We’re all just a kid from somewhere….To Be Young, Gifted, and Black….I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul….I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.
I’m an actor, director, and collaborator based out of Chicago. A former professional soccer player and high school English teacher, as well as avid fan of the L.A. Lakers and Manchester United F.C. And, as of Fall 2020, I am the Co-Artistic Director of The Passage Theatre in Chicago. I approach my work each day with one goal in mind: be the best me I can be. It’s cliche but it’s true. The industry, like life, is competitive and often unforgiving but I’m learning that I’m not actually in competition with anyone, I’m running my own race. I believe, more than anything, in people. Human interaction is at the core of the arts. It is to be consumed through the eyes and ears, processed through the mind, felt by the heart, and shared from the mouth so that the process may repeat itself with the next person. Make no mistake about it, we are a service industry and any artist who doesn’t believe that is missing out on a major part of what we do. My goal is to make people feel something. Maybe you feel entertained, maybe you feel sad or happy, maybe you don’t even like the work I’m doing and, honestly, that’s okay because, regardless, I want you to leave the space different from when you entered. Feel free to share with me too, good and bad. I invite criticism just as much (probably more, if I’m being honest) as compliments. I leave you with this final idea that was shared with me from my high school theatre director and I say it just as she would, fully recognizing that the spirit you believe in might not be named “God”, with a little addition of my own. My hope is no matter your beliefs, politics, orientations, race, likes or dislikes, we are able to find common ground in the fact that we are all human and our time here is limited. Let’s take care of one another.
My high school director’s quote: The talent, or talent’s, we have are a gift from God and using those talents are a gift back to God and to our fellow person so that we, in turn, inspire them to do the same.
- Kevin
A Short Bio:
Name: Kevin Minor
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
College: University of Virginia
Childhood Hero: My Mom
Favorite Movie: The Lion King
Favorite Play: Hamlet
Favorite Show: Atlanta, The Twilight Zone
Favorite Book: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Favorite Actor: Jeffrey Wright, Don Cheadle, Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Michael Shannon
Favorite Artist (Music): John Legend, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Childish Gambino, Queen
Favorite Writer: Edgar Allan Poe, Langston Hughes
Favorite Artist (Studio Art): Salvador Dali
Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant, Floyd Mayweather
Favorite Food: Crab Legs
Favorite Food (I can actually afford): Boneless Wings, Salmon, Broccoli
