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Kate Hamill is a NYC-based actor and playwright. www.kate-hamill.com.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Primary Stages Premiere Production, 2024
Artemisia ()

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway Adaptation, 2020
Renfeld

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production at Primary Stages, 2019
Meg

[Off-Broadway]
Primary Stages Production, 2017
Lizzy

[Off-Broadway]
Pearl Theatre Company Original Off-Broadway Production, 2017
Becky Sharp

[Off-Broadway]
Bedlam Off-Broadway Revival Production, 2016
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Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Kate Hamill, Sense and Sensibility

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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and More Set for Lyric Arts Eight-Show Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2026

Lyric Arts Company of Anoka has revealed its upcoming season, featuring eight productions including Merrily We Roll Along, Twelve Angry Men, and She Kills Monsters. Season subscriptions and single tickets will go on sale later this year.
Cast Set For World Premiere of WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET at Northern Stage
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2026

Northern Stage announced casting for the world premiere of WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET by Talene Monahon, featuring Tony winner Will Brill and Martha Burns, directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy in White River Junction, VT.
A CHORUS LINE, DEAR EVAN HANSEN and More Set for Duluth Playhouse 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2026

Duluth Playhouse has announced its 2026–2027 season in Minnesota. The lineup will include mainstage musicals, plays, and youth theatre productions. The season will feature a mix of classic titles and new work.
LITTLE WOMEN Will Come to The Mary Moody Northen Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2026

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edward's University will present Kate Hamill's adaptation of LITTLE WOMEN April 16–26, directed by Emily Green, closing the theater's 53rd season.
PRIDE & PREJUDICE, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and More Set for Portland Center Stage 2026–2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2026

Portland Center Stage announced its 2026–2027 season, marking 20 years at The Armory with seven productions, including LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, and PETER PAN GOES WRONG.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Will Come to Flat Rock Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2026

Flat Rock Playhouse will stage Kate Hamill's adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, directed by Charlie Johnson, running May 1–23 in Flat Rock, NC. Learn more here!
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Will Come to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2026

Georgian England willc ome to the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) April 10-25 with a fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Learn more about the show here!
Great Lakes Theater Concludes Season with MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 30, 2026

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) concludes its 64th season with the madcap mystery, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B, running April 24 – May 10, 2026, in the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square. A familiar face to GLT audiences from her many performances on the Hanna stage, Maggie Kettering directs the production with a script from playwright Kate Hamill.
Interview: Theatre Life with Jefferson A. Russell
by Elliot Lanes - Mar 30, 2026

Today’s subject Jefferson A. Russell is currently living the theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing the roles of Duke Senior and Duke Frederick in their current production of As You Like It. The production runs through April 19th.
SHREK, Summer Cabaret Series and More Set for American Stage 2026-2027 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2026

American Stage has unveiled its 2026-2027 season, featuring gender-bent classics and world premieres, beloved musicals and immersive outdoor experiences.
Meredith McDonough Named New Artistic Director at Trinity Rep
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2026

After a yearlong, nationwide search, Trinity Repertory Company has selected Meredith McDonough as the theater's next Artistic Director.  Learn more here!
COME FROM AWAY, DEAR EVAN HANSEN & More Included in Omaha Community Playhouse's 2026-27 Theatre Season
by Gillian Blum - Mar 23, 2026

The Omaha Community Playhouse unveiled its eagerly awaited 2026–27 season, presenting a slate of live performances designed to uplift, captivate, and resonate with audiences.
Cumberland Theatre to Stage Fresh Adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2026

The Cumberland Theatre will present a new adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, directed by Kimberli Rowley, from March 26 to April 4. This version, penned by Kate Hamill, offers a modern take on Jane Austen's classic.
DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY is Coming to San Francisco Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2026

San Francisco Playhouse will stage the Bay Area Premiere of Kate Hamill’s imaginative Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really. This darkly comic drama skewers power dynamics and slays traditional women’s roles.
Photos: First look at Curtain Players’ MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT. 2B
by Jerri Shafer - Mar 12, 2026

An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth and sidekick. This fast-paced romp re-examines the world's most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens.
Theatrical Rights Worldwide Releases NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE: THE '70s BEEHIVE MUSICAL For Licensing
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2026

TRW has secured worldwide performance rights for NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE: The '70s Beehive Musical, expanding on the success of BEEHIVE: The 60s Musical.
Review: Aimee Doherty Hits Homer with PENELOPE
by R. Scott Reedy - Feb 24, 2026

At this time last year, the American Repertory Theater was premiering a stirring new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” by actor and playwright Kate Hamill, which moved back and forth between King Odysseus and Queen Penelope during a three-hour production with two intermissions.
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Actors' Shakespeare Project
by R. Scott Reedy - Feb 16, 2026

Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” has proven so enduringly popular since it was first published in 1868 that it has been turned into two plays, a musical, an opera, 11 different feature films and TV movies, three Japanese anime versions, and even a 12-part Korean streaming series.
DRACULA: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really is Coming to San Francisco Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2026

San Francisco Playhouse will stage the Bay Area Premiere of Kate Hamill’s imaginative Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really. This is a fierce new play that turns Bram Stoker’s gothic horror classic on its head.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET And More Set for Peterborough Players 2026 Summer Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2026

Peterborough Players will present an exciting lineup for its 2026 summer season, featuring classic and contemporary plays.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Kate Hamill written?

Kate Hamill has written 5 shows including Sense & Sensibility (Adaptation), Vanity Fair (Playwright), Little Women (Playwright), Dracula (Playwright), The Light and The Dark (the life and times of Artemisia Gentileschi) (Playwright).

What awards has Kate Hamill been nominated for?

and Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for Sense and Sensibility.

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