There are two conversations happening at every rehearsal for THE BOOK CLUB PLAY: 1. Who are these people (the characters) and, 2. How do we want to build this play (as an ensemble)? And each day at rehearsal, I learn something radically new that no amount of journaling in the margins or solo recitations whilst walking my dog could accomplish. (I LOVE ENSEMBLE COLLABORATION!)
Read MoreHaving worked in theatre for a decade or more, I’ve always heard the same message when it came to the role actors have in any given production: stay in your lane. Everyone has a job and you stick to doing your own. As an actor, this includes being onstage and making choices with your character. Any creative choice that has to deal with production (set, staging, lighting, etc.) is all done by their own respective designers. This is done so toes do not get stepped on and egos can remain in check for the creative process to breathe. However, this process, working with Seat of the Pants on THE BOOK CLUB PLAY, has helped to reveal conventions are only what we decide them to be
Read MoreHere are five plays that made me the artist I am today. Some of them I saw beautiful productions of and others, when I read them, spoke to me in ways that were deeply impactful. In no particular order, these are the five shows that make Kate, Kate (or at least who she is at this specific moment).
Read MoreThis is something I’ve been fond of saying over the years to my cast mates whenever I’m in a show, moments before the show starts. Those electric seconds as the curtain speech is winding up...as the lights go to black...
“We’re about to do something not everyone can do.”
Read MoreMaybe it’s my my history of setting up and taking down chairs every Sunday as a church planter, or the fact that I’ve moved a million times, or possibly the fact that I re-design my living space every season like I’m a window dresser at Macy’s, but I’ve never once thought of setting up chairs as a menial or lowly task. It’s something that keeps me grounded, keeps me properly humble, keeps me connected to others, and keeps me “on mission” for Seat of the Pants. And I hope it’s something the company continues to do long after I depart.
Read MoreSeat of the Pants has started working on our next and last production for the 2025/2026 season, THE BOOK CLUB PLAY by Karen Zacarias. With this show I am taking on a new role as producer.
Read MoreOne of the beautiful things about being an ensemble member with Seat of the Pants is the company’s encouragement to expand our horizons. We are encouraged to learn and experience different aspects of theater - acting, producing, designing, and directing.
Read MoreOne of my favourite aspects of being an Ensemble Member with Seat of the Pants is that each season we are offered an ‘Opportunity for Growth’ where we can take on a role that we haven’t been able to explore previously, or to dive deeper into a specialty. Some of our actors have put on the producer’s hat, others have begun writing grants or tried assistant directing. Designers have stepped into stage management roles or have participated in the acting exercises throughout a rehearsal process. This season I will assist and be mentored by our Intimacy Director, Julia Fisher, on our production of The Book Club Play by Karen Zacarias.
Read MoreMy pathway and passion for the performing arts may have come from an unlikely starting point.
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