Biography for Kerry A. Onxley
Kerry A. Onxley has been a theatre specialist for young people ages 5 to 18 for the Calcasieu Parish School System and the Children’s Theatre Company for the past 35 years. Mr. Onxley is a graduate of McNeese State University in Theatre Arts and studied Directing for Shakespeare at the Juilliard School in New York City. He currently serves as Project Director for the Louisiana Theatre Festival and Festival Director for the Louisiana Thespian Festival. He has chaired the committee for Theatre Arts for Louisiana State Department of Education and served as Leadership Coach for the Educational Theatre Association for 12 years. He is a recipient of the 2009 Citizen of the Arts awarded by the City of Lake Charles and was inducted into the Educational Theatre Association’s 2013 Hall of Fame. Many of his actors work professionally in the performance industry and was selected Season 11 Mentor by American Idol finalist Joshua Ledet.
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