Actor, writer, director and teacher, Kate debuted on Broadway opposite Zero Mostel in Fiddler On the Roof, when he took her hands in his and said, "You're going to be fine." It was a miraculous moment as the nerves melted away and she walked out onto the WIntergarden stage as Tzeitel. 

The recognition of character as the cornerstone of any performance has stayed with her throughout her career, whether instructing her students at the Unversity of Bridgeport and Western CT State University, creating characters for her plays or directing other actors. In her capacity as Artistic Director of the Stray Kats Theatre Company in Newtown, CT, she gets to do it all.