Kirsten Carmody

Drama teacher at Fletcher Middle School, ELA and Drama Prof. Cert. with Reading and ESOL endorsements

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

About

Kirsten Carmody holds a BFA in Music Theater, Dance Minor from Jacksonville University, and is a proud member of Actor's Equity. Kirsten could most recently be seen as Belle in New Orleans, LA. for JPAS's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. In Jacksonville, Kirsten recently graced the Alhambra Dinner Theater's stage as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz - during which she acquired a cairn terrier named Toto. Her versatility allows her to play everything from Ermengarde in Hello Dolly to a seductive Kit Kat Club dancer in Cabaret. Kirsten's film and television career has been just as exciting as her stage career. At fourteen she starred in "Coyotes" as "Nora" a young teen who was trying to fit in with her father's nomadic lifestyle. This film won Audience Favorite and Best Full Length Feature film at Palm Springs International Film Festival and SCAD film festival. Continuing the theme of strange hats in Kirsten's life - as a promotion of Coyotes Film Festival workers wore black baseball caps that had coyote ears sticking out of them. Kirsten performed as a soloist alongside Broadway Stars such as Brad Little, Ray McLeod, Rita Harvey, and Carter Calvert, in Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway. She has trained with Marni Nixon,(voice of Maria in Westside Story, and Eliza in My Fair Lady movies) Rob Clare, (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Patsy Swayze (Great choreographer and dance teacher and Yes, Patrick's Mom.) Many industrial videos, commercials, and independent films later, Kirsten's career is still going strong . She recently appeared in a National PSA for the PGA Tour. Also, played a Hippie on America's Most Wanted!

Experience

  • Drama Teacher at Fletcher Middle School
    Jul 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 1 mo

  • Performer at Alhambra Dinner Theater
    1995 - Sep 2011 · 16 yrs 9 mos

    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels...Lenore/ U.S Jolene (2011) Wizard of Oz.........Dorothy Grease..................Patty Simcox Hello Dolly.............Ermengarde Do Blk Patent........Mary Kenny Cinderella..............U.S. Cinderella / Ensemble Cabaret.................Kit Kat Klub Singer Dancer Music Man............U.S. Gracie & Amyrillis / Ensemble Sound of Music.....Brigitta Annie...................Orphan Kate (1995)

  • Children's Acting Class and Workshop Teacher at The Performers Academy
    Feb 2011 - May 2011 · 4 mos

  • UNF Intern at Fletcher High School at Duval County Public Schools
    Nov 2010 - May 2011 · 7 mos

    - Unpaid Educational Internship through University of North Florida - Mastering the FEAPS - Observing Fine Arts Instruction, - Gaining experience in classroom management, and lesson planning

  • Actress (Lynda, Hippie Chick, and Occasionally, an Extra) at America's Most Wanted
    2009 - 2010 · 1 yr