[ what I bring into the room ]

One human, a lot of hats.

Directing, facilitating, puppeteering, voicing, teaching, consulting — different rooms, same belief: creativity and play are how people find their courage and their voice.

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The roles I play

Teaching Artist

Directing musicals, teaching theatre, and coaching young performers to find courage they didn’t know they had. Formerly with Disney and The Smith Center’s Education Outreach team.

Expressive-Arts Facilitator

Nine years of trauma-informed groups for teens in residential treatment — art, theatre, movement, music, and writing woven into spaces where healing happens naturally.

Puppeteer

Because puppets can say the things people sometimes can’t — and that’s often exactly where the real conversation begins.

Voice Actor

Guided meditations, narration, and children’s storytelling — including Feed Your Spirit, my series helping listeners slow down and breathe.

Meditation Guide

Gentle, grounding practices that help people come back to themselves — one honest breath at a time.

Yoga Instructor

Certified to teach — playful, accessible movement that meets every body where it is, on the mat and off.

Creative Consultant

Turning "What if…?" into "Let’s do it." Trusted by teams at Microsoft, Stage Bender Productions, Brindlewood Studios, and more.

Children’s Author

Writing a whimsical picture-book series that helps families talk about the big, tender, hard-to-name feelings.

[ this is the work ]

In the room.

Keri as a fairy tossing colorful scarves to a large seated crowd of children.
A whole gym, leaning in.
Keri with a large cast of children in animal costumes on stage.
Opening night faces.
Keri kneeling with a cast of young performers dressed as cats.
Directing the next generation.
Keri in a yellow fairy costume with a big group of schoolchildren in a gym.
School assembly magic.
Keri performing in a pink flamingo costume for seated students.
Any excuse for a costume.
Keri in an elf costume sitting cross-legged beside Santa at a holiday event.
Operation North Pole.
Poster for Keri the Fairy’s Very Own Show, an interactive experience for children.

[ live & interactive ]

Keri the Fairy’s Very Own Show.

An interactive experience for children of all ages — part theatre, part play-date, entirely about helping kids find their own magic. I bring the same spark to school assemblies, reading events, festivals, and birthdays.

Bring a show to your event

[ for teams & organizations ]

Creative consulting, minus the stuffy part.

Sometimes a team just needs permission to think sideways. I help organizations brainstorm boldly, build creative culture, and turn "What if…?" into something real — for groups like Microsoft, Stage Bender Productions, and Brindlewood Studios.

Keri and a collaborator wearing playful dinosaur hats at a work table.

It takes a village (and sometimes a dinosaur hat).

Fab Las Vegas magazine feature titled Two Gays and a Baby, a Keriann Parkes interview.

Featured in Fab Las Vegas.

[ press & recognition ]

In good ink.

A little ink from a couple of decades on Las Vegas stages, in classrooms, and around the community.

The Smith Center — Teaching Artist profile Las Vegas Sun — review: an exuberant “Annie” IMDb — voice & screen credits KTNV — Nevada, a top state for LGBTQ+ families

[ in good company ]

Trusted by wonderful people.

Teaching artist, facilitator, and creative consultant for schools, theatres, treatment centers, and companies.