Helene Kvale

Helene Kvale is an actor, director, writer and teacher. She worked as a stage, television and film actor in London before joining the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut where she teaches BFA Acting. She regularly directs at the Connecticut Repertory Theater and is the founding artistic director of Bated Breath Theatre Company. Helene has written several scripts as a screenwriter including Burning Blue, released theatrically in 2014. Helene graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Anthropology. She then trained at The Drama Studio, London, receiving her post graduate actor training diploma. As an actor, Helene performed on the West End stage in Burning Blue (winner of 2 Olivier Awards), Life During Wartime, and To Kill A Mockingbird. She also starred in numerous regional and touring productions including The Secret Rapture, Roman and Marys, Diary of Anne Frank, Getting Out, Brand, Canadian Gothic