TRI STATE AREA (NJ, PA, NY)

Hailing from Fredericksburg, VA, Kylie Westerbeck is a New York City based musician, actor, and photographer. Kylie is a 2018 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Rowan University, where she obtained a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Acting. During her time at Rowan, Kylie was in 6 main stage productions, including The Women and Company, both co-productions with EgoPo Classic Theatre. Her work in The Women gave her a KCACTF acting nomination, and placing as a finalist in the 2017 KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Competition. Upon graduation, Kylie was awarded the Ann B. Ward Medallion for the College of Performing Arts, for her work across multiple artistic mediums. In addition to Rowan University, Kylie has also studied clown/Le Jeu with Philippe Gaulier at his private school in Étampes, France and has taken a devising for social change workshop with People’s Theatre Project in Washington Heights, NYC. Currently Kylie is pursuing her MFA in Acting at the Juilliard School (Group 56, Class of 2027).

Upon her undergraduate graduation, Kylie pursued her acting career in the Philadelphia area. Professional credits include The Lydie Breeze Trilogy, Curse of the Starving Class, Nocturne, The Women, Company (EgoPo Classic), Witness for the Prosecution (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Under the Moon (Jersey Fringe), Lavender Life (Ultra V Theatre CO.) and Our Town (People’s Light). 

Kylie is also an avid producer and theatre creator. In 2016, Kylie wrote the musical Complexity, making its world premiere in the DC Fringe Festival. In 2018, Kylie premiered her one-woman clown show “PEG!” in the Philly Fringe being claimed "refreshingly hilarious and unpretentious” (Cofta, Broad Street Review). 

In addition to theatre, Kylie is an avid musician, having been in the music ensemble for several productions including Our Town ,The Lydie Breeze Trilogy, and Breath: A Night of Beckett Shorts. Kylie has released two EP’s on all major streaming platforms. Bellow, Kylie’s debut EP, served side-by-side her senior capstone at Rowan University, where she tackled her personal relationship with grief. Summertime is a collection of songs focusing on relationships and their weight in discovering yourself. Bellow was produced at Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ) and Summertime was produced at Cambridge Sound Studios (Philadelphia, PA). Both were under the sound production of Mike Parisi, with backing band: Tim W. Smith (Drums), Mike Parisi (Bass, Piano), Zach Birnbaum (Guitar on Bellow), and Patrick Oberstaedt (Trumpet, Guitar, Bass).