About Kevin M Reese

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After working on his BA in Theatre at the School of the Ozarks ('82) and his Masters Degree in Musical Theatre Vocal Performance at Oklahoma City University ('86), Kevin M. Reese (get it?  KMR Scripts) spent ten years traveling the mid-west as an actor, working at such theatres as Music Theatre of Wichita (KS), Minnesota Rep, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (MO), and the Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre (KS). He even had a stint as Co-Founder/Producer for the City Lights Theatre in Wichita, KS.  In 1988, he joined the Wichita (KS) Children's Theatre Professional Touring Company, performing in cities and towns throughout the Midwest. The following year, Kevin signed on to manage the Touring Company. In that capacity he put his talents to work not only in performing but also in directing, writing, and composing the touring shows and numerous other WCT productions as well. And during his eight years as Tour Manager, the WCT Touring Company's schedule grew from the original two-and-a-half months to today's seven-month season.

If someone would have told him way back then that he'd end up a playwright and composer, Reese would have laughed at them.  But after years of scouring play catalogues for scripts that didn't preach, patronize, or insult the intelligence of today's youth, Reese decided it would be easier to just create his own.   The result is a collection of lively and fun-loving musical plays tested before millions of young people by professional actors.  Today, Reese continues to produce new works, writing as much as his "real job," being a stay-at-home Dad, will allow.

In writing his plays, Reese calls on his experiences as:

ACTOR - he performed for almost a million kids during his years as an actor
DIRECTOR - he's directed scores of professional productions
EDUCATOR - he has conducted over a hundred workshops for elementary age through college and community theatre
PRODUCER - he has founded and run two professional theatres
DAD - His most-important title

Kevin is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and ASCAP.  He has been a Certified Lay Speaker with the United Methodist Church and a commissioned Stephen Minister .  He enjoys a fascinating hobby of home-brewing beer (he gives more away than he drinks!), actually enjoys mowing his yard, and plays X-Box and Nintendo.

Kevin is a stay-at-home Dad in a small Kansas town with his wife, four kids, two dogs, a cat, and occasionally, some goldfish. 

(Thanks to Justin "Squiggs" Robertson for the wonderful caricature above!)