KAYLA DEWEES
About
Kayla Dewees is an actress of sixteen years, having started her career in community theatre, she worked her way into the theatre and acting program at Arizona State University in 2016, where she discovered a love for acting in film and tv. She graduated early in the fall semester of 2019.
Kayla's most recent role was the lead character of Sammi in the feature film titled 'American Stream" in 2022. The film follows a couple, Sammi and Kyle, as Kyle pursues a career in live streaming video games. Her previous work has been in many different short films and plays. One of her recent theatre roles was in an ASU MainStage production titled "The flick" by Annie Baker, where Kayla starred as the role of Rose. Her work in 2021 consisted of a short film titled "Do I Know You?" in which she wrote and took on the role of "Alex." The film was directed by Moses Lawi.
Kayla is currently pursuing more work on film and tv productions with the ambition of being cast in a wide variety of roles.
Acting Reel
Education
Noteable Work
2016-2019
Arizona State University
Bachelors of Art in Theatre with a Concentration in Acting and a Minor in Film
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ASU Casting Workshop - Deborah Aquila and Tricia Wood
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Acting for Television and Film - Sean Nelson
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Voice and Acting - Micha Espinosa
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Meisner - David Barker
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Movement - Jeffory McMahon
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Acting: Research and Performance - William Partlan
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Vocal Lessons - Donald Carpenter
2022
'American Stream'
2021
'Do I Know you?'
2020
'Aliyah'
Directed by Chandler Chavez
Feature Film
Role: Sammi (Lead)
Directed by Moses Lawi
Short Film
Role: Alex (Lead)
Directed by Abraham Zeiger
Capstone Short Film
Role: Sophie (Lead)