Kate Wetherhead is an American actress, writer and director, known for
her work on Submissions Only, Legally Blonde and the Jack and Louisa
book series.Kate was born in Burlington, Vermont to Christine and
Arnold Wetherhead. She began acting at age six, and writing at seven.
Wetherhead found her love for theatre after seeing a local production
of West Side Story. She appeared in several shows at the University of
Vermont, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Miracle Worker. She
has a bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University and
trained as an actor at Circle in the Square Theatre School.Wetherhead
began her career in children's theatre, appearing off-Broadway in
Sarah, Plain and Tall, Tatjana in Color, Summer of the Swans, and Cam
Jansen, as well as touring with A Christmas Carol. She made her
Broadway debut in as the understudy for Olive Ostrovsky, Logainne
Schwartzandgrubenierre, and Marcy Park in The th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee. She left the show to originate the roles of Kate and
Chutney in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde. She left the
show in , performing regionally in such shows as Steel Magnolias
(play) and Almost, Maine. In she starred as Deb in Ordinary Days by
for Roundabout Theatre Company. In , she met Andrew Keenan-Bolger in a
regional production of It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman,
and after collaborating on a behind-the-scenes video for the
production, they decided to make a web series together. The two
created the show Submissions Only, with Wetherhead writing and
directing as well as playing the protagonist, Penny Reilly. In , she
returned to Off-Broadway in The Other Josh Cohen, for which she
received a Drama Desk Award nomination. Submissions Only ended its
third and final season in . From â€", Kate and Andrew co-wrote the
three-part children's book series Jack & Louisa, published by Penguin
Group. The two also have a feature film in development with Sycamore
Pictures. In , Kate made her theatrical directorial debut at Bucks
County Playhouse, directing Cinderella (musical) for the youth
company. She has since directed Shrek The Musical (Jr.) for the
playhouse, along with developmental readings and workshops for New
York University and Michigan State University.
her work on Submissions Only, Legally Blonde and the Jack and Louisa
book series.Kate was born in Burlington, Vermont to Christine and
Arnold Wetherhead. She began acting at age six, and writing at seven.
Wetherhead found her love for theatre after seeing a local production
of West Side Story. She appeared in several shows at the University of
Vermont, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Miracle Worker. She
has a bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University and
trained as an actor at Circle in the Square Theatre School.Wetherhead
began her career in children's theatre, appearing off-Broadway in
Sarah, Plain and Tall, Tatjana in Color, Summer of the Swans, and Cam
Jansen, as well as touring with A Christmas Carol. She made her
Broadway debut in as the understudy for Olive Ostrovsky, Logainne
Schwartzandgrubenierre, and Marcy Park in The th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee. She left the show to originate the roles of Kate and
Chutney in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde. She left the
show in , performing regionally in such shows as Steel Magnolias
(play) and Almost, Maine. In she starred as Deb in Ordinary Days by
for Roundabout Theatre Company. In , she met Andrew Keenan-Bolger in a
regional production of It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman,
and after collaborating on a behind-the-scenes video for the
production, they decided to make a web series together. The two
created the show Submissions Only, with Wetherhead writing and
directing as well as playing the protagonist, Penny Reilly. In , she
returned to Off-Broadway in The Other Josh Cohen, for which she
received a Drama Desk Award nomination. Submissions Only ended its
third and final season in . From â€", Kate and Andrew co-wrote the
three-part children's book series Jack & Louisa, published by Penguin
Group. The two also have a feature film in development with Sycamore
Pictures. In , Kate made her theatrical directorial debut at Bucks
County Playhouse, directing Cinderella (musical) for the youth
company. She has since directed Shrek The Musical (Jr.) for the
playhouse, along with developmental readings and workshops for New
York University and Michigan State University.
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