Kate Whoriskey

Kate Whoriskey (born 1970)[1] is a freelance theatre director.

Personal life

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

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

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]

PlayAuthorTheaterYear and Notes
RuinedLynn NottageGoodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club2008[11]
Fabulation, or the Re-Education of UndineLynn NottagePlaywrights Horizons2004 (world premiere)
Intimate ApparelLynn NottageSouth Coast Repertory2003 (world premiere)[12]
The Piano TeacherJulia ChoVineyard Theatre2007 (world premiere)[13][14][15]
Last Tree in AntarcticaJulia ChoEnsemble Studio Theatre2007
MassacreJose Rivera (playwright)LAByrinth Theater Company2005 (world premiere)[16]
The TempestWilliam ShakespeareShakespeare Theatre Company2005[17]
VigilsNoah HaidleGoodman Theatre2006 (world premiere)[18]
The Rose TattooTennessee WilliamsGoodman Theatre2002
Heartbreak HouseGeorge Bernard ShawGoodman Theatre2004[19]
The Master BuilderHenrik IbsenAmerican Repertory Theatre (ART)1999
Blue/OrangeJoe PenhallIntiman Theatre2003
Lady from the SeaHenrik IbsenIntiman Theatre2001
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareCalifornia Shakespeare Theater2002[20]
Inked BabyChristina AndersonPlaywrights Horizons2009
The ChairsEugène IonescoIntiman Theatre2000
Drowning CrowRegina TaylorGoodman Theatre2002 (world premiere)[21]
Life Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la BarcaSouth Coast Repertory2007[22]
Caucasian Chalk CircleBertolt BrechtSouth Coast Repertory2005[23]
AntigoneSophoclesSouth Coast Repertory2004[24]
The Clean HouseSarah RuhlSouth Coast Repertory2005[25]
The Miracle WorkerWilliam Gibson (playwright)Circle in the Square Theatre2010 - Opening: Mar. 3.
RuinedLynn NottageIntiman Theatre2010[26]
How I Learned to DrivePaula VogelSecond Stage Theatre2012[27]
SweatLynn NottageOregon Shakespeare Festival2015 - World Premiere[28][29] / 2016 - Public Theater / 2017 - Studio 54, Broadway
Tales From Red ViennaDavid GrimmManhattan Theatre Club2014
Good PeopleDavid Lindsay-AbaireHuntington Theatre Company2012

Other work

Other theatres where she has directed include:

In her career, she has also worked with writers Nilo Cruz, Michael Ondaatje, and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh.[12]

References
  1. Broadway actor Daniel Breaker joins Intiman cast of 'A Doctor in Spite of Himself' by Misha Berson, Seattle Times, September 4, 2010
  2. "Kate Whoriskey to replace Bartlett Sher at Intiman" Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Times, June 18, 2009.
  3. Profile, Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2009.
  4. Hernandez, Ernio. "Photo Call: Strange Love: Broadway's Breaker Celebrates" playbill.com, April 1, 2008
  5. Tom Sellar, "Watching Kate Whoriskey" Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, profile American Theatre magazine, July/August 2001, Theatre Communications Group.
  6. Biography Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Princeton University, USA.
  7. Hetrick, Adam. "Kate Whoriskey Exits Role as Artistic Director of Intiman Theatre" playbill.com, April 21, 2011
  8. "Kate Whoriskey Off-Broadway" lortel.org, accessed February 5, 2016
  9. "Kate Whoriskey Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed February 5, 2016
  10. "Kate Whoriskey biography" American Theatre Wing Archived July 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. "'Ruined' Goodman" goodmantheatre.org, accessed February 5, 2016
  12. "'Intimate Apparel' program scr.org, April 2003, accessed February 5, 2016
  13. Vineyard Theatre summary. Archived November 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Interview with Julia Cho, Vineyard Theatre website. Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  15. Hernandez, Ernio. "Julia Cho's 'Piano Teacher', Starring Tony Winner Franz, Opens at the Vineyard Nov. 18" playbill.com, November 18, 2007
  16. "'Massacre' Listing" labtheater.org, accessed February 5, 2016
  17. Marks, Peter. "Only Ariel Escapes This Earthbound 'Tempest'" Washington Post, March 30, 2005
  18. Vigils summary at Goodman Theatre.
  19. Phillips, MIchael. "Goodman's 'House' a blaring universe of whimsy" Chicago Tribune, May 13, 2004
  20. "Flashy staging overwhelms 'Macbeth' / Actors can't compete with props in Cal Shakespeare production" sfgate.com, July 8, 2002
  21. "Richard Brooks Stars in Regina Taylor's 'Drowning Crow' at Goodman, Jan. 6-Feb. 10" playbill.com, January 6, 2002
  22. "'Life is a Dream' program" scr.org, accessed February 5, 2016
  23. Chalk Circle program Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. Shirley, Don. "A vision of 'Antigone' shaped by Sept. 11" Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2004
  25. "Clean House program" scr.org, January 21 - February 27, 2005, accessed February 5, 2016
  26. Berson, Misha. "The road to ‘Ruined’: drama at Intiman is a powerful tale of human resilience in wartime" Seattle Times, July 3, 2010
  27. Piepenberg, Eric. "Butz and Reaser to Star in 'How I Learned to Drive'" New York Times, Arts Beat, November 8, 2011
  28. Weinerdt-Kent, Rob. "How Lynn Nottage, Inveterate Wanderer, Found Her Way to Reading and ‘Sweat’" americantheatre.org, July 10, 2015
  29. Sweat osfashland.org, accessed February 5, 2016
  30. "Production History, 2008" tfana.org, accessed February 5, 2016
  31. Hernandez, Ernio. "Albert Jones Will Star in American Premiere of 'Oroonoko'" playbill.com, January 3, 2008
  32. Simonson, Robert. "Baltimore's Center Stage Presents New Lynn Nottage Play, 'Intimate Apparel', Feb. 26" playbill.com, February 8, 2003
  33. Woodfors, Riley. "Polishing the jewel of 'Desire'" juneauempire.com, November 16, 2000
  34. Jones, Kenneth. "Gurwin, Morton, Glushak, Bergl Among 2005 Sundance Theatre Lab Actors July 11-31" playbill.com, July 11, 2005
  35. Noh, David. "Still Dancing" gaycitynews.nyc, Volume 5, Number 30 | July 27 - August 2, 2006
  36. "Press Release. Bard Summerscape. 'Camille'" bard.edu, July 6, 2006
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