Kimmy Gatewood is an award winning performer, director, writer, and
producer in New York City. Kimmy received directorial training under Bob Moss (Playwright’s Horizon) and Kirsten
Ames (HBO, Aspen Comedy Festival). Kimmy has four highly acclaimed solo show under her belt, (Sugar Coated, Look on the Bright Side, You're a Bear, The Engagement). She specializes in collaborative, original works in both film and stage to great success. Credits include: Nerdcore Rising (feature film, producer/co-director with Negin Farsad), The Watchlist (Comedy Central), Kidnapped by Craiglist(ECNY Best Director Nomination) by Katie Goan & Nitra Gutierrez, Bootleg Islam (NY International
Fringe Festival), My Pony’s
in the Garage (NY International Fringe Festival), Mothers of Invention (NY Fringe, Vancouver Fringe, Victoria Fringe), and Tales from the Big House (Fruity Award Nominated).
Kimmy wrote for the Oxygen Network’s series, Oh!
After Dark with her amazing writing partner, Canedy Knowles, and is published in the book The Complete
Idiots Guide to Jokes.
Kimmy got her BFA in Acting from Syracuse Universtiy and currently teaches improv, characters, and dialects at the PIT. She is available for private coaching and solo show development. Please contact kimmy [at] kimmygatewood [dot] com
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Mothers
of Invention
written and performed by Laura Poe
directed and developed by Kimmy Gatewood 2006 New York International Fringe Festival
Coming soon to Mo Pitkins
TIME OUT chose Mothers of Invention as one of the TOP 6 COMEDIES
in the New York Fringe Festival!
A Hot Fringe PIXX by hellohilarious.com!
Full
Review!
"Laura Poe brilliantly and hilariously brings to life six women"
"Kimmy Gatewood, the director, makes all the action flow seamlessly"
"Poe is truly a mother of invention herself and deserves much applause."
-nytheatre.com
A potato farmer, a junk-food junkie and a corporate climber clash over
the recall of genetically modified hallucinogenic potato chips.
TALES FROM THE BIG HOUSE
Fruity Award nominated ROBIN CLOUD presents Tales from the
Big House
Written and Performed by Robin Cloud
Directed by Kimmy Gatewood Premiered
12/20/05 @ the PIT Fresh Fruit Festival 2006
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BOOTLEG ISLAM
Written and Performed by Negin Farsad
Directed and Developed by Kimmy Gatewood
Wall Street Journal calls Bootleg "smart, funny and fascinating"
Curtain Up raves, "poised and humorous, with an uncanny ear for
accent and language" "Mullah this over: Amy Chan's fine AV
support, Kimmy Gatewood's direction, and
Negin Farsad's talent and polish make for a very funny and Iran-ic production."
NYTheatre.com calls Bootleg a "smart comedy...Farsad is an engaging
performer with a gift for character sketches."
Dallas Morning News says Bootleg Islam "shines" at the
2005 Dallas Comedy Festival!
The Chicago Tribune says Negin Farsad is "sharp, with Janeane
Garaofalo wit."
In Bootleg Islam, comedy award-nominated and critically acclaimed
sketch comedian, Negin Farsad presents an unconventional perspective
on her controversial homeland – Iran. Sure women are “second
class” citizens and enriched uranium lines the streets, but boy
does this fundamentalist Muslim country make for some hilarious comedy!
My Pony's in the Garage
Written and Performed by Eileen Kelly
Directed and Developed by Kimmy Gatewood
"Appealing...genuine...poignant...the real deal..." -NJ Star-Ledger
"The humor of this one-woman show reminded me of a middle-class
version of the film The Royal Tenenbaums or the television show Arrested
Development. It was witty, sarcastic and honest." -NY
COOL
"Eileen Kelly's memoir is as simple as it is direct, and
as earnest as it is genuine...a show worthy of a life beyond the Fringe." -Irish Echo
"This is one of the best-written and best-performed shows
in the festival. If you ever get a chance to see Eileen Kelly on stage,
grab it; she's a thoroughly class act." -hyreviews.com
"...a joyful celebration of family, no matter how crazy that family
may be." --nytheatre.com
"I was laughing out loud...What an amazing life story...I
see this definitley moving forward after the fringe festival is over.
Her heartfelt and funny portrayal of her family is something everyone
can realate to and something that I truly hope she has an oportunity
to share with many others." --fringe-icals.com
2005 NY FRINGE FESTIVAL! Visit My
Pony's in the Garage Official Website!
For tickets and schedule visit NYC
Fringe Festival Official Website My Pony's in the Garage a one woman show by Eileen
Kelly, directed by Kimmy Gatewood
Eileen Kelly is in the semi-finals for Nick at Nite's America's
Funniest Mom!!
Take a trip down memory lane with Eileen Kelly as she reminisces about
overdosing on baby aspirin at age five, being electrocuted with Christmas
candles at age nine and other childhood rites of passage before
people got so hung up on child safety.
Eileen's first run of this show was at the Tank and she was 8 months
pregnant with twins! She has since performed it at The Pit (with the
babies on the otherside!)
SCarrie: The Musical Book by Joel Abbott, Kimmy Gatewood, Vince Gatton, Matt Morrow
and Nathan Phillips
"a rollicking, raunchy parody of the Stephen King novel"
"It was the liveliest, funniest Monday night"
-Pittsburg Post-Gazzette 8/24/06
Perhaps Nietzche...
written/directed by Kimmy Gatewood
Premiered at Gotham City Improv at "Midnights"
Starring Michelle O'Connor, Jerry Miller, Adam Bloom, Jon Mac and Kimmy
Gatewood
The Odd Couple (female version) by Neil Simon
directed by Kimmy Gatewood
Syracuse Black Box Theatre Back to Top
Look what Kimmy's students say!
".
I found the teaching from Kimmy was out of this world it was truly a
life changing experience. I encourage any one that wants to take a stab
at Improv go no where else. "
-Paul Roles, Financial Adviser
"The skills I learned apply to most things in life; whether
it's personal relationships where the "yes, and" exercise
reminds you to stay open and receptive and flexible as does the "here,
I brought you a present," scenario, which teaches you to basically
shut up and put up, also useful in certain life situations. Strangely,
I feel like I can apply some of the improv skills to my efforts in journalism
where the need to work with what you're given is important. Improv teaches
you to relax, think on your feet, have fun, and trust the people you're
working with. What more do you need in life?"
- Sheila Calahan, Journalist
“Kimmy is a fantastic teacher!" -Matt Warbet,
Actor
" Kimmy knows how to draw out the improvisor in even the most inexperienced
of actors." - Richard Lurie, Actor
“Helping people get motivated/organized/realistic about how
to get it done - both artistically and business wise.”
-Virginia Scott, Director, Planet Banana
"If you have never put up a show before, or even if you have,
their advice reminds you how possible it is to put up your show and
not go broke (or crazy)."
- Nina Morrison, Director/Writer
“Jen and Kimmy break the whole process down into realistic
chunks.”
-Robin Gelfenban, Solo Performer
“I finally started writing again. You two are the gurus of
the follow through! Thank you, thank you!
-Sara Alan, Actor/Writer
"So much useful information packed into three hours!"
-Ann Carr, Solo performer
