Singing
Singing Credits
Irene’s singing credits include Organizer, Lead Performer (Group and Solo) for Words of Women at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Organizer, Lead Performer (Group and Solo) for Le Jazz Hot! at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Performer (Group and Solo) for 90s R&B at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Jazz Vocalist for Live Jazz at Emilio’s; Jazz Vocalist for the Red Fox Room Piano Bar; and Vocalist (Solo) for RADA Cabarets.
Irene’s musical theatre performance credits include Maria in The Sound of Music (JFT), Mad Mary and Call Girl in Songs from Bedlam and Rachel in SOAR (Firehouse Theatre); Mina and Nancy in The Asylum of Dr. Murnau (Misfits Theatre Collective); Ma in Patchwork, Mayor in The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Mrs. Mouse in The Tailor of Gloucester, and Ms. Crenshaw in Hugs and Kisses (Regional and National Tours with Virginia Repertory Theatre’s Theatre IV).
Public Speaking and Workshop Facilitation
Public Speaking and Workshop Facilitation Credits
Irene’s public speaking and workshop facilitation credits include Guest Speaker for the Women Take the Stage Event at Richmond Performing Arts Alliance; Lead Instructor and Facilitator on Arts Integration and Dramatic Play for the Association for Directors of Early Childhood Education; Workshop Instructor and Guest Speaker on Story Drama Curriculum Creation at VA Theatre Association’s Conference; Workshop Leader for multiple Greater Richmond Wolf Trap events including Cocktails and Conversations, Family Night, Demonstrations, etc.; Workshop Facilitator and Lead Instructor for RPAA’s GenWorth Brightlights Events, and more.
Event Hosting and Public Appearances
Event Hosting and Public Appearance Credits
Irene’s Event Hosting and Public Appearance Credits include Hosting the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Dominion Energy Jazz Cafe Interview with Mr. Showtime a.k.a. Scott Wichmann; Speaking on Channel 12 News on Your Side About Town Segment to promote Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s production of GASLIGHT; Organizing, Facilitating, and Hosting Virginia Rep’s Winter Unity Festival; Hosting and Interviewing actor and performer Jon El-Jor for a private event, and more!
Mr. Showtime a.k.a. Scott Wichmann and his band entertain a virtual audience during the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Dominion Energy Jazz Cafe. Irene Kuykendall hosts an interview with Mr. Showtime, which begins at the 34:00 mark.
Visit the following site to view an interview of Director, Irene Kuykendall and Actress, Lindsey Zelli, as they share details of Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s production of GASLIGHT: https://www.12onyourside.com/video/2022/08/29/swift-creek-mill-theatre-play-gaslight-kicks-off-sept/