Kate Swan
Director - Sweeney Todd
Choreographer - The Life
Kate directed 4th Wall's production of The Wild Party last season and Sweeney Todd in concert earlier this season. Kate moved to New York after graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in theatre. She was cast in the original Broadway production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast and later served as dance captain for the national tour and Broadway production. Eventually, she became the Associate Choreographer for all productions worldwide, mounting and/or maintaining all Disney Productions of the show. Some directing and or choreography credits include work at: Wings Theatre in Manhattan, Fireside Theatre in Wisconsin, the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Surflight Theatre, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, and Purdue University Theatre. She was co-choreographer of the Chicago World Premiere of Schoolhouse Rock Live!, which ran Off-Broadway shortly thereafter. Kate has worked as a performer in numerous productions including the European tour of West Side Story and has trained in dance at the Etgen-Atkinson School of Ballet (Dallas Metropolitan Ballet), Dallas Ballet Academy, Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse, and the Chamberlain Ballet Company. Kate studied for two summers in New York City at Lee Theodore's American Dancemachine, a company dedicated to preserving Broadway theatre dance. She is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
