Welcome to www.KatherineSiegel.com! Here you'll find information and updates about Chicago based director, writer, and actor Katherine Siegel.

Originally from South Florida, Katherine attended the University of Miami and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Communications: Motion Pictures and a B.A. in Theater Arts. Currently, Katherine serves as Artistic Director at Eclectic Full Contact Theatre in Chicago, IL. She is also the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Lost Girls Theatre in Miami, FL. Katherine is a graduate of the nationally renown Second City Training Center in Chicago, IL where she completed both the Second City Conservatory and Music Conservatory programs.

A post-modernist, Katherine's directorial focus includes the exploration of art, pop culture, and history. Her productions often focus on the melding of classical texts and themes with the exploration of modern social and cultural concerns.

Browsing Archive: March, 2018

Oh and About That New Show...

Posted by on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, In : New Show 


It's Shakespeare!! That's right come join us at Chicago's own Athenaeum Theatre for this creative, world redefining, 80s pop rock version of Shakespeare's As You Like It. 

We've never seen Katherine more excited for a show and there's a good reason why. For her first crack at the eternal Bard's work, she's combining Shakespeare's sweetest play with modern concerns about gender identity and roles. It's an all together great show, given new life and meaning by taking the questions of class and s...

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New Year, New Show, New Goals

Posted by on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, In : Updates 
It's been a while since we've had time to update, but with a full show schedule and big changes the past year and a half have been a whirlwind!

First, the big news. We're so excited to announce that Katherine will be taking on the role of Artistic Director at Eclectic Full Contact Theatre for the 2017/2018 season. While we'll miss our fearless leader, we couldn't be more excited for David Belew to be moving on to a great opportunity in Hawii. We're going to miss you Boss.

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