Kirsty Morrison

About:

Kirsty (she/her) is a queer, Scottish actor-musician who plays the clàrsach, fiddle, guitar and ukulele. She is an alumnus of RCS Juniors and New College Lanarkshire and has a passion for directing and developing new work.

*Kirsty holds an Irish passport and therefore is eligible to work in the UK and EU.

Bio:

Pronouns: She/Her

Height: 5’6″

Playing Age Range: 16-25

Nationality: Scottish/Irish

Visa Status: Permission to Work in the UK

Skills:

Accents: Central Scottish*, American (General), American (California), Australian, Belfast, Cockney, Essex, Glaswegian, Hebrides, Heightened RP, Irish (Northern), London, RP, Scottish (Standard), West Country, Yorkshire

Dance: Ballet, Ceiidh*, Commercial*, Dance-General*, Jazz*, Tap

Singing: Actor-Musician*, Actor-Singer*, Alto*, Cabaret*, Choral*, Comedic-Legit*, Contemporary*, Estill Voice Training Level 1 & 2, Folk*, Harmony*, Mezzo-Soprano*, Pop, Riffing, Self-Accompaniment*, Sight Reading, Singing-General*

Music: Actor-Musician*, Clàrsach*, Fiddle (Scottish), Guitar, Self-Accompaniment*, Sight Reading, Ukulele, Violin

Previous Qualifications: HND Musical Theatre, New Lanarkshire College (2021)

Other: Barista*, Bartender, Car Driving Licence, Cycling, Latte Art*, Pilates, Skiing, Swimming, Weight Training

*Denotes high proficiency or native accent

Work Experience:

Adult Woman (Cover Wendla Bergman), Spring Awakening, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Louise Shepard)

Leaf Coneybear/Clàrsach/Violin/Ukulele (Assistant Director), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, RCS (dir. Tom Cooper)

Detective Keller/Ensemble, She Loves Me, RCS (dir. Vik Sivalingham)

Soloist, Drive: Volume 5, Drive Official (dir. Chiara Sparkes and Ross Baxter)

Mary, Merrily We Roll Along (Workshop), RCS (dir. Tom Cooper)

Elle Woods, Legally Blonde, Hill Street Theatre/Ed Fringe (dir. Catriona Lamb)

Featured Soloist (Dance Captain), Christmas at the Conservatoire, RCS (dir. Tom Cooper)

Miss Gardner, Carrie: The Musical, New College Lanarkshire (dir. Francis Lyons)

Fairy Tallulah/Ensemble, Sleeping Beauty Pantomim, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (dir. Amanda Beveridge)