Keight Leighn
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Born in Boston, Kate grew up in Lexington, MA, before moving to Chicago
to attend DePaul Theatre School, where she was the first to student in
the acting conservatory to double major (BA philosophy). At age 16,
Kate began creating and performing farcical opening acts for the
punk-cabaret rock band, The Dresden Dolls; and was also the youngest to
study at Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysteric Theater for their
Blueprint Series in New York City. In Chicago, after attending The
Second City, she wrote and produced a musical parody which led her to
study and perform improv comedy. After moving to Los Angeles, she began
studying at The Upright Citizen Brigade and formed the multimedia
sketch and improv team, The Flashlites. In addition to performing
regularly around town, Kate has co-written, produced and acted in three
short films with The Flashlites; as well as co-creating the weekly
comedy show, CAMP!, and the monthly variety show, Shut Up & Enjoy. In
January 2013, The Flashlites began pre-production for their first
feature film.