Here 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.
Read MoreSimilar to most theatre makers I know, I have a day job that separates what I love to do creatively with what supports me financially. As I’m sure many folks have felt before me and many will after me, I’ve found myself with a frustrating itch that I haven’t quite been able to pinpoint the origin of. A hollowness of some kind that, on good days, prowls the recesses of my conscious thought and, on bad days, consumes almost my entire waking focus and makes working that day job feel Sisyphean in nature.
Read MoreI love Dance. I love movement. My best friend has described me to several people as the most Kinesthetically Intelligent person he knows (see Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences). I don’t really know about all that, but I do know that movement has become one of my favorite ways to express myself. Because of this I would be doing myself a great disservice to not bring my sense of movement and body awareness to my work as an actor.
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