About Me
Katharine Gutkoski is an actor and trained dancer with experience in both contemporary and classical theatre. Her most recent credits include Miss Watson, the Strange Woman, and Sally Phelps in Fairfield University’s Big River: In Concert, where she performed alongside a company of professional actors. Other highlights of her work include Nora in DollHouse, Annabeth Chase in The Lightning Thief, and Lillian in Lillian Goes to the Mirror.
Katharine began her dance training at North Andover School of Dance at the age of two and continued through age eighteen. She spent seven years as a competitive dancer, performing both solo and group work in jazz, tap, musical theatre, lyrical, and contemporary styles. She is also trained in classical ballet and pointe.
A 2026 graduate of Fairfield University, Katharine earned her Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS), becoming the university’s first WGSS major. During her time at Fairfield, she was deeply involved with the Theatre Program both onstage and behind the scenes, working as an actor, front-of-house manager, Audience & Alumni Relations Production Intern, and Program Ambassador.
Katharine is particularly drawn to dramatic character work, grounded emotional storytelling, and complex, thought-provoking roles. Informed by her interdisciplinary background in theatre and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, she brings a thoughtful and deeply engaged perspective to her work. Beyond performing, she is passionate about authentic representation, feminist agency, women’s rights, and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
