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Kathleen Butler

AEA/SAG/AFTRA

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Essay Management, John Essay, manager

(212) 977-4298

essayj@aol.com

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World Premieres

Film (partial list)

Three Tall Women (written and directed by Edward Albee) Vienna’s English Theatre
Marriage Play (written and directed by Edward Albee) Vienna’s English Theatre

Off Broadway (partial list)

Such Things Only Happen in Books, God/Mrs. Mowbrey, Dir. Carl Forsman/Jonathan Silverstein
The American Dream, Mrs. Barker, Dir. Edward Albee
Wapato, Bonnie, The Women’s Project (Original Cast)
Occupant, Louise Nevelson Dir. Anthony Page
The Play About the Baby, The Woman, Dir. David Esbjornson
Three Tall Women, “B,” Dir. Larry Sacharow
Marriage Play, Gillian, Dir. James Houghton
Steel Magnolias, (10th Anniversary Production) Clairee, Dir. John Henry Rew
Triangles, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dir. Aaron Frankel
Lucky Rita, Rosa, Dir. Aaron Frankel

Regional (partial list)
 

Marjorie Prime, Marjorie Lancaster, Olney Theatre Center
A Delicate Balance, Edna, Yale Repertory Theatre
The Shaker Chair, Marion, ​Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival of New Plays

​Agnes of God, Mother, Miriam Ruth Florida Studio Theatre
Wit, Vivian, Florida Studio Theatre
An American Daughter, Charlotte “Chubby” Hughes, Long Wharf Theatre
A Delicate Balance, Claire, Charlotte Repertory Theatre
Three Tall Women, “B,” Alley Theatre
Marriage Play, Gillian, Coconut Grove Theatre
Last Lists of My Mad Mother, Ma, Mill Mountain Theatre (Original Cast)
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, 4 actor ensemble, Mill Mountain Theatre (Original Cast)
Death of a Salesman, Linda, Tennessee Repertory Theatre

Television

The Blacklist, Phoebe Attridge, NBC

Friends from College, Margaret, Netflix

Lisey's Story, Apple+ TV

Odd Mom Out, The Widow Cardiff, premieres Bravo, January 2015

Mozart in the Jungle, Elisabeth Merriweather, Amazon, streaming

Louie (Louie C.K.), Molly the naked neighbor, FX
Law & Order, Principal roles, NBC
Kenny the Shark, Ms. Nastione, Discovery Channel
Death of a Salesman, Linda, WNYC (Great American Plays Series)

​As the World Turns, Loving, Search for Tomorrow Day Players

Trinity College, B.A.

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Post Graduate Study in Theatre:

  • Circle in the Square School of Drama (Jose Quintero, Michael Kahn, Alan Miller (among others)

  • Actors and Directors Professional Workshop, Classical Acting  (Aaron Frankel, HB Studios)

  • Master Class in Acting for Working Professionals with Bobby Lewis

  • Directing Workshop Barrow Group

The Vampire Leland, Gertie, short film

The Break, Maggie, short film

Swallow, Lydia, directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis

Bottom of the Ninth, Mrs. Murphy, with Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello

A League of Their Own, Older Kit, Dir. Penny Marshall
Thursday, Lead, The Museum of Modern Art
Night Curtain, Lead, Winner Hong Kong Film Fest

Directing

Education

Latest:

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A DELICATE BALANCE: Directing Edward Albee's play at Theatre Artists Studio, Phoenix, AZ 

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THE PROSPECT: As part of the 7th Inning Stretch festival at Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken, N.J. 

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Off-Broadway:

 

SEEING STARS: A new play with music co-developed with Ellen Gould at The United Solo Festival, where Seeing Stars won the Best Director and Best Production awards

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POUND: A new play with Christopher Lloyd 

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DELIRIUM'S DAUGHTERS: A new, award-winning Commedia by Nicholas Korn presented at The Players Club on three consecutive evenings​, opened at The Studio Theatre, then the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row.  

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Artistic Director of Voices over 55:

 

  • A company based in New York City comprised of professional actors, directors and producers whose mission is to seek out new plays for older actors.

  • Selected plays are given a staged reading/backer’s audition at various prestigious theatrical venues with a goal toward full production.

  • Partner, Triumvirate Artists, a theatre production company.

Staged Readings:

 

  • POUND, a play by Sean O’Leary based on the life of Ezra Pound at The Players Club with Brian Murray as Pound

  • DELIRIUM'S DAUGHTERS, a new Commedia by Nicholas Korn presented at The Players Club on three consecutive evenings​

  • ​FALLING: A WAKE, a play by Gary Kirkham presented at The Players Club with Judith Ivey and Edward Herrmann

Productions:​

 

  • MARRIAGE PLAY by Edward Albee. Theatre Artists Studio, Phoenix, Ariz., with Judy Lebeau and Steven Mastroieni. A limited 4-week run

  • ACTORS AND ALBEE, six evenings of Edward Albee monologues performed podium-style. Theatre Artists Studio, Phoenix, Ariz., with members of the Theatre Artists Studio (creator)

 

REVIEW ARCHIVE: http://www.triumvirateartists.com/press.html

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