Theater

Kyle started out by taking a 7-week long intro to improv class because he was afraid that if he took the one-night intro workshop, he’d be too terrified to come back for a second night. So, a 7-week commitment it was.

That was 2013.

Teams

  • Rogue (2018-2021)
  • Funeral of Dreams (2018-2019)

Ensembleships

  • Curious Comedy Mainstage Showdown Ensemble (2018-2023)
  • Curious Comedy Mainstage Player – Rogue (2018-2021)
  • Brody Theater Ensemble Member (2015-2018)

Training Highlights

  • Sketch Writing – Patrick Rowland, Westside Comedy Theater (June 2020)
  • Performance Mastery – Carla Cackowski, Curious Comedy Theater (2018)
  • Fight Performance Workshop – Kendall Wells (March 2018)
  • Acting for Improvisers – Adrienne Flagg, Brody Theater (2017)
  • Brody Theater Improv Levels 1-5 – Marilyn Divine, Kerry Leek, Tom Johnson (2013-2015)
  • Kickstand Comedy Theater Levels 1-4 (2022-2023)

Festival & Show Highlights

  • Impact – WinterFest, Los Angeles, California – Impro Theater (Actor, 2020)
  • Westside Comedy Festival III – Santa Monica, California – Impro Theater (Actor, 2020)
  • MADN3SS Improv 2019 Champion – Curious Comedy Theater (Actor, 2019)
  • Micetro Improv Champion 2018 – Brody Theater (Actor, 2018)
  • Stumptown Improv Festival – Portland, OR – Artists Repertory Theater (Actor, 2016)
  • Best Intentions: A Sketch ShowSiren Theater (Writer & Actor, 2016)
  • Untitled Show with Bob Odenkirk – Brody Theater (Actor, 2016)

Directing & Creation

  • Imagine-Nation – Kickstand Comedy Theater (Creator & Director, 2022-)
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little Shop of Horrors, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*, The Addams Family & more – Tualatin High School Theater (Production Assistant, 2022-)
  • Green Room – Brody Theater (C0-Creator & Co-Director with Mariah Muñoz, 2017)

* Oregon State Thespians’ Best Show Winner 2024

Kyle Kohlman with Funeral of Dreams

Kyle Kohlman “wins” Saturday Night Showdown