Katie Smith

Director Writer

I'm a director with a focus on contemporary work driven by music. I'm probably what you’d call an actor’s director: I makes precise, detailed work with performers that invites audiences to adjust their relationship to the world. I have a background in classical text which informs my work, as well as considerable experience in community engagement and working with young people. Since graduating from the MA in Directing at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2019, I've has directed experimental, devised shows, assisted on multiple operas, and continued to deliver work with young people. (She/her)

Credits

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Sir John in Love', British Youth Opera @ Opera Holland Park, August 2022

DIRECTOR / DELIVERY ARTIST, Snappy Operas, Mahogany Opera, March-May 2022

DIRECTOR, 'The Virgin Travels', Camden People's Theatre (Sprint), March 2022 / The Flying Duck, Glasgow, July 2022 / Gladstone's Land @ Edfringe, August 2022

DIRECTOR, 'Recording in process', demo theatre collective @ Barrel Organ's LIVE LDN, November 2021

DIRECTOR, 'We just need to get through this', demo theatre collective @ Edfringe, August 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'La bohème', Scottish Opera, September 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Song of our Heartland', Opera North, Jan-March 2020 (production cancelled due to covid)

DIRECTOR, 'Little Light', Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, August 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Spuds', A Play, A Pie, and A Pint, Oran Mor, February-March 2019

DIRECTOR, 'The Death and Crucifixion of Christ', York Mystery Plays, September 2018

Training

MA Classical and Contemporary Text (Directing), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

BA English Literature (1:1), The University of York

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Music
  • Opera
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Writing

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