Senior Management & Founders
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Senior Artistic
Jesús López Vargas
Associate Creative Director JELopez@KBTheatre.org KBTheatre.org Website & Personal Portfolio C.V. / Resumé |
Kezia Waters is a performing artist, playwright, actor, director and teaching artist from Waterbury, Connecticut. As a teaching artist Kezia has led a Children’s Theatre Workshop in Puerto Plata, Domincan Republic and has served as a Drama Director for Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT where he devised and directed six children’s shows about social justice. Before and while obtaining a BA in Theatre Art ( Performance) from Western Connecticut State University he interned for 2 Shakespeare Companies: Shakesperience Productions Waterbury, CT and Connecticut Free Shakespeare Stratford, CT. Outside of performing he is also a playwright produced in New York City for the 10th season of the Obie Award winning Festival The First This Time. Kezia continues to perform and has studied and been mentored by broadway actors Julio Matos and Tony nominated Elizabeth Parkinson. He is currently in his 2nd Year at Ohio University pursuing an MFA in Acting. He is currently creating his own theatre pedagogy called S.O.F.T. which incorporates Black ritual techniques as it relates to devising orginal work.
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Brandon Ray Alba
Associate Movement Director BRay@KBTheatre.org KBTheatre.org Website & Personal Portfolio Brandon Ray Alba is a choreographer & performance artist. He is a Los Angeles native, but now resides in El Paso, Texas. Brandon is currently working as a dance instructor for British Ballet Academy. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. He is the founder and co-director of Moon|Collective and is currently collaborating with Jésus López Vargas on a show entitled: HARDcandy. Brandon was the co-founder & co-artistic director of Fawnz Dance company under which he produced & choreographed: In-Utero (2016-17) & REDVelvet (2018). His works include M@lfuNc7ion (2016), Tribe (2018), Spark (2019), & Seasons (2019).
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Producing Associates
Nancy Batres
Outreach Director NBatres@KBTheatre.org KBTheatre.org
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Jessica is a producer, manager, and scenic artist. Her producing credits include K.B. Theatre’s Tzaqik | a tale, of many and acting as a Producing Assistant for the 2019 Ovation Awards. Her stage and production management credits include: Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirate's Christmas (Lythgoe Family Panto); ModelLand (immersive experience); Ghosts, Summer’s Soldier, Orlando (Williamstown Theatre Festival) I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Driving Miss Daisy, Clybourne Park, King of the Road (Laguna Playhouse); The Glass Menegarie (International City Theatre); Hedwig (K.B. Theatre); Pirates of Penzance, Henry IV Part One (Shakespeare Orange County). Jessica has completed internships at Center Theatre Group & Williamstown Theatre Festival. She holds a B.A. in Drama with honors in Management from the University of California, Irvine.
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Shelby Caughron
Associate Director shelby.caughron@yahoo.com KBTheatre.org Shelby Caughron has experience in various areas of theatre including acting, directing, choreography, theatre management & stage management. Her directorial credits include many devised pieces, most recently being Tzaqik | a tale, of many with K.B. Theatre Company & Untold: A Verbatim Play with MiraCosta College Theatre. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from UCI as well as an Associate Degree in Drama from MiraCosta College. She is the Assistant Box Office Manager and Production Assistant for the Moonlight Amphitheatre in San Diego. |
Collaborators
Athziri Morales
Resident Lighting Designer AMorales@KBTheatre.org KBTheatre.org |
Nita Mendoza
Associate Lighting Designer NMendoza@KBTheatre.org KBTheatre.org |