Into the Absurd with Tina Brock

EP 047: Philadelphia Here I Come: Celebrating Kirsten Quinn's Heritage and Luminosity


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Kirsten Quinn is a founding member of the Irish Heritage Theatre and has performed in Philadelphia Here I Come, Juno and The Paycock, Molly Sweeney, By the Bog of Cats, Lay Me Down Softly and Woman and Scarecrow. She has also performed in many productions with The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium including Rhinoceros, The Castle, Betty's Summer Vacation, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Arsonists, The Empire Builders and others.

Kirsten holds an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh (Acting) and is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Community College of Philadelphia. In addition to her work with IHT and IRC Kirsten has acted in over sixty productions including shows at the Wilma, the Lantern, The PAC, Isis Productions, EgoPo Classic Theatre, Seagull Productions, InterAct, The Eagle Theatre, The Eternal Spiral Project (founder), New City Stage, Montgomery Theatre, The Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Luna Theatre, Dan Hodge's Independent Shakespeare Company, and many others. Kirsten recently won the 2016-17 Phindie Critics' Award for Best Actress for Molly Sweeney and was nominated along with the rest of the Ensemble for a Barrymore Award for Ego Po's The Seagull. She is also the recipient of a Bronze Telly Award and the Irish Echo Community Champion Award.

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