Keenon Hooks
Keenon Hooks
Equity Membership Candidate, SDC
Height: 5'7 Weight: 190
Voice: Tenor 1
Direction/Choreography:
The Wiz | Director | Actors Repertory Theatre |
Seussical Jr. | Director | Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory |
Winter Wonderettes | Director/Choreographer | Santa Paula Theater Center/SVCAC |
25th Annual... Spelling Bee | Director/Choreographer (StageSceneLa Award) | Grove Theatre Center |
Kiss Me Kate | Director/Choreographer | Warner Grand Theatre |
The Drowsy Chaperone | Choreographer | Oregon Cabaret Theatre |
Irvin Berlin's White Christmas | Choreographer | Musical Theatre West |
" | " | San Diego Musical Theatre |
Joseph... Dreamcoat | Choreographer | Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre |
My Fair Lady | Choreographer | Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre |
Verdi's Otello | Choreographer | Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre |
All Shook Up | Choreographer | Studio C Performing Arts/El Portal Theatre |
Sister Act the musical | Choreographer | Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center |
Bare: a pop opera | Choreographer (StageSceneLa Award) | Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center |
Forever Paid: Plaid Tidings | Choreographer | Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center |
Berlin: The Music of Irving Berlin | Choreographer | Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center |
25th Annual... Spelling Bee | Choreographer (Broadway World Award Nom) | Morgan-Wixson Theatre |
Urinetown the musical | Choreographer (StageSceneLa Award) | Morgan-Wixson Theatre |
The Best is Yet to Come New Years Eve | Choreographer | Cabrillo Music Theatre |
13 the musical | Choreographer | Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory |
" | Chorepgrapher (NYA Award) | Panic! Productions |
Bring it On: the musical | Choreographer (NYA Award) | Panic! Productions |
Disney's Camp Rock the musical | Choreographer (NYA Award) | Panic! Productions |
The Wiz | Co-Choreographer | Narbonne High School |
Singing in the Rain | Co-Choreographer | Narbonne High School |
42nd St | Associate Choreographer | Palos Verdes Performing Arts |
9 to 5 | Assistant Director | Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center/Fred H. |
A New Day: Concert for a Cause | Assistant Director | Los Angeles Urban League/Jeffrey Polk |
Memphis the musical | Assistant Choreographer (Ovation Nom.) | Cabrillo Music Theatre/Kenna M. Garcia |
Fiddler on the Roof | Assistant Choreographer | Utah Festival Opera/Maggie Herrer |
Faust | Assistant Choreographer | Utah Festival Opera/Daniel Heifgot |
Kiss Me Kate | Assistant Choreographer | Utah Festival Opera/Maggie Herrer |
The Mikado | Assistant Choreographer | Performance Riverside/Valerie Rachelle |
A Christmas Carol: The Musical | Assistant Choreographer | Norris Theatre/Alexis Carra |
The All Night Strut | Dance Captain | SLO Repertory Theatre |
The Producers (Original Choreography) | Dance Captain | Cabrillo Music Theatre//Matthew Vargo |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas | Dance Captain | San Diego Musical Theatre |
Oklahoma! | Dance Captain | Performance Riverside/Valerie Rachelle |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Dance Captain | Relevant Stage Theatre Company |
Musical Theatre:
Pippin | Leading Player (StageSceneLa Award) | SVCAC/Fred Helsel |
Hairspray | Seaweed J. Stubbs (StageSceneLa Award) | SVCAC/Becky Castells |
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings | Sparky (StageSceneLa Award) | SVCAC/Fred Helsel |
A Chorus Line (original choreography) | Richie Walters | Norris Theatre/Robert Marra |
" | Richie Walters (StageSceneLa Award) | Broadway at the Gardens/Ron Kellum |
The All Night Strut | Man 1 | Oregon Cabaret Theatre/Michael Jenkinson |
" | Man 1/Dance Captain | SLO Repertory Theatre/Michael Jenkinson |
42nd St | Andy Lee | Palos Verdes Performing Arts |
Joseph... Dreamcoat | Judah | Utah Festival Opera/Valerie Rachelle |
My Fair Lady | Harry/Ensemble | Utah Festival Opera/Valerie Rachelle |
Urinetown: the musical | Hot Blades Harry (Geoffrey Award) | Morgan-Wixson Theatre/Valerie Rachelle |
Kiss Me Kate | Paul | Chance Theatre, TACFA/Janet Miller |
" | Paul (Broadway World Award Nom.) | Relevant Stage/Ray Buffer |
" | Ralph | Utah Festival Opera/Maggie Herrer |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Daniel/Dance Captain | Relevant Stage/Lindsay Taylor |
Crazy for You | Mingo - Cowboy Trio (StageSceneLa Award) | Candlelight Pavilion/Neil Dale |
Singing in the Rain | Dance Ensemble | San Diego Musical Theatre/Todd Neilson |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas | Jimmy/Dance Captain | San Diego Musical Theatre/Todd Neilson |
" | Jimmy | Cabrillo Music Theatre/Todd Neilson |
" | Jimmy | Cabrillo Music Theatre/Todd Neilson |
The Producers (original choreography) | O'Houllihan/Dance Captain | Cabrillo Music Theatre/Steven Glaudini |
Happy Days: a new musical | Gil Crawford/Leopard George | Cabrillo Music Theatre/John Charron |
Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie | Francois/Dance Ensemble | Long Beach Opera/Ken Roht |
Golden Anniversary Green Show | Scum/Featured Performer | Utah Shakespeare Festival/Peter Sham |
The Music Man | Dance Ensemble | Utah Shakespeare Festival/Jeremy Mann |
" | Dance Ensemble (StageSceneLa Award) | PCPA Theaterfest/Michael Jenkinson |
In the Heights | Dance Ensemble | Pacific Conservatory Theatre/Michael J. |
Shrek the musical | Swing | Pacific Conservatory Theatre/Brad Carroll |
Oklahoma!
| Ensemble/Dance Captain | Performance Riverside/Matt Neves |
Bat Boy: The Musical | Mrs. Taylor/Rev Hightower/Roy | PCPA Conservatory Rep/Eric Stein |
Godspell | Light of the World | PCPA Theaterfest/Mark Booher |
Curtains | Swing | PCPA Theaterfest/Roger DeLaurier |
Ragtime | Harlem Pas De Deux | PCPA Theaterfest/Mark Booher |
Hot Mikado | Gentleman of Japan | PCPA Theaterfest/Brad Carroll |
West Side Story | Juano (StageSceneLa Award) | PCPA Theaterfest/Michael Jenkinson |
Cabaret | Herman | Torrance Theatre Company/Dyan Doyle |
Anything Goes | Sailor | Torrance Theatre Company/Janet Miller |
Footloose | Willard Hewitt | James Armstrong Theatre/Larry Watts |
School House Rock Live! | George | James Armstrong Theatre/Dan Watt |
Theatre:
King Richard III | US- Rivers/Grey/Blunt/Lovell | Utah Shakespeare Festival/Kathleen Conlin |
Blues for an Alabama Sky | Leland Cunningham | Minority Arts of PCPA/Corey Jones |
A Flea In Her Ear | Camille Chandebise | Marsee Theatre/Jennifer Infante |
Cabaret/Review:
Holiday Spectacular w/Shirley Jones | Featured Dancer | Cabrillo Music Theatre/Cheryl Baxter |
Imagine, Dream, Believe (World Premiere) | Featured Performer | Norris Theatre/Jeremy Mann |
Dream Halloween | Featured Performer | CAAF, Art Attack Foundation/Dan Watt |
FOSSE | Manson Trio/Featured Performer | Marsee Theatre/Jennifer Infante |
REACH Cabaret | Soloist | USF/Jason Spelbring |
Bardway Baby 2 | Chorus | Utah Shakespeare Festival/Jason Spelbring |
Dance:
La Di Da (music video) | Featured Dancer | Artist: Delaney Gibson |
Configuration | Guest Artist | ECC Concert Dance Ensemble |
Terpsichore | Dancer | ECC Concert Dance Ensemble |
The Christmas Show | Featured Dancer | ECC Concert Dance Ensemble |
Footsteps: Songs of the Beetles | Principal Dancer | KPA Fusion Dance Repertoire |
Tis' the Season | Featured Dancer | Oui Geometer Dance Company |
Celebrate | Principal Dancer | Oui Geometer Dance Company |
Soundtracks II | Dancer | Oui Geometer Dance Company |
Carnival: The Choreographers Ball | Dancer | Hollywood Key Club |
Artists Showcase | Featured Dancer | 5th Amendmant Entertainment |
Training:
Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (class of 2009)
Voice and Speech - Andrew Philpot, Corey Jones | Singing Techniques - Denise Dumeyer |
Shakespeare - Patricia Troxel | Movement for Actors/Mask - Valerie Rachelle |
Acting - Roger DeLaurier, Peter Hadres | Circus/Stage Combat - Peter Hadres, Mark Booher |
Special Skills:
Tap | 17 yrs | Kenny Bell, Jon Engstrom, Dyan Lopez-Fiamengo, Janet Miller, Vincent Benevidaz, Melissa Giattino |
Jazz | 15 yrs | Kim Bogoro, Jatisha Adams, Anna Rubin, Dan Watt, Michael Jenkinson, Bernice Boseman |
Hip Hop | 16 yrs | Quami Adams, BOSCO, Daddy Dave |
Ballet | 10 yrs | Daniel Berny, Sheilah Garren |
Basic Juggling, Minimal Spanish, Front Handspring, Double Cartwheel, Tight Rope, Stage Combat, Partner Dancing, Cane Twirling