Kristy Lockhart is a Chicago actor and teacher who helps actors connect with honesty, presence, and real human behavior. After years on stage, she found her way to Meisner training and immediately recognized that it reflected everything great acting should be: alive, spontaneous, and grounded in truth.

She trained at Green Shirt Studio, completing Level I and the 100-hour Ensemble Intensive with Co-Founder Andrew Gallant. She also completed Meisner 1 & 2 at Black Box Acting, studied at Boston University Theatre School, and earned her BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied under Gerald Freedman.

Kristy’s approach avoids emotional recall in favor of honest, moment-to-moment work. Like Meisner, she teaches that powerful acting comes from listening, doing, and living truthfully under imaginary circumstances—skills that benefit actors and non-actors alike.

A longtime performer in Chicago’s storefront and fringe theatre scene, Kristy’s credits include Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Curious Theatre, Trapdoor Theatre, Sweetback Productions, and Canterbury Summer Theatre. She is honored to be included in the Greenshirt community of artists, actors, and performers.