Author: Katie Ganem

Katie Ganem is a musical theatre artist and teacher who lives in Washington, D.C.
Acting playwrighting Update

Nurse and Juliet

I just finished a self-funded week long workshop to devise a new play with my grad school friend and world’s best collaborator, Rachel Sanderson. Still untitled, this play explores Shakespeare’s most amazing duo: Juliet and her Nurse. We started on Monday with a whole lot of research, Shakespeare’s text, and no idea what story we wanted to tell. On Saturday, we read our first draft to friends, family, and donors to the project.

Juliet – Rachel Sanderson
Nurse – Katie Ganem
Lady Capulet – Maryanne Henderson
Dramaturgy – Rebecca Etzine

A huge thank you to Prologue Theatre and STC Academy for rehearsal and performance space.

Our goal is to bring the show to District Fringe next summer. Help us on this next leg of the journey by donating to our GoFundMe.

Acting Photos Update

Miss Holmes Returns at FPCT

Had an absolute blast playing the incomparable Mrs. Hudson (and Mrs. Wiggins) in this feminist adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories over at Fells Point Corner Theater.

Written by Christopher Walsh
Directed by Brad Norris
Photos by Shealyn Jae Photography
April/May 2026

Cast:

Sherlock Holmes:  Sharon Maguire
Dr. Dorothy Watson:  Emma Grace Dunbar
Geoffrey Lestrade:  Dominic Gladden
Priya Singh:  Gaya Mundlye
Josephine Butler:  Christen Cromwell
Olive McGann:  Jessica Preactor
Mrs. Hudson / Mrs. Wiggins:  Katie Ganem
Mycroft Holmes / Dock Worker:  Andy Belt
Adam Worthington:  Lance Bankerd
Daniel Burke:  C.C. Gallagher

Production Team:

Stage Manager/Props Design: Zoë DiGiorgio
Lighting Design: Bernard Johnson
Costume Design: Anna Hiser McGreevy
Scenic Painting: Elliot Williams
Muralist: Lorraine Imwold
Set and Sound Design: Brad Norris

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And Yet It Moves at Glass Canon

I’m thrilled to share that my play AND YET IT MOVES was selected to receive a staged reading by Glass Canon Theatre Company as part of their spring reading series. The play will be directed by Gil Mitchell and will be performed at Keegan Theatre in DC on Friday February 27th and Sunday MArch 1st at 7pm.

Tickets and info can be found here.

I sat down with my friend, Gavin Witt, for a brief chat about the show and its inspiration for WBJC. Listen to the interview here.

Update

DC Arts & Humanities Fellowship

I am thrilled to announce that I was named a recipient of the DC Arts & Humanities Fellowship for this fiscal year.

The Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program offers fellowships to individuals whose excellence contributes to the District of Columbia as a world-class cultural capital. AHFP recognizes the impact of individuals within the District of Columbia. And the program supports the vitality that those practitioners bring to the local community. 

DC Commission on Arts & Humanities

I am proud to call DC my artistic home. This fellowship is an incredible honor. The grant will go towards professional development and making more art (stay tuned)! Congratulations to all my fellow recipients. You can find a full list and more about the program here.

Acting Performance Update Voice Work

As You Like It & 19 the Musical Audiobook

I am beyond excited to have two projects that started this January.

As You Like It – STC Academy Alum Production

I have officially started rehearsals for As You Like It, a production that is being produced and performed entirely by alums of Shakespeare Theatre Academy (including director Seamus Miller). I will be portraying the usurping Duke Frederick. Mark your calendars for May 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th. This outdoor show will be performed at the DC War Memorial!

19 the Musical the Audiobook – Coming Soon to Audible

19 at Library of Congress | Photo by John Nelson Photography

It’s hard to believe it’s been 6 years since I’ve first started working on Alice Paul, and 4 years since the world premiere of 19 the Musical. The pandemic unfortunately shut down its grand plans. But the creators are trying something new! An “audiobook” version of the ENTIRE musical.

We have reunited some of the original cast, as well as a few new faces, and we are going to be recording in February. I am glad to have another crack at Alice and I can’t wait for you to hear this new version! Learn more and sign up for the newsletter at 19themusical.com.