 and hosted a cabaret night at the fringe with Amy Shostak.
Gillese has toured across Canada and internationally with the show Hip Hop 101, as well as with his improv show: Scratch, which played twice weekly in Edmonton when not touring. He appeared with Arlen Konopaki in Scratch at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival
New Zealand International Comedy Festival
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is held annually in Auckland and Wellington with a travelling convoy visiting other parts of New Zealand. It is run by the NZ Comedy Trust. -Main Events:...
in 2008, and they toured Europe for six weeks at the end of 2009. In 2010 they wrote "Fairy Tales Scratched", a modern surreal take on fairy tales.
He has a cousin named Amy Badun and is also related to actress Meeshelle Neal. He has 6 brothers, 1 sister, and 1 sister in law.