Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

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BSR Contributor Since July 13, 2020

Kelly Conrad (she/her) is a performer, podcaster, and improv instructor based in Philly. Check out her website: www.kjconrad.com.

Kelly Conrad (she/hers) is a performer, podcaster, and improv instructor based in Philly. She holds a BA in Media Communication from Suffolk University in Boston. She performs with feminist clown pop band Girl Poop, as well as improv teams Nyteshift and Not Yet Rated. She is a regular on the podcast Eavesdropping, about the show Killing Eve. She is an improv coach and instructor. When not doing these things, Kelly enjoys reading, movies, traveling, tennis, and food. Check out her website: www.kjconrad.com

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Calling ‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’ a one-man show would be an understatement. (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Hulu presents ‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’

More than magic
‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’ is a film adaptation of a theater production that combines storytelling, magic, and audience participation to explore the complexities and contradictions of identity, for an astonishing and moving experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Reviews 4 minute read
Notes of Thoreau and Emerson, with contemporary caution: Grant Clauser’s ‘Muddy Dragon.’ (Image courtesy of Codhill Press.)

‘Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven’ by Grant Clauser

A home for fish and stars
‘Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven,’ a new collection from Pennsylvania poet Grant Clauser, evokes the hope of searching for home in a broken world. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Reviews 5 minute read
Life’s ultimate goal: writer Kelly Conrad (left) performs with an improv teammate in ‘Not Yet Rated.’ (Image courtesy of Kelly Conrad.)

On my Philly Valentine’s day, here’s what being a hopeless romantic really means

My own romantic comedy
In between performances of the annual ‘Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Rom-Com,’ writer and performer Kelly Conrad reflects on what romantic comedies have taught her about life.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Essays 4 minute read
A long walk is its own source of joy, and now there’s time to take it. (Photo by Kelly Conrad.)

I’m not writing my ‘King Lear’ in quarantine, and I’m OK with that

A hiatus from the hustle
Kelly Conrad always used to say she was busy, and thought that meant she was growing. But the pandemic forced her to revisit her tumultuous relationship with productivity.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Essays 5 minute read
How often do you wonder, what if? Yael Shavitt as Sam in ‘Split.’ (Image courtesy of Split the Series.)

Yael Shavitt’s ‘Split’ is available to stream on Amazon Prime

Two worlds of what if
The ambitious and mind-bending new TV series ‘Split,’ created by Yael Shavitt, follows the two lives of Sammy 12 years after an audition for her dream high school. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Reviews 2 minute read
Radha Blank creates and stars in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ a complex and vulnerable underdog story. (Image credit: Jeong Park/Netflix 2020.)

Netflix presents Radha Blank’s ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’

The power of your own voice
Radha Blank’s semi-autobiographical film debut, ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ follows a Black woman playwright as she balances the production of her new play in the predominantly white New York theater scene, and her desire to become a rapper. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 3 minute read
What will we do to control how others see us? Itsuki Otaki and Hideki Nagai in ‘Woman of the Photographs.’ (Image courtesy of PAAFF.)

PAAFF 2020: Takeshi Kushida’s ‘Woman of the Photographs’

Severed selves
'Woman of the Photographs,' one of the narrative features screening during the 13th annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, is a surreal Japanese film whose loose narrative is further distorted by a forced visual aesthetic. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 2 minute read
Family views: Alan Kim and Steven Yeun in ‘Minari.’ (Photo by Melissa Lukenbaugh, courtesy of A24.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’

Is the American dream enough?
Sundance Film Festival award winner ‘Minari,’ screened as one of the marquee films at the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival, is a family drama that doesn’t delve deep enough into the immigrant experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 3 minute read
An essential read for anyone invested in fighting white supremacy. (Image courtesy of Catapult.)

‘White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color,’ by Ruby Hamad

What white women must face
Ruby Hamad’s debut book, ‘White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color,’ is a provocative and powerful account of white women’s role in white supremacy and the repercussions of their position on women of color. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 3 minute read
Writer Kelly Conrad at home with the poets who inspire her. (Photo courtesy of the writer.)

During Filipino American History Month and beyond, poetry offers a rare non-colonial lens

Resistance through poetry
The Filipino poetic tradition in English has defiant roots in the American occupation of the Philippines in the 1900s. In honor of Filipino American History Month, Kelly Conrad explores history and self-identity through the rare non-colonial lens of Filipino poetry.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Essays 5 minute read
A moving outdoor performance: the ensemble of ‘Miyake’ in ‘Taiko and Dance.’ (Image courtesy of Casual Fifth.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Casual Fifth presents ‘Taiko and Dance’

Taiko takes Philly
For the Fringe, performance company Casual Fifth collaborates with mentors and friends to create ‘Taiko and Dance,’ a video presentation blending taiko, modern dance, and music. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 3 minute read
The movie starts when the sun goes down: the Drive-In at the Navy Yard. (Photo courtesy of PFS.)

Back to the drive-in: Philly joins the COVID-safe movie renaissance

Movies take a front seat in the pandemic
The drive-in theater has reemerged as a popular activity in the pandemic, and Philly-area movie-goers are in on it. Cinephile Kelly Conrad says it’s a welcome relief from the times.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 4 minute read
‘Taste the Nation’ host Padma Lakshmi with Mexican American chef and restaurateur Emiliano Marentes in El Paso. (Photo by Dominic Valente for Hulu.)

Hulu presents ‘Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi’

Home cooking in America
Hulu’s new food and travel series, ‘Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi,’ explores what the diverse cuisines throughout the country say about America and the American experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 3 minute read
Jo Koy enjoys a jeepney ride. (Image courtesy of Netflix.)

Netflix presents ‘Jo Koy: In His Elements’

Celebrating Filipino identity
Stand-up comedian Jo Koy takes Netflix to the Philippines with a variety show featuring all Filipino artists spotlighting the Filipino experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Articles 4 minute read