Kat Andra Armstrong
(she/her/hers) Trans actress, artist. Moh'kinstsis, Guts’ists’i, Wîcîspa, otôskwanihk; Colonial Calgary
Looking for work!
Education:
> CLOWN — Jacqueline Russell (2024)
> DRAMA, BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS — University of Calgary (2020-24)
> CLIMATE CONSCIOUS WORLD-BUILDING PERFORMANCE CREATION — Major Matt Mason Collective (2022)
> STAGE COMBAT — UCalgary SCPA; John Knight (2022)
> DEVISED THEATRE INTENSIVE — Ghost River Theatre; Eric Rose (2020)
> ADDITIONAL VOCAL PRACTICE — Voice Activated; Jane MacFarlane (2020)
> ART FUNDAMENTALS, CERTIFICATE — Sheridan College (2018-19)
> STAGE COMBAT — Prime Stock Theatre; Morgan Yamada, Thomas Usher (2017, 18, 19)
> VISUAL ARTS, DIPLOMA — International Baccalaureate (2014-16)
Additional Training:
> STANDARD FIRST AID WITH CPR C & AED — St. John Ambulance (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)
Arts & Theatre:
——(2025)————————-
> ESPERANZA — Mask Actor: ‘Depression’ — Festival of Animated Objects
> 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’, Co-director — 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: Alchemy
——(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
> 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
> AGAPE — Sound Designer — Incendiary Festival
——(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
> 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