Wil Kilroy

Wil Kilroy is a professor and department head of theatre arts at New Mexico State University, having previously taught at the University of Southern Maine. Along with Mala Powers and Lisa Dalton, Wil co-founded the National Michael Chekhov Association which offers acting workshops nationally. As an actor Wil has lived and performed in New York and Los Angeles, but now calls Las Cruces home, where the majestic Organ mountains provided endless hiking opportunities year-round with the warm weather and there's no snow to shovel! Wil has been active with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and has received 3 bronze medallions from that organization. As a director Wil's shows range from A Midsummer Night's Dream to RENT. In addition to contributing to books listed here, Wil has contributed book reviews and was a competition finalist with his screenplay, "Nana's Slippers". Wil has devised and authored theatre pieces including "American Journeys" which toured in England and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Between Iraq and a Hard Place". In the fall of 2020 he premiered an original piece, co-authored with students and colleagues, focused on current events entitled: Letters to the Future.