DRAMATURG | RESIDENT ARTIST

Kate Pitt

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Kate Pitt is a dramaturg, director, and writer focused on new and classic work for the stage. She is currently a Resident Artist in the Composer Librettist Development Program at American Lyric Theater and Resident Dramaturg for the Vanguard Initiative at Chicago Opera Theater. Other dramaturgy credits include American Apollo with Des Moines Metro Opera, Hamlet’s Big Adventure! (a prequel) with the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and the Shakespeare webcomic Good Tickle Brain. Assistant and associate directing credits include Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V at the Guthrie (upcoming, dir. Joe Haj), Dig with Primary Stages (dir. Theresa Rebeck), King Lear with Shakespeare Theatre Company (dir. Simon Godwin), Romeo and Juliet (dir. Leah C. Gardiner) and The Three Musketeers (dir. Kent Gash) with The Acting Company, and The Way of the World with Folger Theatre (dir. Theresa Rebeck). Four years in Public Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library. B.A., Yale.

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Upcoming Performances:

  • April 27, 2024: The Weight of Light by Gillian Rae Perry & Marcus Amaker (Info)

  • July 18, 2024: American Apollo by Damien Geter & Lila Palmer (Info)