KELLY WONG
hi there. i'm kelly wong.i've been a proud member of the shaw festival acting ensemble since 2009, appearing in a variety of plays and musicals.i'm also an embedded artist with the company. basically, that means when i'm not on stage, i'm at my computer creating digital content.you may have listened to let's get this shaw on the road. i made that. or you may have seen the videos that helped raise over $100M in fundraising for our capital campaign. i made those too.i am also working on a solo magic show that explores my journey of fatherhood.
Current: White Christmas at the Shaw FestivalUpcoming: The Tale of the Gifted Prince at Theatre Calgary; One for the Pot at the Shaw Festival
Acting Resume
Shaw Festival (Selected)
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Aslan | Selma Dimitrijevic |
| Anything Goes | Dippy | Kimberley Rampersad |
| Snow in Midsummer (co-pro with NAC) | Doctor Lu | Nina Lee-Aquino |
| Sherlock… Mystery of the Human Heart | Jabez Wilson | Craig Hall |
| The Clearing | Robert Preston | Jessica Carmichael |
| The Apple Cart | Pliny | Eda Holmes |
| White Christmas | Ralph Sheldrake | Kate Hennig |
| Damn Yankees | Welch | Brian Hill |
| A Christmas Carol | Fred | Molly Atkinson |
| Assassins | Leon Czolgosz | Kate Hennig |
| Rope | Wyndham Brandon | Jani Lauzon |
| The Orchard (After Chekhov) | Yebi | Ravi Jain |
| Man of Destiny | Napoleon | Philip Akin |
| 1979 (co-production with GCTC) | Trudeau | Eric Coates |
| Wilde Tales | Selfish Giant | Christine Brubaker |
| Sweeney Todd | Jonas Fogg | Jackie Maxwell |
| Peter and the Starcatcher | Captain Robert Falcon Scott | Jackie Maxwell |
| Cabaret | Victor | Peter Hinton |
| The Light in the Piazza | Giuseppe Naccarelli | Jay Turvey |
| Guys and Dolls | Rusty Charlie | Tadeusz Bradecki |
| Ragtime | Houdini | Jackie Maxwell |
| Sunday in the Park with George | Ensemble | Alisa Palmer |
Theatre (Selected)
| The Tale of the Gifted Prince | Kuang | Theatre Calgary |
| Richard III | Hastings | Shakespeare BASH’d |
| Wind in the Willows | Mr. Toad | Yellow Door |
| Seussical the Musical | Wickersham Brother | Silver Mist |
| Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey II Puppeteer | Stage West |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Montague Pruitt | Vertigo Mystery Theatre |
| Miss Saigon | Ensemble | Drayton Entertainment |
| Romeo & Juliet | Romeo | Shakespeare in the Park |
| Complete Works…(Abridged) | Various | Shakespeare in the Park |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Puck | Shakespeare in the Park |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | Shakespeare in the Park |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Lucentio | Shakespeare in the Park |
Training
Hon. BM Theatre, Sheridan Institute
Mount Royal University’s Performance Arts Program
Fight Directors of Canada - Intermediate Actor Combatant
Shaw Festival & Brock University Artist-Educator Program
Second City Improv for Actors
Digital Content Creator
Video Producer
I make videos that make people feel something. As both a performer and a filmmaker, I know how to shape a story from the inside out. I have been entrusted to deliver digital storytelling that works.
Digital Content Creator
Podcast Producer
I make podcasts that bring people behind the curtain. Creator and producer of Let’s Get This Shaw on the Road for the Shaw Festival. A series designed to connect audiences more deeply to the work and the artists who make it.
Magic and Illusions
In the Blink
of an Eye
In the Blink of an Eye blurs the line between illusion and truth to examine what it means to slow down and look at what's in front of us. An exploration of fatherhood and self-discovery through the lens of magic. In development.
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