H-J Kilkelly is an Ōtepoti-raised producer. Her experience is extensive, producing shows, festivals, practitioner development platforms and workshops for companies such as Tawata Productions, Kia Mau Festival, Barbarian Productions, BATS Theatre, Playmarket, Toi Maori, and NZ Young Writers Festival. She is the co-director and producer for Prospect Park Productions, and its development platforms Ōtepoti Theatre Lab and Ōtepoti Writers Lab, which were launched as responses to needs within the rohe.
H-J is also involved in a number of external projects centred around addressing infrastructure, strategy, advocacy and professional development for the sector, including the recently launched Ringatoi Pōneke : Artists Initiative.
A previous resident of Te Hau Tūtū, an independent Māori Theatre Producers’ Room based at Te Haukāinga in Wellington, H-J is now back in Ōtepoti, and can found at the Prospect Park offices.
Contact h-j@prospectpark.co.nz