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Katherine uses she|they pronouns .
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Katherine Perry is an actor, improviser, teaching artist, creative engine, and inclusion strategist.
Currently residing in the Lenape Territory known as Philadelphia, Katherine grew up in New Jersey in the woods with the cows and antique shops, and moved to Philly in August of 2010. Katherine holds a BA from Lehigh University graduating with a major in Psychology, a major in Theatre Arts (with Honors), and a minor in Business from Rauch Business College. In 2009 Katherine studied abroad with the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.
Katherine strives to create work that creates positive disruption - diverse and inclusive storytelling told with bodies that look like the community, and shared with audiences that also look like the community, every part. This storytelling is not limited to the stage. In every facet of our lives - personally, professionally, socially - we present a story of ourselves and the communities we are part of. We all deserve to be seen, respected, to feel that we belong (because we do), and to have our stories heard. Katherine challenges any work space they are in to be anti-racist and diverse in bodies, advocates for folx with disabilities and marginalized communities, and demands sexual autonomy for all.
Katherine strives to create work that creates positive disruption - diverse and inclusive storytelling told with bodies that look like the community, and shared with audiences that also look like the community, every part. This storytelling is not limited to the stage. In every facet of our lives - personally, professionally, socially - we present a story of ourselves and the communities we are part of. We all deserve to be seen, respected, to feel that we belong (because we do), and to have our stories heard. Katherine challenges any work space they are in to be anti-racist and diverse in bodies, advocates for folx with disabilities and marginalized communities, and demands sexual autonomy for all.
News & Updates
COVID-19 and restrictions on social gatherings have impacted folx from all industries. While in-person performance is not safe at this time, Katherine has been creating work digitally, including writing original songs!
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Katherine is currently learning: Canva, Google Adwords, Excel (VLookups, Pivot Tables), Word, SEO/SEM/PPC, Quickbooks, MailChimp, Programmatic, ASL, DEI Training
Performer
Katherine brings a great sense of warmth, specificity, and humor to their work. Dry and sarcastic at times, intense and fearless at others, Katherine is always present, and always ready to clown. Recent productions include Matilda with Limelight Performing Arts Center, Gary at Eagle Theater, Measure for Measure with CCTC, Mother Courage and Her Children at The Shambles, The Laramie Project at Theatre Horizon, Troilus & Cressida with Revolution Shakespeare, and Gypsy with the Arden Theatre Company. New work development includes Close Your Legs, Honey: A New Musical, Margot and Mr. Fog, Birdie's Pit Stop, and Gary (world premiere). Katherine is a co-founder of BINJ (Breakfast Improv Networking Jawn) - a workshop program designed to create organic connections through actual collaboration.
Katherine brings a great sense of warmth, specificity, and humor to their work. Dry and sarcastic at times, intense and fearless at others, Katherine is always present, and always ready to clown. Recent productions include Matilda with Limelight Performing Arts Center, Gary at Eagle Theater, Measure for Measure with CCTC, Mother Courage and Her Children at The Shambles, The Laramie Project at Theatre Horizon, Troilus & Cressida with Revolution Shakespeare, and Gypsy with the Arden Theatre Company. New work development includes Close Your Legs, Honey: A New Musical, Margot and Mr. Fog, Birdie's Pit Stop, and Gary (world premiere). Katherine is a co-founder of BINJ (Breakfast Improv Networking Jawn) - a workshop program designed to create organic connections through actual collaboration.
Teaching Artist
Katherine is an active teaching artist in the Philadelphia community and has taught for the Arden Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, White Pines, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Curio Theatre Company, and Theatre Horizon (most notably as part of their Autism Outreach Programming). Katherine served as the Director of Education for White Pines Productions from March 2015-October 2016 and is currently part of the education team for Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Walnut Street Theatre, the Kimmel Center, and 1812 Productions.
Current residencies: Philadelphia Young Playwrights, The Unscripted Project, 1812 Productions
Katherine is an active teaching artist in the Philadelphia community and has taught for the Arden Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, White Pines, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Curio Theatre Company, and Theatre Horizon (most notably as part of their Autism Outreach Programming). Katherine served as the Director of Education for White Pines Productions from March 2015-October 2016 and is currently part of the education team for Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Walnut Street Theatre, the Kimmel Center, and 1812 Productions.
Current residencies: Philadelphia Young Playwrights, The Unscripted Project, 1812 Productions
Creative Engine
Katherine has a passion for new and devised work. They originated the roles of Hannah, Sue, and the Cop in the world premiere of Bruce Graham's Gary, and Mama in Close Your Legs Honey: A New Musical.
In addition to working with Philadelphia-area theater companies, Katherine created SEX TALK (the show) - a solo performance series directed by long-time collaborator Shamus Hunter McCarty.
Write Me a Letter is an ongoing virtual performance using text from anonymously submitted letters. Katherine is the coordinator and curator of this community project.
Katherine is also developing a piece about Sophie Lyons, the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Underworld".
And yet another project churns in their brain - the story of Iago, one of the world's most famous villains.
Katherine has a passion for new and devised work. They originated the roles of Hannah, Sue, and the Cop in the world premiere of Bruce Graham's Gary, and Mama in Close Your Legs Honey: A New Musical.
In addition to working with Philadelphia-area theater companies, Katherine created SEX TALK (the show) - a solo performance series directed by long-time collaborator Shamus Hunter McCarty.
Write Me a Letter is an ongoing virtual performance using text from anonymously submitted letters. Katherine is the coordinator and curator of this community project.
Katherine is also developing a piece about Sophie Lyons, the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Underworld".
And yet another project churns in their brain - the story of Iago, one of the world's most famous villains.
The world is comprised of systems designed to keep those at the top in power.
These systems do not serve us.
So we disrupt them.
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Copyright ©Katherine Perry 2017