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Thursday, February 1, 2024

The best things we saw at the 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival by Kimzyn Campbell, Irene Hsiao and Kerry Reid

The 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival swept through Chicago as vigorously as the cold front that accompanied much of it, and puppets dominated venues all around Chicago for t…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:34PM
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The Reader’s guide to World Music Festival Chicago 2022 by Philip Montoro, Leslie Allison, Leor Galil, Aaron Cohen, Jamie Ludwig, Sandra Treviño, Catalina Maria Johnson, Monica Kendrick, Joshua Minsoo Kim, James Porter, Hannah Edgar, Steve Krakow, Bill Meyer, Jacob Arnold, Noah Berlatsky, Kelley Tatro and Mark G

The term “world music” has never been adequate to the task we’ve set it—even in its most benign reading, it implies a division between the listener and the rest of […] The post The…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:15PM
Friday, July 8, 2016

WHEN MY BROTHER FELL by Kim

When video was released of Alton Sperling’s murder, then Philando Castile’s I was consumed with so many feelings ranging from rage, despair, horror, heartache, profound grief and…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 04:50PM
Thursday, April 21, 2016

CULTURE SHOCK FESTIVAL on THE HIGH LINE by Kim

I am SO EXCITED about this Saturday April 23rd!!! From 12-4pm Friends of the High Line is offering an AMAZING and FREE one-of-a-kind celebration welcoming spring the CULTURE SHOCK FESTIVAL…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 12:49PM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

RAISE YOUR HAND & HELP US by Kim

Who missed me? Yes, it has been a long time since I’ve posted and I will catch you all up in the next week but in the meantime…I could really use your help! We all know books pla…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 11:11AM
Sunday, August 30, 2015

OLIVER SACKS by Kim

  Thanksgiving. 1989. Walking into my parents’ bedroom I see, sitting on my father’s nightstand a book titled: SEEING VOICES. My first thought: “Isn’t that funny…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 06:56PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015

AMAZING GRACE IS COMING TO BROADWAY and OTHER BIG NEWS! by Kim

A great deal has happened since last summer and being at The Kennedy Center: Jill Bernard and I founded a new company (we will be having a big launch soon), I’m resuming Associate Dire…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 01:08PM
Friday, July 25, 2014

The Kennedy Center Directing Intensive-DO SOMETHING! by Kim

This Saturday I’ll be traveling down to The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to lead a week long directing intensive with my colleague and friend, director Michael Rau.  Ever since …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 11:31AM
Sunday, June 29, 2014

George Morrison-Into Memory by Kim

Yesterday evening, June 28th, the remarkable George Morrison passed away. I loved him fiercely and he scared the shit out of me. He was one of the best acting teachers I have ever had –…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 12:06PM
Saturday, June 7, 2014

UNEXPECTED GIFTS by Kim

This past week I had the good fortune of being able to spend a little time with my dear friend Shira Milikowsky with whom I attended Columbia.  Shira is currently the Artistic Associate at …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 09:34PM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

THE WORK GOES ON by Kim

Being able to continue to work on a play that I LOVE is exciting, thrilling and a gift.  Once again, I will be working with Noor Theatre on Tuqus al-Isharat wa-l-Tahawwulat (Rituals of Sign…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 10:08AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

CELEBRATING SHAKESPEARE’S 450th BIRTHDAY by Kim

A few week’s ago it was Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday.  Historians know he was baptized on April 26, 1564 but they don’t know the exact date of his birth.  Around the worl…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 09:00PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

BEING A PILGRIM by Kim

On Monday May 19th on the eighth floor in studio four of Manhattan Theatre Club, a beautiful and tremendously talented group of actors assembled to bring Rohina Malik’s play The Mecca …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 11:49PM
Friday, May 9, 2014

The Mecca Tales by Kim

I can’t wait to get in the room with formidable Rohina Malik and her fabulous new play! We will be presenting a reading on Monday May 19th at 7pm at Manhattan Theatre Club Inspired by …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 12:36AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

EXCITING NEWS! by Kim

Here is the principal cast announcement for the new musical,  Amazing Grace, that was published today in Playbill.  I am excited to also announce that I will be Associate Directing! Come c…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 11:54PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The Unparalled Magic of City and Stage by Kim

Here is Rami G. Khouri’s (The Daily Star)  beautifully written and eloquent review of our special evening at CUNY’s Martin E. Segal Center this past Monday March 3, 2014.  It w…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 05:08PM
Sunday, March 2, 2014

RITUALS OF SIGNS AND TRANSFORMATIONS by Kim

 Monday, March 3 at 6:30pm CUNY’s  Martin E. Segal Center I have the pleasure of directing excerpts from Syrian playwright Sa’dallah Wannous‘ play RITUALS OF SIGNS AND TRANSF…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 07:21PM
Friday, November 29, 2013

Rooney’s Listing in the New York Times by Kim

David Rooney of the New York Times wrote this lovely listing in the Theater Listings Section for Nov. 29-Dec. 5th and I thought it was worth re-posting. ‘What We Know’ (previews begin on…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 08:44PM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

BACK ON THE BOARDS!!! by Kim

YES! THE RUMORS ARE TRUE!  I am back on the boards again acting, after quite a hiatus focusing on directing and new play development.  I’m working with the terrific One Year Lease Th…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 09:34AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Way of the World by Kim

Love and passion, greed and manipulation, treachery and deceit…it’s just another day in William Congreve’s The Way of the World  Congreve’s timeless masterpiece of Resto…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 02:30AM
Friday, October 4, 2013

University of Mississippi Investigating Anti-Gay Heckling at Theater Performance by Kim Severson and Alan Blinder

In the 51 years since intergration, the university has made inclusion and racial healing a theme, but problems persist.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:33PM
Monday, September 16, 2013

RISING WATER TRILOGY at New Jersey Rep by Kim

This coming Monday, September 23rd I’ll be at NJ Rep  participating in A SPECIAL EVENT: JOHN BIGUENET’S “RISING WATER TRILOGY” On Three CONSECUTIVE Mondays, SEPTEMBE…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 12:46PM
Friday, July 5, 2013

Update and Off to New Old Lands by Kim

Hello All!  There’s been alot going on not the least of which is a redesigned site coming soon! Most recently I directed the world premiere of Charles L. Mee’s soot and spit.  …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 11:32PM
Monday, February 25, 2013

Where in the World is Weild? by Kim

This very moment I am pleased to write that I am in Tempe, Arizona for a return engagement at ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.  Why?  Well, I’m directing the …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 11:46AM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Greetings from Greece by Kim

A rooster crows, a cacophony of clanging bells announces the presence of a herd of goats off on the nearby hillside, a hive of bees hum in a constant industrious drone, a drum beats out a ca…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 08:43AM
Monday, July 23, 2012

PUBLISHED: LABLETTER by Kim

LABLETTER is an annual journal of Art & Literature. For the 2012 issue I was the guest editor for the theatre section.  I  wrote an article entitled “What if it’s a Canvas?”, in …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 10:37AM
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

FOOD AND FADWA by Kim

GO SEE THIS PLAY.  Let me say it again, GO SEE THIS PLAY. IF YOU MISS THIS PLAY YOU WILL BE VERY VERY SORRY. Toward the end of this terrific new play by Lamecee Issaq and Jacob Kader which …

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 02:24PM
Friday, May 4, 2012

890 BROADWAY – A NEW CHARLES STROUSE MUSICAL by Kim

Earlier this week, on Tuesday,  I had the honor of directing a closed reading of a new Charles Strouse musical, “890 BROADWAY”.  We were fortunate to have a fantastic cast that…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 04:37PM
Friday, April 20, 2012

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-GRADUATE ACTORS SHOWCASE 2012 by Kim

Come see what I’ve been working on! I’ve been busy directing the Columbia Graduate Actors Showcase 2012. There are two showings, this Monday April 23rd at 2pm and 6pm. It’s…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 09:13AM
Sunday, February 26, 2012

INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THEATRE? BE AN INTERN! by Kim

BE IN THE ROOM Are you interested in learning about theatre, the ins and the outs?  Are you interested in directing, producing, marketing?  Are you in college, a recent college graduate, f…

SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 06:53PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards