Kate Pitt is a dramaturg and director based in New York. New work development: "American Apollo" with Des Moines Metro Opera, Resident Dramaturg for the Vanguard Initiative at Chicago Opera Theater (4 seasons), Composer Librettist Development Program at American Lyric Theater, "Hamlet’s Big Adventure! (a prequel)" with the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and script assistant on "Bernhardt/Hamlet" (Broadway/Roundabout). Recent directing credits include three new operas for American Opera Projects' "Composers and the Voice" fellowship and Henry V at MIT. Associate and assistant credits: "Richard II," "Henry IV," and "Henry V" at the Guthrie (dir. Joe Haj), "Dig" with Primary Stages (dir. Theresa Rebeck), "King Lear" with Shakespeare Theatre Company (dir. Simon Godwin), "Romeo and Juliet" (dir. Leah C. Gardiner) and "The Three Musketeers "(dir. Kent Gash) with The Acting Company, and "The Way of the World" with Folger Theatre (dir. Theresa Rebeck). Essays and comedy with The Arden Shakespeare, SDC Journal, and McSweeney's, four years producing public programming at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Upcoming: Associate Director, 2025-2026 Acting Company National Tour. B.A., Yale. SDC Associate. www.katepitt.com.