RESUME
Cat McKay
Height: 5'5" | catmckay1439@gmail.com | Range: E3-E6
Theatre
Poison | u/s Vigoreaux | The Plagiarists
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Hell Followed With Her | Jesse | WildClaw Theatre | dir. Josh Zagorn
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LezFest (2019) | Ensemble | Pride Arts
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Anne and Diana Were Totally Doing It | Diana Barry | FemSlash Fest
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LezSing (2018) | Ensemble | Pride Arts | dir. Kathleen Coombs
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Interventions | Lil | Otherworld Theatre | Paragon Festival
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Scary Stories to Save Your Life | Various | About Face Youth Theater
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Valkyries: Badasses on Bikes | Bella | dir. Maggie Spanuello
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ENGAGE! A Choose-Your-Own Sci-Fight Adventure | Alien | dir. Jillian Mueller
Film
Film
"Rational Creatures" | Guest | Webseries*
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"Merry Maidens" | Supporting | Webseries**
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The Void | Supporting | Two Kids in a Trenchcoat Productions
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* Official selection Minnesota Webfest 2019
** Official selection Minnesota Webfest 2017
Music
Member and featured soloist with the Windy City Treble Quire,
Chicago's premiere LGBTQ+ chorus along with the Windy City Gay Chorus
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Appearances include:
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Local choir for Hugh Jackman's The Man. The Music. The Show. Tour, 2019
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Lenny: A Musical Portrait with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia
under the direction of Marin Alsop
Training & Workshops
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London | Timemarks in European Theatre History | 2014
Studies included: Combat - rapier/dagger, short sword, unarmed with Philip d'Orleans
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SAFD Rapier/dagger | Recommended pass | 2019
SAFD Quarterstaff | Pass | 2019
SAFD Broadsword | Pass | 2019
SAFD Single sword | Pass | 2018
SAFD Unarmed | Pass | 2018
Acting Studio Chicago | Mastering the Zoom Callback
Acting Studio Chicago | On Camera III w Janelle Snow
Acting Studio Chicago | On Camera II w Coburn Goss
Black Box Acting | Method 1
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Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH
B.A. Theatre (Acting concentration) and Music performance (Voice)
Studies included: Chekhov Technique with Catherine Albers,
Michael Chekhov association certified instruction
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Cleveland Institute of Music
Joan Ellison (pop/belt/musical theatre) 2012-2015
Dean Southern, DMA (operatic/classical voice) 2012-2015