NAME:
Mr. Kilgore
SCHOOL:
Forest Ridge Academy
CLASS:
Drama and Pre-Algebra
SCHOOL PHONE:
219-756-7300
Mr. Kilgore holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre and Television Arts from
Valparaiso University. In 1998, he founded a non-profit children's touring
theatre called The Giving Tree Theatre Company. Mr. Kilgore served as
Artistic Director of The Giving Tree for six years, writing, producing and
acting in more than a half-dozen different plays for children. Some of the
shows Mr. Kilgore wrote and performed in for The Giving Tree included:
TABITHA TOODLEMEYER, YOUR PANTS ARE ON FIRE!, MINDY ANNA JONES AND THE QUEST
FOR KING ABACUS, and SLEEPING JUDY AND THE ATOMIC MISFITS. The Giving Tree
gave more than 400 performances of these and other shows at elementary
schools throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana - including
several performances right here at Forest Ridge!