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Kate Whoriskey (born 1970)[1] is a freelance theatre director.
Personal life edit
Whoriskey grew up in Acton, Massachusetts. She majored in theater at New York University (Experimental Theater Wing) (graduating in 1992) and in 1998 she completed a post-graduate program in directing from the American Repertory Theater's (A.R.T.) Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.[2] Whoriskey is married to actor Daniel Breaker who has played Donkey in Shrek the Musical on Broadway.[1] Whoriskey and Breaker have a son, named Rory, born in 2008.[3][4]
Professional career edit
After completing her graduate program at ART, she immediately worked on directing a play there, The Master Builder by Ibsen.[5] She has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University[6] and an associate artist at South Coast Repertory in Orange County, California. She was briefly associated with Intiman Theatre in Seattle, in 2010 to 2011, prior to its closure due to cash flow problems.[7]
Directing credits edit
A partial list of Whoriskey's directing credits is in the table below.
Sources: Internet Off-Broadway Database[8] Internet Broadway Database[9] American Theatre Wing[10]
Other work edit
Other theatres where she has directed include:[citation needed]
- Theatre for a New Audience (New York), Oroonoko, 2008[30][31]
- Center Stage (theater) (Baltimore, MD) (2003)[32]
- Perseverance Theatre (Alaska) (2000)[33]
- Actors Theatre of Louisville
- Sundance Theatre Lab at the Sundance Institute, (Park City, UT), 2005[34]
- Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, (Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) (2006)[35][36]
- The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (Waterford, CT)
- Geva Theatre Center (Rochester, NY).
In her career, she has also worked with writers Nilo Cruz, Michael Ondaatje, and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b Broadway actor Daniel Breaker joins Intiman cast of 'A Doctor in Spite of Himself' by Misha Berson, Seattle Times, September 4, 2010
- ^ "Kate Whoriskey to replace Bartlett Sher at Intiman" Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Times, June 18, 2009.
- ^ Profile, Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2009.
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "Photo Call: Strange Love: Broadway's Breaker Celebrates" playbill.com, April 1, 2008
- ^ Tom Sellar, "Watching Kate Whoriskey" Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, profile American Theatre magazine, July/August 2001, Theatre Communications Group.
- ^ Biography Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Princeton University, USA.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Kate Whoriskey Exits Role as Artistic Director of Intiman Theatre" playbill.com, April 21, 2011
- ^ "Kate Whoriskey Off-Broadway" lortel.org, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ "Kate Whoriskey Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ "Kate Whoriskey biography" American Theatre Wing Archived July 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'Ruined' Goodman" goodmantheatre.org, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ a b "'Intimate Apparel' program scr.org, April 2003, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ Vineyard Theatre summary. Archived November 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interview with Julia Cho, Vineyard Theatre website. Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "Julia Cho's 'Piano Teacher', Starring Tony Winner Franz, Opens at the Vineyard Nov. 18" playbill.com, November 18, 2007
- ^ "'Massacre' Listing" labtheater.org, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ Marks, Peter. "Only Ariel Escapes This Earthbound 'Tempest'" Washington Post, March 30, 2005
- ^ Vigils summary at Goodman Theatre.
- ^ Phillips, Michael. "Goodman's 'House' a blaring universe of whimsy" Chicago Tribune, May 13, 2004
- ^ "Flashy staging overwhelms 'Macbeth' / Actors can't compete with props in Cal Shakespeare production" sfgate.com, July 8, 2002
- ^ "Richard Brooks Stars in Regina Taylor's 'Drowning Crow' at Goodman, Jan. 6-Feb. 10" playbill.com, January 6, 2002
- ^ "'Life is a Dream' program" scr.org, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ Chalk Circle program Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Shirley, Don. "A vision of 'Antigone' shaped by Sept. 11" Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2004
- ^ "Clean House program" scr.org, January 21 - February 27, 2005, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ Berson, Misha. "The road to ‘Ruined’: drama at Intiman is a powerful tale of human resilience in wartime" Seattle Times, July 3, 2010
- ^ Piepenberg, Eric. "Butz and Reaser to Star in 'How I Learned to Drive'" New York Times, Arts Beat, November 8, 2011
- ^ Weinerdt-Kent, Rob. "How Lynn Nottage, Inveterate Wanderer, Found Her Way to Reading and ‘Sweat’" americantheatre.org, July 10, 2015
- ^ Sweat osfashland.org, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ "Production History, 2008" tfana.org, accessed February 5, 2016
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "Albert Jones Will Star in American Premiere of 'Oroonoko'" playbill.com, January 3, 2008
- ^ Simonson, Robert. "Baltimore's Center Stage Presents New Lynn Nottage Play, 'Intimate Apparel', Feb. 26" playbill.com, February 8, 2003
- ^ Woodfors, Riley. "Polishing the jewel of 'Desire'" juneauempire.com, November 16, 2000
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Gurwin, Morton, Glushak, Bergl Among 2005 Sundance Theatre Lab Actors July 11-31" playbill.com, July 11, 2005
- ^ Noh, David. "Still Dancing" gaycitynews.nyc, Volume 5, Number 30 | July 27 - August 2, 2006
- ^ "Press Release. Bard Summerscape. 'Camille'" bard.edu, July 6, 2006
External links edit
- Intiman Theater website
- South Coast Repertory website
- Charlie Rose interview (about production of Ruined), July 14, 2009, 12 minute video