SHORT BIO  KATE HAWKES Originally from Australia, Kate holds degrees in Education, Counseling, and an MFA in Directing. She has worked professionally in all aspects of theatre for over 45 years, including management and arts in healthcare. In Oregon, she taught in the theatre department of a liberal arts college for 18 years, founded an arts in healthcare company focusing on storytelling and performance, and was Artistic Associate at a professional theatre company. In Arizona, Kate was co-founder/Producing Artistic Director of Red Earth Theatre (Sedona) as well as directing many of their productions. As a Director of more than 50 shows over the years - readings, full productions, classics, new works and collaborative endeavors - there are no favorites! As an actress, favorite roles include Medea (Medea), Evy (The Gingerbread Lady), Dysart (Equus), Dian (Escape from Happiness), Artie (Eleemosynary), Latrelle (Sordid Lives) and Monique (Sky...Diamonds). A playwright, her produced work includes Loplop and the Queen about Surrealist artists Max` Ernst and Dorothea Tanning; the award-winning Sky…Diamonds, exploring a family’s experience of Alzheimer’s; Ungodly Behavior, a retelling of the Demeter/Persephone story. New work includes Walking On Butterfly Wings and Triumvirate: Glory, Sacrifice and Peace. She has also had numerous 10 minute plays and plays for young audiences produced. Kate has ventured into the world of screenwriting with some encouraging results and acted in the just released film No Reception. She developed Performing Wellness ™ ,  and offers workshops tailored for individuals or groups. Balancing all this creative endeavor is her passion for the outdoors as a horsewoman, hot-spring lover and trail runner.