KENT SHELTON
Founder Writer Director Choreographer Actor

Kent is one of the founding members of the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater and Jousting Knights & Steeds, Inc., and also serves as company president. A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Kent worked in New York City for 10 years as an actor, stuntman, wrangler, and fight choreographer, both on- and off-Broadway as well as for TV and film. He did the same for the next 15 years in Chicago, where the H-LAT company office was formerly located. Kent is on the road with the company for much of the year as an actor, director, and choreographer at many Renaissance Festivals and Wild West Shows all over the United States. Off-season, he presides over the Wild West Knights' Rest, our new company headquarters and ranch in Luther, Oklahoma.