Kyle T. Hester
Regional theatre credits include Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet (Santa Cruz Shakespeare), The Canadians (South Coast Repertory), Arms and the Man (Jewel Theatre Company), The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley and The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged (Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara), Wild Goose Dreams (La Jolla Playhouse), King Lear (Harold Clurman Lab Theatre), Measure STILL for Measure (Boston Court), Design for Living (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), and Girlfriend (Dezart Performs). Kyle can also be heard in Play On Shakespeare’s audioplay podcasts of The Taming of the Shrew as well as Amy Freed’s adaptation Shrew!
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Regional theatre credits include Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet (Santa Cruz Shakespeare), The Canadians (South Coast Repertory), Arms and the Man (Jewel Theatre Company), The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley and The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged (Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara), Wild Goose Dreams (La Jolla Playhouse), King Lear (Harold Clurman Lab Theatre), Measure STILL for Measure (Boston Court), Design for Living (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), and Girlfriend (Dezart Performs). Kyle can also be heard in Play On Shakespeare’s audioplay podcasts of The Taming of the Shrew as well as Amy Freed’s adaptation Shrew! as Tranio. In addition to acting, Kyle is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator, currently on faculty teaching Shakespeare at the Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles, the West Coast sister school of the Stella Adler Studio in New York. He received his M.F.A. from UC San Diego and B.F.A. from NYU Tisch. For more information or to check out some of Kyle’s art visit www.kylethester.com or @kyle.t.hester on Instagram.
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by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2026
The Porters of Hellsgate will present Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT with an original score by Mina Bloom and a composition by Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, featuring Julia Manis as Rosalind and directed by Artistic Director Will Block. See photos of the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2026
The Porters of Hellsgate will present AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Will Block, featuring an original score by Mina Bloom and a composition by Rivers Cuomo. The production marks the company's 38th Shakespeare work.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Company will present the West Coast premiere of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED as part of its 47th season. See photos of the production.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present a special added performance of the West Coast premiere of The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged in honor of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025
The City of West Hollywood’s Free Theatre in the Parks! and Coeurage Ensemble will present a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Pericles. There will be six performances only on Saturday and Sunday at 4pm from September 6–21.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2025
The City of West Hollywood’s Free Theatre in the Parks! and Coeurage Ensemble will present a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Pericles. Learn more here!
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 28, 2025
SHREW!, a new audio drama reimagining of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, will premiere on March 10 Next Chapter Podcasts and Play On. The drama series brings the classic comedy into the 21st century with wit, energy, and a fresh perspective.
by Robert Diamond - Aug 23, 2024
Desperate to begin a family in a land where a barren woman is a wasted woman, Yerma undertakes a journey of discovery only to find that she’s been rendered childless by a secret held deep within her husband’s heart - a secret that will condemn her to a life alone. Haunted by children and controlled by her husband, Yerma’s awakening ends in an unspeakable crime of passion and revenge. Set in contemporary society and told through the lens of an all female cast in its original language- Spanish, Caldera’s radical interpretation of this classic will take audiences to the brink.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 14, 2024
Yerma will be presented Saturdays in September beginning September 7th, 2024 through September 28th, 2024 at The East Side Cafe Community Center. Set in contemporary society and told through the lens of an all female cast in its original language- Spanish, Caldera's radical interpretation of Lorca's classic will take audiences to the brink.
by Amanda Callas - Jul 13, 2024
A glamorous, pansexual, queer 1930s romp through the world of artists, playwrights, interior decorators, and their lovers, Design for Living was an instant hit with the sold-out audience on the afternoon I attended, who loved every minute of it.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 6, 2024
A rare revival of “Design for Living,” Noël Coward’s witty, charming romantic comedy that was banned in 1930s London for its risqué content and bawdy themes, opens this weekend at the Odyssey Theatre in a production directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Check out the photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2024
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble will present Design for Living, a witty and charming romantic comedy by Noël Coward that was banned in 1930s London for its risqué content and bawdy themes. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2024
Join the Art of Acting Studio for SHAKES NIGHT LIVE, a fun-filled evening of Shakespearean comedies. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fight AIDS.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2023
Coeurage Ensemble, LA's Pay What You Want performance company, in association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, has announced Rent: In Concert for two shows only on Saturday, March 18, at 8pm, and Sunday, March 19, at 2pm.
by Kay Kudukis - Jan 16, 2023
What did our critic think of A BRIGHT NEW BOISE at Dezart Performs?
by BWW - Dec 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by BWW - Dec 12, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by BWW - Dec 5, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2022
Coeurage Ensemble presents its first in-person production since 2019 — a reimagined staging of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. This is also the first production under the leadership of new artistic director Amanda McRaven; it will be directed by Reena Dutt with Rebecca Graul serving as musical director. Check out photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2022
Coeurage Ensemble, LA's Pay What You Want performance company, has announced its first in-person production since 2019 — a reimagined staging of Jonathan Larson's Rent.
