Performer · Teacher · AEA
Coleman
Crenshaw
Theatre as a force of community engagement and social change.
Theatre as a force of community engagement and social change.
| Production | Role | Director · Company |
|---|---|---|
| Little Women | John Brooks / Parrot / Dashwood | Darren Sextro · KCAT |
| Blithe Spirit | Charles Condomine | Doug Weaver · KCAT |
| Crimes of the Heart | Barnette | Darren Sextro · KCAT |
| The Play That Goes Wrong | Adam | Todd Lanker · New Theatre |
| Deathtrap | Clifford Anderson | John Contini · Maples Rep |
| The Elephant Man | John Merrick | Mark Hamilton · The Barn |
| Photograph 51 | Francis Crick | Karen Paisley · The MET |
| The Seagull | Konstantin | Karen Paisley · The MET |
| The Kentucky Cycle | Jeremiah Talbert / Others | Karen Paisley · The MET |
| Enchanted April | Antony Wilding | Linda Brand · The MET |
| Orphan Cycle | John Howard / Steve Tyler / Felix | Karen Paisley · The MET |
| The Weir | Brendan | Bob Paisley · CST |
| Cabaret | Ernst Ludwig | Tim Scott · MTH |
| The Secret in the Wings | The Ogre | Todd Lanker · Forge Rep |
| Number the Stars | Mr. Rosen | Cynthia Levin · The Coterie |
| Bridge to Terabithia | Mr. Aarons | Jeff Church · The Coterie |
| The Pillowman | Katurian | Trevor Belt · She&Her |
| Peter Pan | Captain Hook | Gene Mackey · TYA |
| Pinocchio | Geppetto / Puppet Master | Valerie Mackey · TYA |
| The Little Prince | The Aviator | Erika Baker · Mesner Puppet Theatre |
| Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|
| The Promise | Sam Robinson — Lead | Ty Jones |
| Democrasaurus Rex | Lead Scientist — Lead | Mark Lombard |
| Zoink! | Mr. Hideux — Lead | Lolo Loren |
| Order 86 | Frank Emerson — Lead | Merry Band Productions |
| A Cast to Remember | Tim — Lead | Chase Stewart |
| Conversation | Husband — Lead | Steven Holland |
| She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not | Professor Keaton — Supporting | Lolo Loren / Patrick Poe |
| The Vetting | John Roth — Supporting | Matthew Dunehoo |
| Hello | Husband — Supporting | Ty Jones |
| The Taverne | Hal — Lead | Standig Wordgang |
| Brand / Campaign | Role | Production Co. |
|---|---|---|
| MO Lottery — Packing the Car | Husband — Featured | Bark Productions |
| Climate Corp — Paperweight | Scientist — Featured | Bruton Stroube Studios |
| ADAPTIL — Dinner Out | Waiter — Supporting | CEVA |
| ProPower — Personal Marketing | Husband — Featured | Opus Communications |
| Impossible Escapes: Civil War | Erasmus Fuller — Featured | Wide Awake / Curiosity Stream |
| Dodge City Museum | Chalkley Beeson — Featured | Wide Awake Films |
Conflicts available upon request.
"Theatre should educate, inspire, and move us to action."
Coleman Crenshaw is an independent artist based in Kansas City, driven by a belief that theatre is a force of community engagement and social change — that successful art should not only challenge and provoke, but offer hope and bolster faith.
Nomadic by nature, both geographically and stylistically, Coleman has created work across the country and internationally, moving fluidly between physical theatre and Shakespeare, clowning and Inge, Beckett and farce. A proud member of Actors' Equity and represented by Moxie Talent, he brings rigorous craft and genuine playfulness to every room he works in.
His training spans an MFA in Performance & Society from Rhode Island College, a BA in Theatre Arts from Sterling College, and classical studies at Keble College, Oxford — supplemented by intensive work in movement, voice, and alternative theatre with a wide range of practitioners.
Coleman is also a dedicated teaching artist, working with students from early childhood through adult learners in schools, theatres, and universities across the region.
His delivery is so nuanced it almost staggers the imagination. With incredible ease, he captures Merrick's innocence, wit, genius, fears, and goodness — and does it with flawless diction. His evolving of Merrick from frightened creature to bold man is a tour de force.
Suave, sophisticated, aloof — Crenshaw shows a new level of comedic timing, facial expression, and physical movement.
Crenshaw paints an affecting portrait of Sam as an innocent bystander whose heartbreak may be the play's one true moment of unmediated anguish.
For casting inquiries, please contact Moxie Talent Agency directly. For workshop and teaching artist engagements, reach out below.
