Kate has joined the staff at Rattlestick Theater in NYC as Producer of Artistic Programs. Read more about Rattlestick and the theater’s mission here.
The Wolves by Sarah Delappe at Five Towns College
Spotlight on the performing arts: Visiting theater director opens 30th anniversary season
Interview with University of Rochester
What has Rochester been like for you?
I never been to Rochester before. I feel like I’m here at the exact right time—the weather has been great. Rochester Housing put me near the Park Avenue area, so I love the houses and the walks are beautiful in the neighborhood. I keep hearing that I should go to the Finger Lakes. I’m not sure if I’ll have time, but it’s been great to be in the city, in these neighborhoods where the University is located—everyone is so charming.
When did you realize you wanted to be a director?
My first directing experience was in high school….FULL ARTICLE HERE.
Coming up in
October 2019
The Grown-Up by Jordan Harrison at U of R
The Grown-Up
By Jordan Harrison
Directed by Kate Eminger
Scenic Design by Jean Kim
Costume Design by Beatrice Vena
Lighting Design by Elizabeth Mak
Sound Design by Ben Vigus
Voice & Acting Coaching by Alexa Scott-Flaherty
October 3–12, 2019
A time traveling talisman and a 10-year-old boy create a theatrical tour-de-force in The Grown-Up, an impressionistic, free-associating series of narrative vignettes written by Pulitzer prize nominated playwright, Jordan Harrison (Marjorie Prime, Maple and Vine). The Grown-Up is a fairytale about the elusive quality of time—a perception that intensifies with age—and about the power of imagination. A funny, moving, and magical comedy-drama directed by visiting guest artist, Kate Eminger.
Winterworks 2019
WINTERWORKS 2019
An evening of new plays directed by our 2018-2019 Directing Fellows.
Kate Eminger directing
RATS!
by Bryna Turner
featuring Jane Bradley, Laura Esterman, Layla Khosh, Ellie MacPherson and Kelly McAndrew
sound design by Ben Vigus | stage manager Christina Woolard
Tara Ahmadinejad directing
LUNCH BUNCH
by Sarah Einspanier
featuring Eliza Bent, Ugo Chukwu, Flora Diaz, Nadine Malouf, Keilly McQuail, Julia Sirna-Frest and Paco Tolson
design by Oona Curley | stage manager Matthew Henao
Sarah Blush directing
BULLY
by Amina Henry
featuring Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Maechi Aharanwa, Hannah Cabell, Elia Monte-Brown, Zuzanna Szadkowski and Carmen Zilles
choreography by Kelly Bartnik | stage manager Lauren Veit
Seven Performances Only! Seating is extremely limited:
Wednesday January 16th at 7pm
Thursday January 17th at 7pm
Friday January 18th at 3pm and 7pm
Saturday January 19th at 3pm and 7pm
Sunday January 20th at 3pm
The Regulars by Eliza Bent - Pie, Pint and a Play Reading series
THE REGULARS by Eliza Bent (ALOHA, ALOHA, OR WHEN I WAS QUEEN; THE BEYONCE)
Directed by Kate Eminger (Ars Nova, Actors Theatre of Louisville, SPACE on Ryder Farm)
“Set in 2002 in a magic shop in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Eliza Bent's new play THE REGULARS examines the stories we tell ourselves (and the more complicated realities) about what it has meant to be an "average American" throughout our nation's history, from its founding through today.”
The cast includes Ellie MacPherson (54 Below), Gail Shalan (Bristol Old Vic), and Gus Cuddy (Geva Theatre Center) with returning Pie, Pint, and a Play actors Rachel Griesinger (Naked Angels) and Jessica Giannone (Bristol Old Vic, Williamstown, SPACE on Ryder Farm).
DETAILS:
Suggested Donation of $10.
The reading and pie will be located upstairs, so purchase your pint first then head on up!
Doors will open 10 minutes before and are located towards the back.
61 Local (61 Bergen St.) is located steps away from the BERGEN stop on the F/G train. It is a 5 minute walk from the BOROUGH HALL stop on the 4/5 train and the HOYT-SCHERMERHORN stop on the A/C train.
Clubbed Thumb 2018/2019 Directing Fellowship
Next up I'll be a Directing Fellow with Clubbed Thumb, developing Bryna Turner's Rats! with the Playwrights Horizons Theater School. Stay tuned for the January showing as a part of WINTERWORKS.
To read more about the program click here.
The Climb by C.A. Johnson
Luna Stage New Moon Reading Series
Monday, January 8th at 7:30pm
Directed by Kate Eminger
About The Climb: Marge is a photographer, and her wife Tiffany has been her sole photographic subject for seven years. When Tiffany goes on a month-long hiking trip to get away from it all, both women are forced to question everything from their professional and personal past to the true meaning of a moment captured in time.
The Stephen F. Austin Middle School History Club Talent Show Fundraiser
A cast of misfit students have grown up idealizing the battle of The Alamo and spent their afternoons in History Club re-enacting the heroics of Davy Crockett against the evil attacks of Mexico's army and General Santa Anna. You, the audience, are invited to their fundraiser talent show to help them raise money for a field trip to their favorite historical site. It’s a fast paced and comedic exploration of the American penchant for mythical history, and the disillusionment that occurs when you realize that your history books have been wrong all along.
Created by Kayla Berghoff, Chris Damen, Kate Eminger, Ellie Macpherson, and Jake McCready
Directed by Kate Eminger
November 11th at 10pm
Dixon Place Mainstage
Buy tickets in advance here (It's cheaper!): http://dixonplace.org/performances/the-stephen-f-austin-middle-school-history-club-talent-show-fundraiser/
no seconds by Korde Arrington Tuttle at the NYC Fridge Festival
The Arctic Group Presents
The 1st Annual New York International FRIDGE Festival
August 31 through September 10, 2017
AT IRT THEATRE (154 Christopher Street, 3B)
Born in response to the news that the NY Fringe Festival would not take place in the summer of 2017, The FRIDGE Festival is a multidisciplinary theater festival which will feature new works. The only stipulation...every show much use an onstage fridge! More Info