Patrick Michael Kelly is an actor and theatre artist from Columbia, SC. He trained at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and earned a BA in Theatre from the University of South Carolina. Patrick relocated to Chicago to pursue theatre professionally, where he trained at the Second City and Victory Gardens Theatre, interned for Lookingglass Theatre and About Face Theatre, and worked as an actor and director. In 2011, Patrick entered the NYU Graduate Acting Program, earning his MFA in 2014. Patrick has worked at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, La MaMa E.T.C., Second Story, Trustus Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, WNEP Theater, and Workshop Theatre of South Carolina. Patrick is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and a company member at Trustus Theatre. He lives in Columbia, SC with his wife and fellow theatre artist Martha.
BWW Interview: Madison Nelson of HAIRSPRAY at Town Theatre
May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018
Town Theatre's Tracy Turnblad MADISON NELSON speaks out on her role in HAIRSPRAY and her experience making theatre in South Carolina!
BWW Preview: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 5/16 - Broadway in Columbia presents THE BOOK OF MORMON!
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
THE MORMONS ARE COMING! It's a banner week for Midlands stages as BOOK OF MORMON takes up residency at the Koger Center, Workshop opens STRING OF PEARLS, Trustus closes CONSTANCE, and Town continues HAIRSPRAY!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 5/10 - Town Theatre presents HAIRSPRAY!
May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018
Town Theatre opens the contemporary classic HAIRSPRAY while Trustus' original musical CONSTANCE presses on!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 5/3 - Trustus Theatre presents THE RESTORATION'S CONSTANCE!
May 3, 2018
May 3, 2018
Plays at Chapin and Workshop come to a close and Trustus opens its original musical!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 4/26 - Broadway in Columbia presents RENT!
April 26, 2018
April 26, 2018
Openings at Chapin and Workshop, Theatre South Carolina closes its season, and RENT rolls through town!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST at Columbia, SC 4/19 - Theatre South Carolina presents FLIGHT!
April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018
The theatre gods giveth and they taketh away, as a slough of Midlands plays close but a couple more open!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 4/12 - Trustus Theatre presents FUN HOME!
April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018
It's a PACKED weekend on Midlands stages, as Trustus closes up the FUN HOME, but CCT, Theatre Blythewood, Theatre South Carolina, Town, and Workshop Theatre all have big openings!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 4/5 - Broadway in Columbia presents MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL!
April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018
MOTOWN comes to town and Trustus continues its run of FUN HOME!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 3/30 - Sumter Little Theatre presents THE GIVER!
March 30, 2018
March 30, 2018
Sumter and WOW close their spring shows while Trustus' FUN HOME continues its run.
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 3/22 - Sumter Little Theatre presents THE GIVER!
March 22, 2018
March 22, 2018
It's a busy first weekend of spring as Workshop bids farewell to BOEING-BOEING, WOW's BROTHER keeps rolling, and Sumter and Trustus open their next offerings!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 3/15 - Walking On Water Productions presents DON'T CALL ME BROTHER!
March 15, 2018
March 15, 2018
The GAME comes to an end at Town Theatre, while WOW's latest work premieres and Workshop's comedy takes flight!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 3/8 - The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County presents DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR!
March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018
Town's murder mystery takes another turn and the Fine Arts Center presents a Disney classic!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 3/1 - Theatre South Carolina presents A PIECE OF MY HEART!
March 1, 2018
March 1, 2018
It's a busy weekend around the capitol city with an opening at Town, closings at CCT, Chapin, and Trustus, and a limited engagement in the USC Lab!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC 2/22 - Chapin Theatre Company presents LEAVING IOWA!
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018
Here's what's happening this weekend on Midlands stages!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE DIGEST in Columbia, SC
February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE say goodbye, ALICE keeps wondering, PROOF opens in Newberry, and HT@MTC shows off what it's been cooking in its performance incubator!
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE WINTER/SPRING PREVIEW at Columbia, SC
January 11, 2018
January 11, 2018
A sneak peek at the next 6 months of Midlands theatre!
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