Kate Whoriskey

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American director (born 1970)

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::summary American director (born 1970) ::

Kate Whoriskey (born 1970) 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. Whoriskey is married to actor Daniel Breaker who has played Donkey in Shrek the Musical on Broadway. Whoriskey and Breaker have a son, named Rory, born in 2008.

Professional career

After completing her graduate program at ART, she immediately worked on directing a play there, The Master Builder by Ibsen. She has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University 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.

Directing credits

A partial list of Whoriskey's directing credits is in the table below.

Sources: Internet Off-Broadway Database Internet Broadway Database American Theatre Wing

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PlayAuthorTheaterYear and Notes
RuinedLynn NottageGoodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club
Fabulation, or the Re-Education of UndineLynn NottagePlaywrights Horizons
Intimate ApparelLynn NottageSouth Coast Repertory
The Piano TeacherJulia ChoVineyard Theatre
Last Tree in AntarcticaJulia ChoEnsemble Studio Theatre
MassacreJosé RiveraLAByrinth Theater Company
The TempestWilliam ShakespeareShakespeare Theatre Company
VigilsNoah HaidleGoodman Theatre
The Rose TattooTennessee WilliamsGoodman Theatre
Heartbreak HouseGeorge Bernard ShawGoodman Theatre
The Master BuilderHenrik IbsenAmerican Repertory Theater (ART)
Blue/OrangeJoe PenhallIntiman Theatre
The Lady from the SeaHenrik IbsenIntiman Theatre
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareCalifornia Shakespeare Theater
Inked BabyChristina AndersonPlaywrights Horizons
The ChairsEugène IonescoIntiman Theatre
Drowning CrowRegina TaylorGoodman Theatre
Life Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la BarcaSouth Coast Repertory
The Caucasian Chalk CircleBertolt BrechtSouth Coast Repertory
AntigoneSophoclesSouth Coast Repertory
The Clean HouseSarah RuhlSouth Coast Repertory
The Miracle WorkerWilliam Gibson (playwright)Circle in the Square Theatre
RuinedLynn NottageIntiman Theatre
How I Learned to DrivePaula VogelSecond Stage Theater
SweatLynn NottageOregon Shakespeare Festival
Tales From Red ViennaDavid GrimmManhattan Theatre Club
Good PeopleDavid Lindsay-AbaireHuntington Theatre Company
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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.

References

References

  1. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2012782623_breaker05.html?syndication=rssLauded Broadway actor Daniel Breaker joins Intiman cast of 'A Doctor in Spite of Himself'] by Misha Berson, Seattle Times, September 4, 2010
  2. link. (2011-06-04 , ''[[Seattle Times]]'', June 18, 2009.)
  3. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/kate-whoriskey-intiman.html Profile], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 18, 2009.
  4. Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/photo-call-strange-love-broadways-breaker-celebrates-148904# "Photo Call: Strange Love: Broadway's Breaker Celebrates"] playbill.com, April 1, 2008
  5. Tom Sellar, [http://www.tcg.org/publications/at/JulAug01/whoriskey.cfm "Watching Kate Whoriskey"] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-06-20 , profile American Theatre magazine, July/August 2001, Theatre Communications Group.)
  6. [https://www.princeton.edu/arts/arts_at_princeton/theater/event/wit/whoriskey/ Biography] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-10-15 , [[Princeton University]], USA.)
  7. Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/kate-whoriskey-exits-role-as-artistic-director-of-intiman-theatre-178491# "Kate Whoriskey Exits Role as Artistic Director of Intiman Theatre"] playbill.com, April 21, 2011
  8. [http://lortel.org/Archives/CreditableEntity/35085 "Kate Whoriskey Off-Broadway"] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-02-13 lortel.org, accessed February 5, 2016)
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  10. [http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/kate_whoriskey "Kate Whoriskey biography"] American Theatre Wing {{webarchive. link. (July 15, 2009)
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  12. [http://www.scr.org/docs/default-source/media/02-03season/intimateaprog.pdf "'Intimate Apparel' program] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-06-16 scr.org, April 2003, accessed February 5, 2016)
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  19. Phillips, Michael. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/05/13/goodmans-house-a-blaring-universe-of-whimsy/ "Goodman's 'House' a blaring universe of whimsy"] ''Chicago Tribune'', May 13, 2004
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  23. [http://www.scr.org/media/pdf/05-06programs/chalkprog.pdf Chalk Circle program] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-16 .)
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