KELLIE McCANTS
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September 3, 2016

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The VSA Playwright Discovery Competition is an annual competition that invites middle and high school students with and without disabilities to examine the disability experience and express their views through the art of script writing.  The program was begun in 1984 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, and has continued annually since.  This year seven award-winning short plays from high school students across the country were chosen to be a part of the annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival at the Kennedy Center.  Kellie was honored to be in one of the readings as Madam C.J. Walker in Madam C.J. Walker’s Wonderful Hair Grower written by high school student Ella Brett-Turner of Providence, Rhode Island. 

May 26, 2016

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After a two night stage reading at The Kennedy Center, Kellie and the Tiny Plays ensemble travel to New York City to perform a one night presentation of Tiny Plays for Ireland and America at the Irish Arts Center.  


May 24-25, 2016

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Returning to The Kennedy Center, Kellie participates in the IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture with the U.S. debut of Fishamble: The New Play Company's Tiny Plays for Ireland and America directed by Jim Culleton.  Through several "tiny plays" submitted by citizens of Ireland and America, this presentation offers vivid and varied glimpses of contemporary Ireland as well as a celebration of President Kennedy's life and legacy, celebrating the resilience and power of the human spirit.



April 12, 2016

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Kellie performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in a Millennium Stage presentation in the Terrace Theater, taking part in a wide range of one-minute plays from The Every 28 Hours Plays.  The Every 28 Hours Plays is a joint initiative between the One Minute Play Festival and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, that took place in Ferguson MO and St. Louis County Fall of 2015.  The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) and The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) teamed up to co-produce Every 28 Hours, a national partnership focused on the widely shared and contested statistic that a black person is killed by the police every 28 hours in the United States. The Every 28 Hours Plays will consist of 60-plus one-minute plays inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, with participation by playwrights and theaters across the nation.


October 2-4, 2015


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Acting as both narrator and portraying character, Symphony, Kellie takes part in Center Stage's fall Play Lab, Protect the Beautiful Place, by Nathan Alan Davis.
"...Protect the Beautiful Place is the first in a series of plays about an eccentric and mystically inclined Black family that has carved out an existence for itself in an Illinois forest." 
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May 11, 2014

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In a constant effort to expand and evolve artistically, Kellie accepts an invitation from the southeast regional Vice President of The Poetry Society of Virginia, Jack Callan, to not only perform a few dramatic pieces, but to write and share her poetry.  This marks the first time Kellie publicly shares her written work to an audience of poets and lovers of poetry.

January 20, 2013

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Kellie surpasses her fundraising goal for charity and completes her first half-marathon in Bermuda.  Read about it here: http://pages.teamintraining.org/nyc/berhm10k13/kelliemccants#home

June 22, 2012

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In the short film, Under Ground, Kellie plays the role of Maya, a teacher whom hears voices coming from the basement of the school where she works.  Maya learns that the voices are those of a slave who was killed in her school's basement when it was used for the Underground Railroad.  Under Ground, makes film #3 where Kellie has had the honor of working with filmmaker, Chriss Williams.

August 17, 2011

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Korengal, Mupphets and Me reunites Kellie and filmmaker, Chriss Williams on his latest project.  This is a short film about the loss of a loved one and how the main character, Nicole, played by Kellie moves through her grief on the day of a bench dedication in Central Park to honor her brother, Tucker, who was killed in war.  This is the second time Kellie has worked on a production that uses green screens, but the first time using the element of flashbacks!

April 20, 2011

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Kellie had the honor of acting in the stage reading of a new piece entitled "2x2" by the esteemed writer and activist, Sonia Sanchez at the Schomburg Center.

November 30, 2010

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Kellie takes part in a spec commercial shoot for the Technology Division of the global management company, Accenture.

September 13, 2010

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Shooting scenes for the Japanese TV drama, "World's Amazing News" for Nippon Television Network (NTV), Kellie plays a member of medical personnel.

August 25, 2010

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Kellie portrays a doctor for Gagnon Cardiac Hospital's virtual tour of their facilities.  The shoot included voice over material and the opportunity to work with a green screen.

July 28, 2010

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Kellie walks the Red Carpet for her supporting role in the feature film premiere of Spare Change at the HBO New York International Latino Film Festival.

June 13, 2010

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Kellie portrays Sally Hemings in re-enactments for The History Channel's documentary of President Thomas Jefferson entitled, "Jefferson" to air August 24, 2010 at 8pm E.S.T on The History Channel.

June 6, 2010

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The pilot presentation of Police Women: Life with the Badge where Kellie plays Officer Lewis screens at the Hoboken International Film Festival.


April 7, 2010

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Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura TV Promo

Kellie plays an informant for Jesse Ventura in the truTV channel's promotional spot of his show Conspiracy Theory.


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