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Biography

Kate Pitt (she/her) is a dramaturg, director, and writer focused on new and classic work for the
stage. She is a Dramaturg Apprentice in the Composer Librettist Development Program at
American Lyric Theater and Resident Dramaturg for the Vanguard Initiative at Chicago Opera
Theater. Recent credits include the world premieres of "Dig" by Theresa Rebeck at Dorset
Theatre Festival, “Hamlet’s Big Adventure (a prequel)" by the Reduced Shakespeare Company,
and the first performance of “The Transformation of Jane Doe” by Stacy Garrop and Jerre Dye
at Chicago Opera Theater. Kate has taught dramaturgy as a guest lecturer at the Longy School
of Music of Bard College and produced public programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library. She
is a member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the
Americas. BA, Yale. www.katepitt.com.