Kate
Eastwood Norris is
a New York based regional actress and some of her favorite credits include –
CA-
Shakespeare Santa Cruz:
Beatrice in Much
Ado About Nothing-directed by Kim Rubenstein, Widow Quinn in Playboy
of the Western World-directed by Bob Moss, Rosalind in As
You Like It-directed by Aaron Posner, and Goneril in King
Lear- directed by Skip Greer
OR-
Portland Center Stage: Sophie in the US premiere of How
to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found- directed by Rose Riordan
NJ-
Two River Theater
Company: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth,-directed by Teller and Aaron Posner and Kari in The
Pavilion- directed by Aaron Posner
PA-
Wilma Theater: Eleanor / Esme in Rock & Roll- directed by Blanka Zizka (2009 Barrymore Award). Arden
Theatre Company: Germaine in Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Debbie in Franklin's Apprentice-directed by Aaron Posner. Pittsburgh
Irish & Classical Theatre: Le Chevalier in The False Servant-directed by Stuart Cardin, Yelena in Uncle Vanya and Lady Percy/Doll Tearsheet in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2-directed by Andrew Paul
DC-
Folger Theatre: Lady Teazle in School
for Scandal- directed by Richard Clifford, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth- directed by
Teller and A.Posner, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helen Hayes Award)-directed by Joe Banno, Beatrice in Much Ado About
Nothing-directed by Nick Hutchinson, Launce/Thurio/Antonio/Robber
in The
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Olivia in Twelfth
Night and Phoebe/Adam/William/Assorted lords in As You Like It-directed by Aaron Posner, Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops To
Conquer-directed by Richard Clifford, Caliban
in The
Tempest and 1/4 of Hamlet in Hamlet-directed by Joe
Banno. ATW: Anna in Boston
Marriage-directed by Jeffrey Johnson. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company:
Christa/Ursula/Cook's Asst./Translator in Charles Mee's Full Circle directed by Michael Rohd, Stella
Strong in the world premiere of Sheila Callaghan's Fever/Dream-
, Jayne Summerhouse and Kay Fein in She Stoops To Comedy (Helen Hayes award), Lydia in Big Love-directed by Howard Shalwitz and R.C. in Bug-directed by Wilson Milam. Source Theatre: Celia/Rowena/Irene /Sylvie in Intimate
Exchanges (Helen Hayes nomination) and Cory in Private
Eyes-directed by Joe Banno.
MD-
Round House
Theatre: Wren in A Body of Water-directed by Rebecca Taichmann
VA-
Washington Shakespeare
Company: Nina Leeds in Strange Interlude (Helen Hayes nomination)-directed by Kirk Jackson and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew-directed by Delia Taylor. American
Shakespeare Center: Kate in The Taming of the Shrew-directed by Peggy O'Brien, Fool in King
Lear-directed
by Joe Banno, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream-directed by Jan Powell, Richard
III in Richard
III, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Princess of France/Moth in Love’s Labor’s
Lost and Helena/Moth in another A Midsummer Night’s Dream-directed by Ralph Cohen, Mistress Quickly/Westmoreland in Henry IV part II, Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe,
Juliet/Elbow
in Measure for Measure and Luce in The Knight of The Burning Pestle-directed by Jim Warren.
Staged readings and festivals--
NNPN 2007 in Washington DC, Bingo at New York Theatre Workshop, JAW WEST in Portland, Oregon 2009, Ruy Blas
at The Shakespeare Theatre in DC, 2Girl- Henry5 in NYC