Katherine uses she|they pronouns .
Katherine Perry is a Philadelphia based actor, improviser, and teaching artist.
Currently residing in West Philly, Katherine grew up in New Jersey in the woods with the cows and antique shops, and moved to Philadelphia in August of 2010. Katherine holds a BA from Lehigh University in both Psychology and Theatre, and studied 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.
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.
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.
Virtual Projects (COVID)
Make Music Daily - instagram series @iamkaypear
SEX TALK (THE SHOW) afternoon delights on instagram @sextalktheshow
Going Viral Festival - COOKIE CRUMBLES (Connie) Episodes 1-7
Coffee and a Play - THE WOLVES (Soccer Mom), VANYA & SONYA & MASHA & SPIKE (Masha)
BLACK HANDS - A Play By Ah-Keisha McCant - virtual reading with Juney Smith, Hisham Tawfiq, and Harry Lennix
Make Music Daily - instagram series @iamkaypear
SEX TALK (THE SHOW) afternoon delights on instagram @sextalktheshow
Going Viral Festival - COOKIE CRUMBLES (Connie) Episodes 1-7
Coffee and a Play - THE WOLVES (Soccer Mom), VANYA & SONYA & MASHA & SPIKE (Masha)
BLACK HANDS - A Play By Ah-Keisha McCant - virtual reading with Juney Smith, Hisham Tawfiq, and Harry Lennix
Postponed
Curse of the Starving Class/EgoPo Classic Theatre - intended March 2019
Rumors/Candlelight Theater - intended May 2019
Curse of the Starving Class/EgoPo Classic Theatre - intended March 2019
Rumors/Candlelight Theater - intended May 2019
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: HMS School for Cerebral Palsy (Walnut Street Theatre), The Widener School (1812 Productions), One Musical Philadelphia (Kimmel Center)
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: HMS School for Cerebral Palsy (Walnut Street Theatre), The Widener School (1812 Productions), One Musical Philadelphia (Kimmel Center)
Creative Engine
In addition to working with Philadelphia-area theater companies, Katherine created SEX TALK - 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 also developing a piece about Sophie Lyons, the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Underworld".
In addition to working with Philadelphia-area theater companies, Katherine created SEX TALK - 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 also developing a piece about Sophie Lyons, the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Underworld".
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