Introducing Kate Warner, New Artistic Director
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Kate Warner is thrilled to be the new Artistic Director of New Repertory Theatre. She is excited to lead New Rep's ambitious and exciting artistic vision. She is dedicated to the creation of new theatre and engaging audiences through innovative stage work. Before coming to New Rep, Kate was Artistic Director of Dad’s Garage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Her body of directorial work includes, for Dad’s Garage: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Skin, and Mojo; for Actor’s Express: The Last Five Years, Pulp, and Octopus; for Theatrical Outfit: Waiting for Godot and The Island; for American Stage: Proof; and for Magic Theatre: Octopus. Also for Dad's Garage, Kate directed many hit cult classics such as Reefer Madness, The Jammer and The Rocky Horror Show. |
Kate has championed new work from playwrights such as Lisa Kron, Alice Tuan, Chris Craddock, Kyle Jarrow, Suzan-Lori Parks, Megan Gogerty, David J (Bauhaus), Caridad Svich, Ross Maxwell, Rolin Jones, David Holstein, John Pierson, Steve Yockey, Heather Woodbury, Chay Yew, and Greg Kotis, as well as spearheaded the development of the Top Shelf series which focused on creating new work from the Dad's Garage artistic family.
Kate has amassed an impressive history as both a director and producer as the previous Managing Director/Artistic Associate with Atlanta's Theatrical Outfit, which moved into its new $5.4 million home in December 2004, a renovated downtown Atlanta landmark, thus completing an award-winning strategic plan.
Kate serves as a board member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for non-profit theatres. Kate is very excited to co-chair the 2009 TCG National Conference with Arena Stage’s Molly Smith. Kate is also a member and facilitator of the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors' Lab in New York, a member and panelist of the Directors Lab West in Los Angeles, and a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers. In summer 2004, Kate completed the Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders in the Arts at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the New Artistic Leadership Institute with TCG/Dance USA at the McCarter Theatre.
Recognition for Kate's recent local and national directing work includes a Suzi Bass Award Nomination for Best Director, Musical 2008, Sunday Paper Top 10 Director 2007, Suzi Bass Award for Best Director, Play 2006,and Best Director Readers' Pick in Creative Loafing’s Best of Atlanta 2007 and 2006. She is a graduate of Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI with degrees in Theatre and Anthropology.
Read more about New Rep's Announcement:
New Rep Names Warner as Artistic Director - Boston Globe - by Louise Kennedy (February 6, 2009)
Kate Warner Named Artistic Director at New Rep - StageSource (February 5, 2009)
New Repertory Theatre's Press Release (February 5, 2009)
A Message From the Board Chair, Michael McCay (February 5, 2009)