KAT ANDRA ARMSTRONG
she/her/hers

Acting, arts, and childcare worker, drama camps facilitator, reader, writer, comic artist, pianist, bartender, server, volunteer, and queer activist in local YYC (Moh’kinstsis, Guts’ists’i, Wîcîspa, otôskwanihk; colonial Calgary) community. Seeking meaningful work!

* 12 years acting/music performance
* 10 years rec/arts programs with kids
* 5 years food service
* 4 years hospital associated work

kat.armstrong.t@gmail.com

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, DRAMA
University of Calgary
(2020–⁠2024)

CERTIFICATE, ART FUNDAMENTALS
Sheridan College
(2018–⁠2019)

DIPLOMA, VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMME
International Baccalaureate
(2014–⁠2016)

STANDARD FIRST AID WITH CPR C & AED
Lifesaving Society (2025)

CLOWN
Jacqueline Russell
(2024)

CLIMATE CONSCIOUS WORLD-BUILDING PERFORMANCE CREATION
Major Matt Mason Collective
(2022)

STAGE COMBAT
UCalgary SCPA; John Knight
(2022)

DEVISED THEATRE INTENSIVE
Ghost River Theatre
(2020)

STAGE COMBAT
Prime Stock Theatre; Morgan Yamada
(2017, 2018, 2019)

AQUATIC EMERGENCY CARE
Lifesaving Society
(2016)

OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION
Canadian Red Cross
(2016)

NATIONAL LIFEGUARD – WATERPARK
Lifesaving Society
(2016)

NATIONAL LIFEGUARD
Lifesaving Society
(2016)

WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
Lifesaving Society
(2016)

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
High Five
(2016)

——(2026)————————-

ESPERANZA
Mask Actor: ‘Presh’
Festival of Animated Objects

——(2025)————————-

STAGE ONE WORKSHOP: THE LAST 1.5 LIBRARIANS NORTH OF LETHBRIDGE
Actor: ‘Frankie’
Lunchbox Theatre

CARDBOARD CASTLES
Actor: ‘Vera’
Sage Theatre: IGNITE!

ESPERANZA
Mask Actor: ‘Presh’
Festival of Animated Objects Workshop Project

MATERIAL WORLDS: DEVISING WITH OBJECT PUPPETRY INTENSIVE
Production Assistant
Ghost River Theatre

OBJECT RUNWAY
Production Assistant
Ghost River Theatre

TRANSCENDENT SPACE
Production Assistant, Sound Designer
Ghost River Theatre

ECHOES OF THE LAND
Production Assistant
Ghost River Theatre, High Performance Rodeo

——(2024)————————-

FREE TIME
Picturebook Writer, Illustrator, Creator
Self

CYPT CAMPS
Curiosity Camp Facilitator, Stage Manager
Calgary Young People’s Theatre

TALKING TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT GUNS
Actor: ‘Ana’
UCalgary Alchemy Festival

LIGHTS OUT
Contributing Writer, Deviser
UCalgary Mainstage

——(2023)————————-

DROPOUT LEGS
Actor: “Legs’, Solo Piece Creator
Self

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL
Live Synth, Sound, Production Assistant
Buddies In Bad Times

DR. VOYNICH & HER CHILDREN
Actor: ‘Rue Voynich’
UCalgary DRAM 511 Project

YAGA
Actor: ‘Katherine’
UCalgary DRAM 511 Project

ORB WEB
Producer, Actor: ‘Suitcase’
Incendiary Festival: Hot Summer Nights, Self

DATE NIGHT
Actor/Improviser: ‘Date’
Sunflower Collective Theatre, Calgary Fringe Festival

POOR RECOLLECTIONS
Actor: ‘Her’, Dramaturg
Sage Theatre: IGNITE!

STUDENT WRITERS GROUP SHOWCASE: ‘The Flower’, ‘Portrait of Madame X’, ‘This Play is Unique’
Actor: ‘Flower’ + ‘Georgia’ + ‘Character A’
Alberta Theatre Projects

KINDLING
Actor: ‘Lyla’, Contributing artist
Downstage Theatre: Stage It

SCPA STUDENT SHOWCASE
Mask Actor: ‘Ruth’
Festival of Animated Objects

ANTI-WALMART GROUP THERAPY
Actor/Improviser: ‘Leanne”, Deviser, Stage Manager
ND: 24 Hour Festival

——(2022)————————-

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Actor: ‘Dogberry’ + ‘Innogen’
UCalgary Mainstage

WAGONSTAGE
Actor: ‘Ruby the Hummingbird’
UCalgary, World Stage Design

FORMATIONS
Actor: ‘Marie Tharp’ + ‘Martha Thomas’ + ‘Ensemble’, Story Collaborator
UCalgary Mainstage, Geoscience Conference, World Stage Design

WALMART THERAPY
Actor/Improviser: ‘Leanne’, Deviser, Stage Manager
ND: 24 Hour Festival

SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
Actor: ‘Guide’, Audience Surrogate
UCalgary: Master’s Thesis Project, Alchemy Festival

——(2021)————————-

VICTORIA STATION
Actor: ‘Controller’
UCalgary: DRAM 611 Project

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND
Actor: ‘Birdboot’ — UCalgary: DRAM 511 Project

SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
Actor: ‘Lady’ + ‘Lord’
UCalgary: Master’s Thesis

AGAPE
Sound Designer
Incendiary Festival

THEY’RE MADE OF MEAT
Actor: ‘1’
UCalgary: DRAM 511 Project

HELLO FRIEND
Video Producer
Quest Theatre

DRAMA CAMPS
Video Producer, Camp Assistant
Quest Theatre

——(2020)————————-

SLOTHST IN SPACE
Comic Artist, Solo Piece Creator
Self

THE STREET
Collaborator, Camera
Pounds Per Square Inch Performance

DIGITAL DRAMA CAMPS
Video Producer, Camp Assistant
Quest Theatre

SALT-WATER MOON
Music Producer, Sound Designer
Creating Genesis Theatre

SNOWBLIND
Photo/Video/2D Producer
Lunchbox Theatre & Making Treaty 7

THE BOY FROM OZ
Sound Designer
Front Row Centre Players Society

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Poster Artist
Lindsay Thurber High School

——(2019)————————-

KOHKUM & ME
Sound Designer, Photo/Video/Poster Artist
Calgary Fringe, Native Earth Performing Arts: Weesageechak Begins to Dance 32

PETER PAN
Ensemble Actor, Workshop Actor
Penhold Waskasoo Middle School

MACBETH
Actor: ‘Ross’ + ‘Ensemble’
Prime Stock Theatre: Bard on Bower

EASY AS ABC
Actor: ‘Puppet’, Producer, Writer/Creator
Self

——(2018)————————-

HENRY V
Actor: ‘Ancient Pistol’ + ‘Ensemble’
Prime Stock Theatre: Bard on Bower

ROMEO & JULIET
Actor: ‘Paris’ + ‘Ensemble’
Prime Stock Theatre: Bard on Bower

——(2017)————————-

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Actor: ‘Enobarbus’
Prime Stock Theatre: Bard on Bower

SPRING GARDEN ROAD
Actor: ‘Storyteller’, Solo Piece Director, Sound/Set/Lighting Designer
Lindsay Thurber CHS

PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD
Actor: ‘Philip Glass’
Lindsay Thurber CHS, Alberta High School Drama Festival Association: One-Act Play Festival

THE BOX
Director, Actor: ‘One’, Set/Sound/Lighting/Poster Designer
Lindsay Thurber CHS

HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS
Rehabilitation Unit Arts Volunteer
Red Deer Regional Hospital

——(2016)————————-

THE PUPPET-MASTER
Actor: ‘Puppet’
Lindsay Thurber CHS, Central Alberta Theatre: Cat-Nips

HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS
Rehabilitation Unit Arts Volunteer
Red Deer Regional Hospital

LTCHS R&B BAND
Pianist
Lindsay Thurber CHS

——(2015)————————-

HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS
Rehabilitation Unit Arts Volunteer
Red Deer Regional Hospital

LTCHS R&B BAND
Pianist
Lindsay Thurber CHS

——(2014)————————-

HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS
Rehabilitation Unit Arts Volunteer
Red Deer Regional Hospital

LTCHS R&B BAND
Pianist
Lindsay Thurber CHS