About

Karen Joy Pangantihon

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION

Height: 5’1    Hair: naturally black                                         Voice: Belter/Mezzo          

IG: @kjpangantihon

National Tour

  • Seussical,the Musical    Sour Kangaroo  Dir: Marcia Milgrom Dodge Theatre Works USA

Theater

  • The Inconvenient Miracle Mary Alice (Vanessa U/S) Dir: Ria T. Dillulo. Skeleton (Rep)tory Theater, Episocopal Actor’s Guild

  • The Who’s Tommy             Sally Simpson    Dir: Carlos Armesto        ReVision Theater,  Asbury Park, N.J.   

  • Cherry Bomb                    Princess               Dir: Erin Soler                  The Cell Theatre, NYC

    (WRITTEN BY MARCUS SCOTT)                                                                                                

  • Tumbleweed                        Nadia                  Dir: Justin Schwartz         Dixon Place, NYC

(WRITTEN BY MARCUS SCOTT)      

  • Forever and a Day                News Reporter         Dir; Dev Bondarin              NYPL LIncoln Center Series

(WRITTEN BY MARCUS SCOTT, MUSIC BY: STEVEN SILVERSTEIN)  

  • Journey of a Brown Girl           Earth                       Dir: JL Umipig               Factory Theatre, Toronto/

                                                                                                                                      SIPA, Los Angeles

  • Big Love                                  Lydia                        Dir: Kj Pangantihon      Weepy Eyes, St. Marks, Brooklyn 

                                                                              

  • That Which I am Seeking      Self                           Dir: Precious Sipin        WoW Cafe Theater, NYC

( a one woman show, written and performed by Kj Pangantihon)  

  • The Vagina Monologues      Angry Vagina             Dir: Mora Hara              Arts Therapy Nest, Brooklyn

Film  

  • Those Who Wander         Toxic friend           Dir: Lee Hubilla                  Moon Culture Films

  • Ube Raindrops                 Desiree                  Dir: Tonilyn Sideco            Tone on Top Productions

  • Almond Milk                     Ray                         Dir: Theresa Navarro         72 AAFilm Festival

Mandate of Heaven’s         The Starlet            Dir: Sarah Stove                 Wonderpuss inc. 

    Magical Mystery Tour                                

TV

Gotham                                  Burlesque Dancer “The balloonman”             FOX TV 

                                                                              ”Harvey Dent”

                                                                            “Rogues’ Galley”

Additional Performances

  • National Anthems at PHILIPPINE CONSULATE, NYC

  • Guest Performer at Makilala Television, Manhattan TV Network

  • Guest performer at 54 Below, NYC

  • Burlesque Performer at The Slipper Room, NYC

Education 

  • American musical dramatic Academy, integrated program

  • On Camera Acting Level 1 with Heidi Marshall

New York School of Burlesque

Skills 

Piano, Sight-Singing, Harmonizing, Music Theory, Tap Dancing, Yoga Hip-Hop Dancing, Burlesque, Recording Music, Voice Over, Horseback Riding, Basic Tagalog, Poetry, Spoken Word

Extra

  • Co-host of podcast “Cinema Therapy” available on all major listening platforms

  • Recording artist with original music available on all major listening platforms 

  • Published poet of collection “Bright Young Woman” available online