Kevin Rolston
Kevin Rolston’s solo show, finds an artist desperate to land a gallery show at a prestigious museum, an acolyte who will stop at nothing to protect the artist’s process, and a flamboyant rival competing for the same museum slot. All are portrayed by Rolston in a performance SF Weekly called “infused with razor blades that have been soaked in honey.” The show was also named by KQED Arts’ John Wilkins as one of six “singular and brilliant theater pieces” of 2016. “Deal with the Dragon gave me more after-the-fact pleasure than any other play this year,” he declared. “This show burrowed into my mind.”
“Truly bravura” — Edinburgh Guide
“…meticulously written and exquisitely performed” — Huffinton Post
Kevin is the writer / performer of the award-winning solo play Deal with the Dragon, which premiered at A.C.T.’s Costume Shop in 2016 and just enjoyed its most recent production this summer in Palm Springs, a co-production by TigerBear & Desert Ensemble Theater. DWTD was also produced at the Magic Theater, New Conservatory Theater, Z Space, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As an ensemble actor Kevin has worked with Magic Theater, ACT, Marin Theater Co, and many others, and was last seen as Gonzalo in Marin Shakespeare Company’s 2025 The Tempest.