Kimie Muroya 室屋季美恵

(EMC, SAG-E)

Kimie Muroya 室屋季美恵 (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based theatre performer who has worked with numerous local and regional theatre companies, such as Philadelphia Artists' Collective, InterAct Theatre Company, Theatre Exile, Hedgerow Theatre Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Quintessence Theatre Group, Montgomery Theatre, Delaware Shakespeare, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, and more!

Kimie is spending the 2023-24 Season as a Resident Acting Company Candidate with Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (BTE), a professional resident theatre company located in Bloomsburg, PA. BTE serves a rural community, and is focused on bringing quality professional theatre, arts and culture to the Susquehanna Valley. This season Kimie will be playing in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, A Christmas Story adapted by Philip Grecian, Sanctuary City by Martyna Mojak, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill, and The Velveteen Rabbit adapted by Philip Grecian. She’ll be trying her hand assistant directing with Annapurna by Sharr White.

You can also check out Kimie's feature film debut, playing a leading role in Antarctica, a new film by Keith Bearden! Antarctica premiered at the 2020 Raindance Film Festival in London, and is now available for free on Amazon Prime, and for rent or purchase on Youtube, Apple TV, Vudu, and more!

An advocate for diversity on the stage, she is one of the founding members of Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists (PAPA), a group that focuses on making known the work and presence of Asian theatrical artists in the Philadelphia area.

Learn more about PAPA: https://www.phillyasianartists.com