Kathleen McDowell

Kathleen McDowell

Kathleen Evelyn McDowell is a director, writer, actor, and producer based in Texas. Directing credits include: "Small Mouth Sounds", "The Wolves", "I Wanna be a Fucking Princess" (Texas State University) "The Wizard of Oz" (TexARTS Academy), "Wedding Bash" (Firecracker Productions), "Subsistence", and "The Stronger" (Encore Arts); "...
Kathleen Evelyn McDowell is a director, writer, actor, and producer based in Texas. Directing credits include: "Small Mouth Sounds", "The Wolves", "I Wanna be a Fucking Princess" (Texas State University) "The Wizard of Oz" (TexARTS Academy), "Wedding Bash" (Firecracker Productions), "Subsistence", and "The Stronger" (Encore Arts); "Divine Mercy Witness" (Self-Produced w/Iris Lacsamana); "This is why we can't take you anywhere" and "Rattle: It's Just a Play, It Doesn't Mean Anything" with Artists AF. She has served as a production dramaturg for A.D. Players Theater on "God's Favorite" and "Lilies of the Field." When she's not thinking about theatre, she enjoys spending time with her husband and her dog (Lucy, the cutest weenie dog on planet earth). Kathleen holds a B.A. in Theatre & Dance from The University of Texas at Austin, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Directing at Texas State University.

Plays

  • Pride and Prejudice and Perms
    It's 1987 and Lizzie Bennett has a lot on her plate: annoying little sisters, an overbearing mother, crazy teachers, not to mention the preppy Will Darcy, a recent transfer from a local private school. Along with her best friends Jane and Charlotte, Lizzie navigates the tempestuous world of high school, boys, and really big hair in this campy adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.
  • Snakes
    Snakes is a retelling of the myth of Medusa and Perseus. The play introduces Medusa's serpentine sisters, Stheno and Euryale, and the three women struggle to define monsterhood, mortality, and how to move forward when their circumstances are utterly changed.
  • Turned Brass
    Michelle is worried her friend Dalia has joined a cult, but will their strained history keep her from making a difference?
  • The Shore
    In search of her father's spellbooks, Miranda returns to the magical island where she was raised and finds that not all is as she remembered it.