Whether on-stage or behind a podium, Kestryl Cael Lowrey considers it his artistic duty to engage his audiences in provocative dialogue without letting them take him (or themselves) too seriously. Kestryl Cael was a member of “The Language of Paradox,” a performance ensemble founded and directed by Kate Bornstein. His writing appears in anthologies such as Kicked Out, and he is half of the performance duo, PoMo Freakshow.

His first one‐queer‐show, XY(T), delighted and stimulated audiences from coast to coast, provoking dialogue and fostering change at colleges and communities across the country. It received critical acclaim, described as “provocative,” “appealingly wry,” “profound,” and “essential.”

Kestryl Cael's most recent show, 348, is a searing examination of the troubled teen industry, forced institutionalization, and madness in America. His misadventures in the psychiatric industry combine with statistics, stories and stigma for revelations on power, pain, and isolation. The piece is titled '348' in reference to the time that Kestryl spent at PCS, a lock-down private institution for “troubled teens.”

In addition to performing, Kestryl Cael also lectures and leads workshops for colleges, conferences, community groups, and other organizations. He has appeared at conferences, colleges, festivals, and local theatres across North America. Recent appearances include Kingsborough Community College, Man Enough: The NYU Colloquium on Masculinity, Bard College, The Lewis & Clark College Gender Studies Symposium, and The Inhumanity Conference at York University.

All lecture and workshop topics are bases which can be tailored to your event. Kestryl Cael is also willing to work with you to create a unique workshop or lecture if you have something specific in mind.

Current Workshops:

• Gendering Performance, Performing Gender
• Staging your Story
• Ethnography to Art: Everyday Theatre
• Developing your Performance Aesthetic
• Post‐Performance Q&A or Talkback

Lecture Topics:

• Solo Performance and Queer Theatrical Aesthetics
• Feminism for the Non‐Feminine: On (NOT) Becoming a Tool of the Patriarchy
• No‐Man’s Land: Dialectics of (Trans)Masculinity
• Gender Objection: The Testosterone Fetish
• In Passing: Anti‐Normativity and Claiming a Stigma