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.

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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 SHOW! Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things"

Posted by on Monday, July 13, 2015, In : New Show 
So excited to announce that Katherine will be joining the amazing cast and crew of Eclectic Full Contact Theatre to helm their upcoming production of Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things."



Katherine will be joined by Eclectic company members Michelle Annette (playing Evelyn) and Andy Blaustein (playing Adam).

The production will open at the Athenaeum Theatre in February 2016. To learn more about Eclectic Full Contact Theatre visit their website here. To learn more about the Athenaeum Theatre clic...

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