Chicago Children's Theatre
Catherine Councell is an accomplished actor and teaching artist with extensive experience in theater and education. Currently serving as an actor with Chicago Children's Theatre for the Red Kite Friendship Tour 2023, Catherine also takes on various teaching artist roles, including Bubbles Music for the Very Young and directing at summer camps like Taking Flight. Additional experience includes voice-over work with NV Talent and performances with companies such as Greatworks Theatre Company and Raven Theatre Company. Catherine holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Iowa, along with multiple degrees in acting and drama from Brenau University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Chicago Children's Theatre
Chicago Children’s Theatre has evolved as both a professional and personal response to the lack of a Chicago company dedicated exclusively to providing high-quality, professional year-round children’s programming. Since its founding, Chicago Children’s Theatre has rigorously pursued its mission to enrich our communities through diverse, educational, and significant theatrical programming that engages and inspires the child in all of us. After the success of its launch production of A Year With Frog and Toad in January 2006 at Goodman Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre continues to provide Chicago children and families with the highest level professional theatre programming. There has been tremendous critical and popular support of Chicago Children’s Theatre and its audience continues to grow. In just over six years since the theatre’s inception in 2005, more than 180,000 youth and families have attended its productions.