Kate Wetherhead

Kate Wetherhead is an American actress, writer and director, known for her work on Submissions Only, Legally Blonde and the Jack and Louisa book series.

Kate Wetherhead
Born
Burlington, Vermont, United States[1]
Alma materWesleyan University
Circle in the Square Theatre School
OccupationActress, singer, writer, director, television producer
Years active2002–present
Notable work
Submissions Only
Legally Blonde The Musical
Spouse(s)Jeff Croiter

Early life and education

Kate was born in Burlington, Vermont to Christine and Arnold Wetherhead. She began acting at age six, and writing at seven. Wetherhead found her love for theatre after seeing a local production of West Side Story. She appeared in several shows at the University of Vermont, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Miracle Worker. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University and trained as an actor at Circle in the Square Theatre School.

Career

Wetherhead began her career in children's theatre, appearing off-Broadway in Sarah, Plain and Tall, Tatjana in Color, Summer of the Swans, and Cam Jansen, as well as touring with A Christmas Carol. She made her Broadway debut in 2005 as the understudy for Olive Ostrovsky, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, and Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She left the show to originate the roles of Kate and Chutney in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde. She left the show in 2008, performing regionally in such shows as Steel Magnolias (play) and Almost, Maine. In 2009 she starred as Deb in Ordinary Days by for Roundabout Theatre Company. In 2010, she met Andrew Keenan-Bolger in a regional production of It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman, and after collaborating on a behind-the-scenes video for the production, they decided to make a web series together. The two created the show Submissions Only, with Wetherhead writing and directing as well as playing the protagonist, Penny Reilly. In 2012, she returned to Off-Broadway in The Other Josh Cohen, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. Submissions Only ended its third and final season in 2014. From 2013–2016, Kate and Andrew co-wrote the three-part children's book series Jack & Louisa, published by Penguin Group. The two also have a feature film in development with Sycamore Pictures. In 2018, Kate made her theatrical directorial debut at Bucks County Playhouse, directing Cinderella (musical) for the youth company. She has since directed Shrek The Musical (Jr.) for the playhouse, along with developmental readings and workshops for New York University and Michigan State University.

Personal life

Wetherhead is married to lighting designer Jeff Croiter.[2]

Theatre
Year Show Role Notes
2001 A Christmas Carol Ensemble TheatreWorksUSA
2002 Sarah, Plain and Tall Anna Lucille Lortel Theatre
2002 The Spitfire Grill (musical) Percy Skylight Opera Theatre
2003 Summer of the Swans Sara Lucille Lortel Theatre
2003 Tatjana in Color Tatjana The Culture Project
2004 Cam Jansen and the Curse of the Emerald Elephant Cam Jansen The Lamb's Theatre
2005 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee understudy for Olive Ostrovsky, Marcy Park, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre Broadway, 2005–2006[3]
2006 Sarah, Plain and Tall Anna off-Broadway
Dear Edwina Edwina Spoonapple Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
2007 Legally Blonde Chutney/Kate Broadway, April 3, 2007 – February 25, 2008[3]
2008 Almost, Maine Various St. Michael's Playhouse, July 2008
Steel Magnolias Unknown Paper Mill Playhouse
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Jane Goodspeed Musicals, December 7, 2008 – January 4, 2009
2009 Ordinary Days Deb Roundabout Theatre Company
2010 James and the Giant Peach Spider Goodspeed Musicals
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman unknown Dallas Theater Center[3]
2011 Cabaret Sally Bowles Dallas Theater Center, April 22 – May 22, 2011
2012 The Other Josh Cohen Unknown off-Broadway, October 10 – November 11, 2012
2013 Clever Little Lies Jane George Street Playhouse, November 19 – December 22, 2013
2014 The Other Josh Cohen Unknown Paper Mill Playhouse, February 19 – March 15, 2014
The Heidi Chronicles Heidi Holland Guthrie Theatre
2015 Company (musical) Amy Bucks County Playhouse
2015 Clever Little Lies Jane Westside Theatre, October 13, 2015 – March 20, 2016[4]
2016 God Bless Your, Mr. Rosewater Company Encores! Off-Center, July 27–30, 2016[5]
2017 Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Playhouse Christmas Show Woman 1 New Hope Playhouse
2017 Hurricane Diane Beth Two River Theater
2018 The Other Josh Cohen A Lot of People Westside Theatre
2019 Hurricane Diane Beth New York Theatre Workshop
2020 Your Best One Laura Capital Repertory Theatre

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Legally Blonde: The Musical Kate/Chutney Filmed stage production
2010–2014 Submissions Only Penny Reilly 22 episodes; also producer, writer, and director
2012 The Big C Mousse Girl 1 episode
2015 Serial: The TV Show Sarah Koenig Short; also writer and director
2016 The Ceiling Fan Woman Short; also writer and director
2017 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Polly 1 episode
2018 Awkwardly (TV Series) Mary 2 episode; also director

Bibliography
Release Title Notes
Feb. 2015 Jack and Louisa: Act 1 with Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Feb. 2016 Jack and Louisa: Act 2 with Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Feb. 2017 Jack and Louisa: Act 3 with Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Concerts
Year Title # of shows Notes
2014 Submissions Only Live at 54 Below 1 Sang in "More of You", "Steal Away", "Uh Oh", "I Got a Reading", "Where I'm Supposed to Be", and "Nobody Does Mean Like Me"; also introduced "Chin in My Hands" and "Why Must the Show Go On"

Discography
Year Title Notes
2006 Finding Nemo – The Musical Nemo
2007 Legally Blonde: The Musical (original Broadway cast recording) Featured vocals
2010 Ordinary Days (original cast recording) Sang multiple solos, including "Don't Want To Be Here"
2015 Submissions Only (Original Soundtrack) Sang "Where I'm Supposed to Be"
2017 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Company

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee Result
2007 Actors' Equity Association Award Outstanding Broadway Chorus Legally Blonde Won
2013 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical The Other Josh Cohen Nominated

References
  1. Kate Wetherhead, Playbill
  2. Broadway lighting designer Jeff Croiter and his wife, actress Kate Wetherhead, broadway.com
  3. "Broadway on the Web: Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead Take Submissions Only in Theatrical Web Series". Playbill. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. Clever Little Lies, Westside Theatre
  5. "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater", Encores!
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