Alumni

Kevin Kantor

Actor

Kevin Kantor [they/them] (Frank) is a Chicago-based trans nonbinary actor and poet, thrilled to make their Waterfront Playhouse debut – and visiting Key West for the first time! Selected Regional: Things I Know to Be True, The Legend of Georgia McBride, A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre); All’s Well That Ends Well, The Tempest (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Dracula (Cincinnati Playhouse); Peter & The Starcatcher (Paramount Theatre); Macbeth (Actors Theatre of Louisville, dir. Les Waters); Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (B Street Theatre); Othello, Twelfth Night, Sense & Sensibility (Island Shakespeare Festival). TV: American Crime (ABC), Chicago Fire (NBC). They are alumnus of the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Professional Training Company and a proud member of AEA.

As a poet, Kevin’s work has been featured by TeenVogue, BuzzFeed, TED Talks, Huffington Post, and others. Their debut full-length collection Please Come Off-Book (Button Poetry) is now available. Kevin is also dedicated to the union of arts and advocacy and has worked as a trans literacy consultant for institutions including Statera Arts Conference, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Following their publication in We Believe You, an anthology exploring the narrative’s of college-age survivors of sexual violence, Kevin was inivtied to perform on stage with Lady Gaga for her 2016 Oscar’s performance. Kevin is proudly represented by Gray Talent Group. @Kevin_Kantor across all platforms.

Kevin is head over sky high platform heels to be joining Waterfront Playhouse for their annual ROCKY HORROR SHOW. In closing from Kevin’s turn as the mad scientist from Planet Transexual: “Break legs in all you do and PROTECT TRANS YOUTH!”

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