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  • FUN HOME
    UNDERSTUDY ADULT ALISON
    Directed by Addie Gorlin Han
    Theatre Latté Da

    THE WINTER’S TALE
    PERDITA, TIME, EMILIA
    Directed by Ben Lohrberg
    Twisted Canon

    HELEN
    MESSENGER, CHORUS, UNDERSTUDY HELEN
    Directed by Marcela Lorca
    Music by JD Steele
    Ten Thousand Things

    I AM BETTY (premiere and remount)
    WALLY, ENSEMBLE
    Dir. Maija García
    Music by Denise Prosek
    History Theatre

    TOIL AND TROUBLE (regional premiere)
    BETH
    Dir. Brandon Raghu
    Yellow Tree Theatre

    A CHRISTMAS CAROL
    UNDERSTUDY BELLE (perf.), FAN, FRED’S WIFE
    Directed by Joseph Haj
    Guthrie Theatre

    A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
    LYSANDER, PETER QUINCE
    Directed by Willie E. Jones III
    Theatre in the Round

    AQUELARRES (premiere)
    ALBA
    Directed by Madeline Wall
    The Birth Play Project

    LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST
    PRINCESS OF FRANCE
    Directed by Hannah Steblay
    Minneapolis Shakespeare in the Parks

  • TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
    PANDARUS
    Directed by Michelle O’Neill
    Guthrie Dowling Studio

    STUPID F*CKING BIRD
    NINA
    Directed by Bruce Roach
    UMN/Guthrie BFA Program

    APPROPRIATE
    TONI LAFAYETTE
    Directed by H Adam Harris
    UMN/Guthrie BFA

    MACBETH
    MACBETH (shared)
    Directed by Michael Brown
    Globe Education Program , London

    ANTIGONE
    CHORUS LEADER
    Directed by Ben Lohrberg
    UMN/Guthrie BFA Program

    MEASURE FOR MEASURE
    PROVOST
    Directed by Michelle O’Neill
    UMN/Guthrie BFA Program

    THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
    MADAME, FEATURED DANCER
    Directed by Bill Church
    Interlochen Arts Academy

    VIOLET
    RADIO SINGER
    Directed by Laura Mittelstaedt
    Interlochen Arts Academy

  • AN OCEAN AWAY - workshop & reading
    ENSEMBLE
    Written by Andrei Kureichik
    Directed by Vladimir Rovinsky
    Theatre Novi Most

    SORTED - workshop
    LOUETTE
    Written by Whitney Rowland
    Directed by Laura Leffler
    The Playwright’s Center

    THE WHITE PLAGUE - workshop & reading
    ZOYA
    Written by Andrei Kureichik
    Directed by Vladimir Rovinksy
    Theatre Novi Most

    SHE’S COME UNDONE - workshop
    ROBERTA, DOTTIE
    Composed by Michael Holland
    Music Directed by Jason Hansen
    Theatre Latté Da

    ALIEN OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY - workshop & reading
    AS-P2, EB-1
    Written by Chloé Hung
    Directed by Eric Ting
    The Playwright’s Center

    LATE LEARNING - workshop
    Written by Marj O'Neill-Butler
    Directed by Shalee Cole Mauleón
    The Playwright’s Center

    THE IRREPRESSIBLE MAGIC OF THE TROPICS - workshop
    VICTORIA
    Written by Julián Mesri
    The Playwright’s Center

    THE EIGHTH FLOOR - workshop & reading
    BRENDA, PATRICIA
    Composed by Denise Prosek
    Directed by Kelli Foster Warder
    The History Theatre

  • GUTHRIE 60TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
    CABARET SOLOIST
    Accompanied by Wesley Frye

    SONDHEIM SOIREE (self-produced)
    ONE-WOMAN SHOW
    Accompanied by Wesley Frye

    VERITIES (premiere)
    CABARET SINGER
    Written and Directed by Anthony Stanton
    Accompanied by David Lohman

  • Projects Liv hopes to add to their resume soon:

    DREAM ROLES
    Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady
    Emma in Emma
    Dot in Sunday in the Park With George
    Emma in People, Places, and Things
    Julie Jordan in Carousel
    Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing
    Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing
    Cathy in The Last Five Years
    Kate in Seminar

    DREAM SHOWS (to direct or act in!)
    Sweeney Todd
    Fun Home
    Twelfth Night
    Matilda
    Waitress
    Macbeth
    Bridges of Madison County
    Antigone

    DREAM PROJECTS
    New work! Always!
    Queering Shakespeare, Greeks, and other classic texts
    Biopic projects
    Experimenting with new music compositions
    Creative cabarets
    Reworking Golden Age musicals
    Working with students/young performers
    Puppets
    Site-specific work



Photo by Junia Marrow

Recent Reviews

  • A person with short brown hair laughing, wearing a white garment with a stethoscope and a blue medical mask hanging from their neck, indoors with curtains in the background.

    “Kemp is especially moving as a messenger who despairs over the horrific number of lives lost on both sides for what was the mere illusion of a noble cause.”

    - Talkin’ Broadway, Helen

  • A young woman with short brown hair is illuminated by the screen of a MacBook laptop in a dark room, showing a surprised or focused expression.

    “Olivia Kemp is deliciously evil, just completely going for it with no reservations.”

    -Cherry and Spoon, Toil and Trouble

  • A woman sitting on a box in a bedroom decorated with pink and purple neon lights, holding a cigarette and laughing. The room has an unmade bed, some hanging clothes, vintage posters, and swords on the wall.

    “Olivia Kemp plays Beth as someone who knows what they want and how to get it, masterfully playing off the men’s desire for her to manipulate them into doing what she wants.”

    -Stages of MN, Toil and Trouble

  • “Kudos to Olivia Kemp as [Marjorie's] convincing love interest.”

    - Pioneer Press, I Am Betty

  • Group of women on stage holding signs advocating for women's rights and equality, with colorful posters and a theatrical setting.

    “A stellar ensemble cast [who] all have strong, gorgeous singing voices and excellent acting skills.”

    -Play Off The Page, I Am Betty

  • A woman in a sparkly dress and long gloves singing into a microphone, performing on stage in black and white.

    “With the most stunning vocals I’ve heard in some time, Olivia Kemp kills it with her rendition of 'New York, New York.’”

    - Fringe Audience Review, Verities