In addition to professional academic endeavors, Kyle also participates in both professional and amateur creative productions. He has been involved with stage theatre, cinema, prose writing, and podcasting in the capacities of acting, writing, producing, and directing. Read on for details about some of his proudest creative projects!
Guest Speaker / Podcasting
Dark Knight Returns Academic Round Table with Dr. Garret Castleberry
Academy Awards Discussion on the Hollywood Cast Connection
Writing
Forthcoming (Fall 2021) article on giving holiday toasts in EdibleOKC
Writing for The Cookie Jar (2016), a performance art event hosted by the University of North Texas Department of Communication
Best writing nominee for A House Divided (2013), an official entry for The Art Institute of Dallas' annual Horror Film Race
Commissioned to write adaptation of Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) into stage format ("Caligari's Coffin," 2014) for Royse City High School
Featured author for the 2013 issue of Texas A&M Commerce's literary journal, the Mayo Review. Recognition was granted for writing Good Morning, Bacon, I've Missed You [playscript] and Servants Grim [prose]
Directing
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Dramatis Personae, by Don Nigro. Official qualifier for the Texas University Interscholastic League One-Act Play competition. Produced by Krum High School (2017)
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The Cookie Jar (2016), co-directed with Matea Ivanovic for the University of North Texas
Acting
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Played the Explorer in Gregory Austin McConnell's indie cult film, Sprouting Orchids (2014)
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Performed in multiple film festival productions, including the Dallas Horror Film Race's Rest for the Wicked (2012) and A House Divided
Participated in a variety of academic stage productions including Dracula (as Van Helsing), The White Rose (Agent Mahler), You Can't Take It With You (Kolinkov), and A Plague of Angels (Dr. Bill Mills)
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Service
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Credited in Special Thanks of programs for Sarah Friday's Burning Times (University of North Texas, 2015) and Emily McCormack's Wallflowers (UNT, 2016) for dramaturgical feedback on performance art pieces
Jury Member for the University Interscholastic League's Young Filmmaker's Festival (2013)
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