With a focus on collective creation and community development, Kathryn Smith is a queer and trans theatre director, designer and creator who has worked across Canada for the past decade.
Since 2022, Kathryn has been the artistic director of Verb Theatre, which is focused on producing “tomorrow’s theatre today.” In that time, they produced award-winning, high-quality productions with companies from Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, and they have been programming work for and for the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Beyond their role with Verb, Kathryn is a member of the Mudfoot Theatre Collective and an award-winning singer-songwriter under the name KP Smith.
- “For a fancy outing, Ten Foot Henry. Amazing veggie-forward dishes, family-style sizes and an awesome atmosphere. For casual eating: Tamarind Vietnamese. Vegetarian and vegan, which is so fresh and flavourful.”
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