Cast and Crew Bios

KING KALIMARI

THE MUSICAL!

CAST AND CREW BIOS AND PHOTOS

Derek Taylor Kent (Writer/Director) - A graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre where he studied acting, directing, and was honored with the rare privelege of auditing the Masters playwriting program. While at UCLA, Derek wrote and directed several shows, and went on to study Commedia Del'Arte in Florence, Italy. Upon returning to LA, Derek wrote and starred in several Commedia Del'Arte shows including his original piece The Psychic Cat, and the classics, King Stag and A Servant of Two Masters. Derek is perhaps best known for his one-man show trilogy, Michael Jordan's Magic Shoes, which toured across the nation. Most recently, Derek has been pursuing his musical aspirations, writing the songs and recording an album with his band, Son of Scotland (sonofscotland.com). With KING KALIMARI, Derek is thrilled to combine his love of theatre, music, musicals, and comedy into a grand, one-of-a-kind event. Inspired by his favorite musicals, Into the Woods, Spamalot, Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum, as well as classics such as Hamlet, The Tempest, Macbeth, and Oedipus Rex, Derek hopes to give you a fresh and hilarious perspective of our immortal stories and entertain you in the way only a spectacular American musical can.

Kim Mackenzie (Artistic Director/Choreographer) - An L.A. Native, Kim Mackenzie's theater aspiration sprung from her dance roots. Raised in ballet, Kim was preparing for a professional career in ballet before she discovered her true love: acting. Beginning in musicals such as Fame (Carmen), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim), and Working (Delores), Kim exercised her talent as a triple threat. She then followed her dream of appearing on the silver screen, starring in such films as Ten, Beauty Sleep, Talking to Strangers, A Friend, and A Different Mirror. Now, with King Kalimari, Kim returns to her original love of musical theater and combines it with her dance roots, taking on the role of choreographer. Kim is ever grateful for this opportunity and is thankful to her friends and family for their love and support.

Gloria Galvan (Stage Manager) A native of Southern California, Gloria works both onstage and behind the scenes in her theater career. She is a longtime member of Total Improv at the Avery-Schreiber Theatre. As a performer she has appeared in such productions as Three Penny Opera, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Vagina Monologues, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, and as a zombie in the stage production of Night of the Living Dead. She was also a scareactor for the 2006 Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. On the production side, she has stage managed a variety of shows, including Good News, and most recently, A Shade of Broken and Instigated. In addition, she also served as assistant costumer for a production of Carousel.

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