Kelly Eviston-Quinnett is the Head of Performance at the University of Idaho, as well as the CO National VICE CHAIR of KCATF. Her impressive career has led to numerous accolades, including the National Irene Ryan Scholarship presented by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. This prestigious award resulted in a development contract with ABC, and she went on to appear in several notable television shows, including ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
Kelly's film credits include THE RIVER MURDERS with Ray Liotta, WITHOUT A LADDER with Jack Bannon, FRANK with John Gries and Britt Robertson, HOME OF THE BRAVE with Samuel Jackson, MOZART AND THE WHALE with Josh Hartnett, THE BASKET with Peter Coyote, MR. WRITE with Paul Reiser and Martin Mull, and BROTHERS AND SISTERS with Franco Nero and Stefano Accorsi.
In addition to her screen work, Kelly has had a successful career in theater, with credits including What the Constitution Means to Me?, ReEntry, GO.PLEASE.GO. by Emily Feldman at Montana Repertory Theatre, National New Play Network's rolling premiere of Lucky Me by Robert Caisley, Bus Stop with Ellen Travolta, Circle Mirror Transformation, Noises Off, Grace and Glory, and many more.
Kelly has had the privilege of being a guest artist for the MFA Playwriting Workshop at the Kennedy Center with the National New Play Network, and has worked on plays with and by renowned playwrights such as Steve Yockey, Martyna Majok, Meg Miroshnik, Michael Mitnick, Dan Le Franc, Aurin Squire, and Lindsey Ferrentino. She was recently featured in the workshop performance of Randy Reinholz' Under a Big Sky with Sheila Tousey.
Kelly's numerous awards and honors include the National KCACTF, Special Achievement in Performance as Medea in Medea:Her Story, making her the first ever Uta Hagen Teaching Award recipient and the Mayor's Arts Award recipient for Outstanding Achievement in Arts Education.
