MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER
Professional Training Institute (PTI)
Kai worked three consecutive years with the PTI program. Her first year she performed and then began assistant stage managing for the following productions.
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"Milwaukee Rep’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) is a portal to professional theater for students interested in performance in grades 9-12. Through exposure to professional artists on, behind, and beyond Milwaukee Rep’s stages, this ensemble of performers will prepare for a career in theater." - Milwaukee Rep
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EVERYBODY BY BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS
Everybody – 2018/19
Assistant Stage Manager
Dir. Ryan Quinn
Everybody was one of the last in-person shows Kai did before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. This experience taught her many valuable lessons working as a deck stage manager.
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Overview:
Called "Provocative!" and "Wildly funny!" by The Huffington Post, Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a modern riff on the 15th century morality play Everyman, it follows Everybody as they journey through life's greatest mystery - the meaning of life. - Broadway World
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WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF LOST GIRL
BY KIMBERLY BELFLOWER
Lost Girl – 2017/18
Assistant Stage Manager ​
Dir. Ryan Quinn
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Kai is honored to have been apart of the Lost Girl evolution. From the initial readings, to partaking in the second round of workshops and table discussions, to rehearsing and performing "It was truly a remarkable experience that taught me so many valuable lessons -- universal lessons ranging from growing up, love and heartbreak. I will carry these close to my heart, as an individual and artist."
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Overview:
We all know the story of Peter Pan, but what became of Wendy Darling in the years following her adventures? - Milwaukee Rep
Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone. A coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss, Lost Girl continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character – the girl who had to grow up. - Concord Theatricals
SO THRIVE MY SOUL
AN ADAPTATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET
So Thrive My Soul – 2016/17
Ensemble/Benvolio
​Dir. Ryan Quinn
So Thrive My Soul was the first production presented by the Milwaukee Rep PTI program. Kai is proud to have been in the inaugural class, and performed in what she considers to be one of the most rewarding productions she has done at Milwaukee Rep.
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Overview:
Moving at the speed of love at first sight, and performed with passion by 14 of Milwaukee’s brightest young stars, So Thrive My Soul cuts Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet down to its very core. - Milwaukee Rep
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