why do you call it…
BOY KING
Boy King Theatre Collective is a San Diego theatre and performance art collective. Conceived in 2024, BKTC is a group of likeminded artists; united under the motto INTUITUM, HUMILITAS, VIRIDITAS or INTUITION, HUMILITY, VIGOR. We create live performances rooted in corporeal experimentation, cooperative leadership, and a lil’ ol’ fashioned artistic scrappiness. Utilizing the individual skill set of each member, alongside a flurry of cardboard (and honestly, whatever else we’ve got lying around) we aim to create theatrical experiences in which the audience occupies the performance alongside the performer.
our mission
our values
Like a child tyrant crowned too early, we boldly step forward into leadership, decision making, and autonomy in a time of artistic and global uncertainty. “Boy King” is not an exclamation of unwanted or unwarranted responsibility but rather the opportunity to honor our love of live performance.
humilitas
We follow our instincts in the pursuit of creative exploration. We consider our audiences experience as much as our own and build trust in the process.
humility. service. from the earth.
intuitum
intuition. regard. consideration.
We are in service to our audience. We center our art and subvert the expectation that the performer is greater than the audience member.
veriditas
vigor. truth. growth.
We have the honor and the responsibility to push the boundaries of live performance. We engage with creation boldly and courageously.
meet the court
Abi Hood is an Artist, Educator, and Director based in San Diego. Her passion lies in creating communal artistic spaces full of joy, exploration, and authenticity. She is a founding member of Boy King Theatre Collective with hopes of bringing unpolished and unapologetic theatre to the San Diego masses. To learn more about Abi and her work visit her website abihood.com @abiinthehood
Abi Hood
Emmalias is a playwright, performer, author, and theater maker currently based in San Diego, California. They are a founding member of Boy King Theatre Collective. Their work typically explores the nature of flesh, queer bodily forms, and constructions of violence. That is a very buttoned up, ‘they asked for a bio’ way of saying they read a lot of queer theory and love the ewey-gooey-gushy stuff, especially on stage. You can read more about their work at emmalias.com.
Emmalias
Sashank Kanchustambam is a San Diego-based theatre artist originally from India. As an aspiring playwright, he also acts and stage manages, often saying, "I will do anything and everything the theatre asks of me." Last year, he was fortunate to have two of his short plays, That One Girl at the Airport (produced by Trinity Theatre) and Only I Can Say That (produced by Blindspot Collective), brought to life on stage. To learn more about Sashank and his work, visit his instagram @bronzepillar
Sashank Kanchustambam
Tommy Huebner is a multidisciplinary performance artist, stunt performer, and actor currently living and working out of San Diego. After graduating from UC San Diego with degrees in Theatre and Philosophical Anthropology, Tommy has developed his skills through tenures at both the Academia Dell’Arte in Arezzo and the International Stunt School in Seattle. Tommy’s current projects explore sensory connection, liminal spaces, states of transformation, and the beauty in everyday behaviors. Tommy is inspired by his family and ancestors, the natural world, and the ordinary things he finds around him. Tommy is one of the four founding members of Boy King Collective.
Tommy Huebner
Isadora Swann
We are so excited to welcome Isadora as the newest court member in our collective!!! After the outstanding contributions she made to our show Too Many Peasants, Isadora continues to dream and scheme right along with us. A graduate of the University of Southern California (Theatre and Social Change), she began acting in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has collaborated with theaters in Tokyo Costa Rica, London, and beyond. Isadora works as an actor, playwright, theatre clown, and director and is passionate about storytelling that sparks joy, curiosity, and social change.