Kyle Boatwright
MFA in Directing
Kyle Boatwright (she/her) is a director, actor, musician, and educator based in the Pioneer Valley. Her work as a director was last seen on stage at Smith College with Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, as well as the premiere of Christin Eve Cato's Stoop Pigeons. Recent acting credits include Mayme in Intimate Apparel and Vicky in Bright Half Life (Silverthorne Theater). Other favorite regional acting credits include Bright Half Life (WAM Theater), The Revolutionists (Silverthorne Theater), Significant Other (Ghost Light Theater), Boeing Boeing (The Majestic Theater), Seminar (New Century Theater), and A Year with Frog and Toad (New Century Theater). She has served as a guest artist/lecturer at UMass, Smith College, Amherst College, and Hampshire Regional High School, and sits on the board of Silverthorne Theater.
Kyle is the co-founder of Rise Up Productions, a Valley collective of performing artists that produces shows to support social justice organizations. She also works as a developmental editor and sensitivity reader for new musical and literary pieces. A frequent music director and designer, Kyle received her BA in music composition from Amherst College in 2009, and is currently pursuing her teacher certification in the Miller Voice Method. This season, catch Kyle's work as co-director and co-creator of WAM Theatre's Me and the Sky, a cabaret highlighting the full scope of the female experience.