Katie Braden is a fixture of the New York theatre scene, having performed in numerous classic and new plays throughout the city. She is a co-founder of Ivy Theatre Company and film production company Wherever You Go Pictures, LLC, and is also a member of The Workshop Theater Company. She has additionally performed with The Queens Players, Shakespeare Forum, and many others.
Katie trained at the Gregory Abels Training Ensemble (GATE) in NYC, where she studied Shakespeare and Chekhov with master teacher Gregory Abels, as well as Mask work, Stage Combat, and Alexander Technique. Credits at GATE include: Yelena in Uncle Vanya, Alma in Summer and Smoke, Ophelia in Hamlet and Orinthia in The Apple Cart.
Music has always been a big part of Katie's life; she both sings and plays the flute. Katie is currently studying ballroom dancing - she especially loved practicing the tango while visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina! Other favorite places she has traveled in her quest to see the world include: Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon and Rome. Her recent travels took her to Singapore and Bali, where she filmed her upcoming feature film, Unpacking, currently in post-production.
Katie strikes fear into the hearts of her opponents in volleyball and touch rugby leagues in Manhattan. She regularly practices yoga and was a former cheerleader in her native Iowa. And if you find yourself in trouble at the beach, you might want to have Katie around - she was a certified Red Cross lifeguard, who swims six strokes and teaches swimming.
Katie trained at the Gregory Abels Training Ensemble (GATE) in NYC, where she studied Shakespeare and Chekhov with master teacher Gregory Abels, as well as Mask work, Stage Combat, and Alexander Technique. Credits at GATE include: Yelena in Uncle Vanya, Alma in Summer and Smoke, Ophelia in Hamlet and Orinthia in The Apple Cart.
Music has always been a big part of Katie's life; she both sings and plays the flute. Katie is currently studying ballroom dancing - she especially loved practicing the tango while visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina! Other favorite places she has traveled in her quest to see the world include: Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon and Rome. Her recent travels took her to Singapore and Bali, where she filmed her upcoming feature film, Unpacking, currently in post-production.
Katie strikes fear into the hearts of her opponents in volleyball and touch rugby leagues in Manhattan. She regularly practices yoga and was a former cheerleader in her native Iowa. And if you find yourself in trouble at the beach, you might want to have Katie around - she was a certified Red Cross lifeguard, who swims six strokes and teaches swimming.