Hi! I’m Kya
I have just graduated with my MFA in Acting from the University of California, San Diego. I'm a very proud Brooklyn girl —who has secretly become a SoCal convert- after graduating Suma Cum laude from Pomona College with dual degrees in Clinical Neuropsychology and Theatre.
Offstage, I am an educator at UCSD, teaching Public Speaking and Acting courses to talented undergraduates. I freelance as a teaching artist offering instruction in acting, public speaking, dance, and audition prep.
Most importantly, I am a dog mom who loves eating out at a new restaurant as much as making family recipes, and can always be found close to the dance floor.
Please reach out if you'd like to learn more!
Recently…
809 Almond- World Premiere
Directed by Stephen Buescher
809Almond is a Berkeley co-op founded during the Sixties, but things have changed a lot since the Sixties.
Instead of marching in the streets, the co-op's residents are starting tech start-ups. In an effort to get back to their progressive roots, they recruit a Black roommate - except their new Black roommate has plans of her own. A dark comedy about race, sex, and late-stage capitalism, 809 ALMOND explores the blind spots and hypocrisies of well-intentioned liberalism.
Babbitt- World Premiere
Directed by Chris Ashley
Multi-award-winning star of stage and screen Matthew Broderick and Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro (Diana, Memphis) join forces with Christopher Ashley and a stellar cast for this remarkable theatrical event.
George F. Babbitt is a middle-aged real estate broker in the Midwestern city of Zenith. Searching for more to life than his top-of-the-line toaster and hickory golf club ― more meaning ― Babbitt leaps with abandon into the most spectacular rebellion of his life ― one that could end up costing him everything.
