Cassidy Kemp-Woffenden

 

Cassidy is an emerging actor and artist who recently graduated from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School. Prior to Toi, she spent a year studying filmmaking at Te Pūkenga and was twice the recipient of Best Film as well as Best Director at the Ara Broadcasting School Shorts Competition

On stage Cassidy recently played the titular Mr. Burns in Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play directed by Stella Reid and The First Lady in ‘Fucking A’ , directed by Keagan Carr-Fransch. She also enjoyed a two week season of queer clown show Naturally Curious at BATS Theatre

Cassidy is an  expressive performer with a playful, intuitive approach to her work. As a proud trans woman, she believes in the power of art to inspire change and is committed to embodying the representation she didn’t have in her youth.


Hair Colour
Brown
Location
Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau
Age Range
18 - 30

Ethnicity
New Zealand European
Height
183cm
Eye Colour
Blue


Full CV

  • Short FIlm
    2024 - Stage Challenge -Jordyn - Director - Stella Reid

    Theatre
    2024 - Fucking A - The First Lady - Director - Keagan Carr-Fransch
    2024 - Lick off My Tears, Death is Also Dying - Ensemble - Director - Sofija Milic
    2023 - Naturally Curious - Multiple - Director - Fingal Pollock - Potentially Playing Productions
    2023 - Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play - Mr Burns - Director - Stella Reid
    2023 - Bodiless Futures - Ensemble - Director - Emele Ugavule
    2023 - Tu Te Ihi Tu Te Wehi Ti Te Wana, A Potluck (Touring) - Various - Director - Trae Te Wiki & Sepelini Mua'au
    2022 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Honey - Director - Erina Daniels & Tawhi Thomas
    2020 - The Quarantine Diaries - Various - The Court Youth Company
    2019 - Brainstorm - Various - The Court Youth Company
    2019 - Boudica - Ensemble - Director - Dan Bain - The Court Youth Company
    2019 - Coq a Vin - Lead - Director - Mike Friend - Lyttleton Arts Factory
    2018 - Against the Head - Lead - Director - Mike Friend - Lyttleton Arts Factory

  • 2022 - 2024 - Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School
    2021 - Massive Theatre Foundations Workshop
    2019 - 2020 - The Court Theatre Youth Company
    2019 - Zen Zen Zo NZ Stomp - Lynn Bradley & Alys Hill
    2018 - 2109 - Advanced Drama Classes - Mike Friend

  • Accents - American, British RP, Australian, Irish
    Swimmer
    Rock climbing / Bouldering
    River Kayaking
    Netball
    Sword Fighting
    Mo-Cap

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