Leighsa Burgin

Leighsa Burgin has been performing ever since putting on her first tutu and headdress at age 4. For a while her main performances were behind the make shift stage curtain attached to her mother’s clothesline. Since then she has been living out her many dreams, receiving her BFA in Theatre with honors and a minor in Women’s Studies with highest honors and then traveling the country seeing all but 5 states in the continental US. Since returning to Boston she has been performing all over the East Coast; on stage, on screen and for numerous benefits.

Leighsa returned to the theatrical stage this past winter in the starring role of Mona in “Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean”. It was just as rewarding as the title is long. Among her favorite stage credits are Catherine in “A View from the Bridge”, May in Samuel Becket’s “Footfalls”, Shelby in “Steel Magnolias” and the starring role of Alexandria in “She” for which she received an Irene Ryan Nomination. Leighsa has also been doing improvisational comedy and sharpening her wit professionally with the traveling dinner theatre troupe and second family, “The Soprano’s Last Supper” for almost five years now.

One of her most prized accomplishments comes from both co-creating and co-founding the performance troupe, “All the Kings Men” back in 2002. Being a performer within ATKM allows her the freedom to create and explore all kinds of characters she might never be able to perform outside of this troupe. ATKM is her major passion as well as an intense labour of love. Awarded the coveted “Best Kept Secret” title by the Boston Phoenix 2005, this drag king performance art troupe has been thrilling and shocking audiences all over the East Coast for three years and counting.

Leighsa hopes her future will include a prosperous career in television and film; she plans on making the move to Los Angeles next fall. Being a true crime buff as well as the granddaughter of a police chief, she would love to perform as part of a police or law drama. With these shows being the majority on television these days, Leighsa hopes she will be fortunate enough to be among the regular players.

You can contact Leighsa at leighsaburgin@yahoo.com