director, writer, teacher, coach. A 20-year resident of New York City, Kurt had a great performing career in regionals, Broadway and National Tours. He was on staff at Manhattan Theater Club and Broadway Online Inc. before repatriating to Chicago to concentrate on directing and writing. Kurt taught and directed music theatre majors at Chicago College of Performing Arts before becoming one of the co-founders of SoloChicago Theatre Company whose production of Churchill, the Play was a runaway hit in Chicago before moving to New York City to play a 6-month run at New World Stages. Kurt also directed & produced SoloChicago's critically acclaimed The Unfortunates. Kurt has directed at such theaters as New World Stages (NYC), The Auditorium Theatre, Light Opera Works, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Apple Tree Theater, and of course SoloChicago. Kurt will be directing The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey at Chicago’s American Blues Theater in the spring. Hello Kitty Must Die is not the only work Kurt's written for the stage. His first was as co-author of The NOT Mikado which toured and came dangerously close to making it to Broadway. You can read more about his work at kurtjohns.com