Bio
A recent graduate of Oberlin College (B.A. in English, Phi Beta Kappa), Kat moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. During her time at Oberlin she trained extensively with Paul Moser (Scene Study: Shakespeare), Justin Emeka (Scene Study: African American and Latino Playwrights), Matthew Wright (Scene Study: Poetic Realism), and Heather Anderson Boll (Voice). She performed in both student and faculty productions, and interned in the second season of the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival. During her senior year, she had the incredible opportunity to participate in a month-long Suzuki and Viewpoints intensive with SITI Company member Barney O'Hanlon which culminated in a production of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice.

Kat supplemented her training at Oberlin with a summer intensive at The Studio/New York, where she had the privilege of studying under Jayd McCarty (Scene Study); Per Brahe (Balinese Mask); Lucas Caleb Rooney (Clown); Ilse Pfeifer (Voice); Jamie Milward (Lucid Body); and Felix Ivanov (Stage Combat/Movement).

She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with her dog, Belka.

A Note from the Artist
I grew up in Northeast Ohio, an only child and latchkey kid often left to my own devices (with the help of many loving canine companions). Having dabbled in writing, psychology, technology, photography, child care, and design, I've found that acting is the only endeavor that satisfies all of my cravings. It is intellectually, physically, and emotionally the most difficult undertaking I have ever pursued—which is exactly why I can't resist it.

I believe that acting, often misunderstood as the craft of "lying," is precisely the opposite: acting is telling the truth. More importantly, it is telling the truth in front of other people, laying your soul and skeleton bare so that they can experience a catharsis they didn't know they needed. Like Fay Simpson, I believe that in order to truly tell a story, we must allow ourselves to be completely open and vulnerable—a monumental goal that requires constant physical, vocal, emotional, and intellectual study on the part of the actor.

I am interested in acting not only as a performer, but also as a scholar. I completed my B.A. in English with a concentration in dramatic literature. If, by some miracle, you are curious to learn more about my academic work on acting, here are two papers of mine. The first examines so-called "liberation" through the lens of French film actresses Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau. The second attempts to challenge the pervasive argument that Shakespeare's treatment of Hermione in The Winter's Tale is inherently misogynistic.
1. "An automaton, a mask, a marionette": Performing Liberation and the Actor/Star Distinction
2. "A Moment of Choice": Unlocking a Feminist Winter's Tale Through Performance