Donizetti’s L'ELSIR D’AMORE
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Manhattan School of Music-Graduate Opera Theatre
Fall 2025
New Production with Manhattan School of Music
Michael Sakir Conductor
James Rotondo Scenic Design
Marika Kent Lighting Design
Caitlin Cisek Costume Design
Loryn Pretorius Hair & Makeup Design
Principal Cast: Cast: Seunghyun Lim, Grace Christensen, Wonjin Choi, Carter Bonyeop Gu, Yunsik Kim, Anthony Blatter, Brendon Rapushaj, Shengyang Lin, Irene Hyun Young Shin, Miryoung Song
Photos by Anna Yatskevich & Brian Hatton
Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmélites
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Wolf Trap Opera
Summer 2025
New production with orchestra
Geoff McDonald Conductor
Lawrence E. Moten III Scenic Design
Marika Kent Lighting Design
Caitlin Cisek Costume Design
Anne Nesmith Hair & Makeup Design
Principal Cast: Travon D. Walker, Jonathan Patton, Erin Wagner, Robert Frazier, Cecelia McKinley, Gemma Nha, Gabrielle Beteag, Keely Futterer
Photos by Lawrence E. Moten III
Verdi’s NABUCCO
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Canadian Opera Company
Fall 2024
Revival Production
Paolo Carignani Conductor
Michael Yeargan* Scenic Design
Mikael Kangas Lighting Design
Jane Greenwood* Costume Design
Sharon Ryman Hair & Makeup Design
Wulf Higgins Props
*Original 1997 Chicago Lyric Production
Principal Cast: Roland Wood, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Rihab Chaieb, Matthew Cairns, Simon Lim, Charlotte Siegel, Wesley Harrison, Duncan Stenhouse
Click here to watch the trailer for Verdi’s Nabucco
Click here to watch Verdi’s Va, pensiero sung by the COC Chorus
Photos by Michael Cooper & Gary Beechey
Puccini’s LA BOHÈME
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Aspen Summer Musical Festival
Summer 2025
Semi-Staged production with orchestra
Enrique Mazzola Conductor
Ford Rowe Scenic Design & Props
Josh Hemmo Lighting Design
Howard Kaplan & Caitlin Cisek Costume Design
Loryn Pretorious Hair & Makeup Design
Principal Cast: Matthew Polenzani, Kaya Stein, Yichen Xue, Virginia Mims, Peter Barber, Jason Edelstein, Abraham Cruz
Photos by Jeremy Swanson
Lisa DeSpain & Melisa Tien SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Co-produced by On Site Opera and Brookfield Arts
Fall 2023
A world premiere opera co-produced by On Site Opera and Brookfield Arts, presented at three locations: Brooklyn Commons, Manhattan West, and Brookfield Place
Geoffrey McDonald Conductor
Tess James Lighting Design
Kara Harmon Costume Design
Gabrielle Vincent Hair & Makeup Design
Alexander Wylie Props
Principal Cast: Hannah Cho, Nicole Haslett, Bernard Holcomb, Eliam Ramos, Chrystal E. Williams
“This was a winning combination of a score that was a pleasure because of its modesty and direct communication, a skillful cast that brought out every last bit of feeling and loveliness in the music, and On Site Opera’s intelligence, flexibility, and commitment to engage the public.” -New York Classical Review
Trailer- Song of the Nightingale presented by On Site Opera
Photos by Fadi Kheir
Gounod’s ROMÈO ET JULIETTE
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University
Fall 2023
Stefan Lano Conductor
C. David Higgins Scenic Design
Russell Long Lighting Design
Lydia Spellman Costume Design
Andrew Elliot Wig Design
Sarah Sindelar Props
Principal Cast: Sarah Rachel Bacani/Ginaia Black, Yuntong Han/Jaemyeong Lee, Mitchell Widmer/Sam Witmer, Jeremy Do/Conner McWhirter, Maya Davis/Regan Poarch, Muyuan Liu/Shan Ding, Cassie Glaeser/Marielle Hug, Noah Lauer/Theo Harrah
Q & A with Katherine M. Carter, director of Romèo et Juliette
Fall Opera Season wraps with Romè et Juliette
Photos by Sarah J. Slover
Massenet’s THÉRÈSE
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Sarasota Opera
Spring 2023
Louis Lohraseb Conductor
Ryan M Howell Scenic Design
Ken Yunker Lighting Design
Howard Tsvi Kaplan Costume Design
Kellen Eason Hair & Makeup Design
Principal Cast: Lisa Chavez, Andrew Surrena, Sean Anderson
“Stage director Katherine Carter, along with the entire production team of scenic designer Ryan Howell, lighting designer Ken Yunker, costume designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan, and wigs/make-up designer Kellen Eason, attend to every detail for a compelling impact.” - Herald Tribune
Photos by Rod Millington
Puccini’s LA RONDINE
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Manhattan School of Music
Spring 2024
Marcello Cormio Conductor
Brendan Gonzales Boston Scenic Design
Marika Kent Lighting Design
Rodrigo Muñoz Costume Design
Loryn Pretorius Hair & Makeup Design
Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom Props Supervisor
Photos by Brian Hatton
CAROUSEL
Music & Lyrics/Books by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Intermountain Opera Bozeman at The Ellen Theatre (Bozeman, MT)
Winter 2024
Michael Sakir Conductor
Ashley Milleson Scenic Design
Jonathan Dove Lighting Design
Stacy Hostetter Costume Design
Brooke Monroe Props
Principal Cast: Meredith Lustig, Trevor Martin, Abigail Paschke, Quinn Bernegger, Stephanie Sanchez, John Hosking, Jake Reisig, Cheryl Sheedy, Michael Beehler, Rachel Mascari, Olivia Osen, Erik Pearson, Clayton Ehlers
Photos by Claire Kleese
Bizet’s LES PÊCHEURES DE PERLES
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Sarasota Opera
Spring 2022
Marcello Cormio Conductor
J. Michael Wingfield Scenic Design
Ken Yunkert Lighting Design
Howard Tsvi Kaplan Costume Design
Kellen Eason Hair & Makeup Design
Principal Cast: Hanna Brammer, Kyle Oliver, Andy Surrena, David Weigel
“Action and pacing throughout the opera are deftly managed by stage director Katherine M. Carter. There is a lot to wrangle, too, with the sizeable chorus” - Herald Tribune
Photos by Rod Millington
FAR FROM CANTERBURY
Music & Lyrics/Books by Danny K. Bernstein
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
The Barnstormers Theatre (Tamworth, NH)
Summer 2021
Anessa Marie Music Director
Reiko Huffman Scenic Design
Kelley Shih Lighting Design
Saawan Tiwari Costume Design
Principal Cast: Ellis Gage, Seth Tucker, Kennedy Caughell, Amber Hurst-Martin, Alyssa Gianetti, Rodrigo Ignacio Cruz, Tauren Hagans, Pim van Amerongen, Daris Harper, Hennessy.
Photos by Barnstormers Theater
Disney’s THE DESCENDANTS
(Based on the Disney Channel original movie)
Book by Nick Blaemire
Music Adaptation by Madeline Smith
Vocal and Incidental Arrangements by Madeline Smith
Additional Lyrics by Nick Blaemire
Orchestrations by Matthew Tishler
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
The Rose Theatre (Omaha, NE)
Fall 2021
Jerry Brabec Conductor
Bridgette Dennett Scenic Design
Matt Benes Lighting Design
Sherri Geerdes Costume Design
Zach Kloppenborg Hair & Makeup Design
Ravel’s L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES
Viardot’s CENDRILLION
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Carnegie Mellon University
Winter 2022
Dimitri Papadimitriou Conductor
Peter Rule Scenic Design
Matt Weisgable Lighting Design
Damian Dominguez Costume Design
Todd Kulik Props
Photos by Alisa Garin
Mozart’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Shepard School of Music at Rice University
Spring 2020
This production explores the story of TITO as a film set drama:
Welcome to Capital Rome Film Studio. It’s the 1930’s and we are in the midst of filming a Mozart drama set in the 1770’s, starring everyone’s favorite Diva, Vitellia, directed by the hottest director in town, Tito.
Opening night is approaching and the studio is a buzz on whom Tito will be taking as his date to this highly anticipate opening night.
Joseph Colaneri Conductor
Edward T. Morris Scenic Design
Gary Echelmeye Lighting Design
Macy Lynne Costume Design
Principal Cast: Eric Taylor, Isabel Signoret, Jessica Corwell/Vivian Wang, Shannon Keegan, Kresley Figueroa, Cory McGee/Peter Morgan
Photos by Edward T. Morris
Kenneth Lonergan THIS IS OUR YOUTH
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre
Summer 2018
Edward T. Morris Scenic Design
Conor Mulligan Lighting Design
Caitlin Cisek Costume Design
Beth Lake Sound Design
Shams Eugene Monteiro Fight Choreographer
Cast: Michael Goldsmith, John Evans Reese, and Ruby Wolf
“Carter’s extraordinary gift here is in taking these kids to the top without ever pushing them over it. They’re self-absorbed, insecure, noisy, angry, and obnoxious—but the audience is still rooting for them to be okay in the end, a bit of a tour de force on the director’s part.”-PTownie (June 2, 2018)
“Carter directs Lonergan’s one-room talk-fest with physical energy and simmering power. If “This Is Our Youth” is a harbinger for the season to come, then Outer Cape theatergoers are in for a formidable ride…”-Howard Karen, Wicked Local Wellfleet (June 6, 2018)
“But director Katherine M. Carter and the actors make the two young men seem like another smart variation on Vladimir and Estragonin “Waiting for Godot” — two men who fill the void of nothingness with chatter and activities that seem meaningless on the surface but serve either a dramatic or philosophical function underneath.”-Ed Siegel, WBUR (June 20, 2018)
Photos by Michael & Susan Karchmer
LITTLE BUNNY FOO FOO a musical for small audiences
Music by Dave Malloy
Lyrics and Book by Anne Washburn
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Parallel 45 Theatre (Traverse City, MI)
Summer 2019
Parallel 45 Theatre, Artistic Director Kit McKay & Executive Director Erin Anderson Whiting
Christopher Dills Scenic Design
Brian Elston Lighting Design
Jacy Barber Costume Design
Elise Curtis Props
Photos by Michael Poehlman Photography
Handel’s RINALDO
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Carnegie Mellon University School of Music
Fall 2019
This production looks at the journey of Rinaldo as a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, the realistic world of the basement was consumed by the game.
Thomas W. Douglas Conductor
Kelsey Garrett Scenic Design (Student)
Ying Huo Lighting Design (Student)
Morgan Werner Costume Design (Student)
Todd Kulik Props
Photos by Alisa Garin
Laura Eason SEX WITH STRANGERS
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Westport Country Playhouse
Fall 2017
Edward T. Morris Scenic Design
Alan Edwards Lighting Design
Caitlin Cisek Costume Design
Beth Lake Sound Designer
Cast: Jessica Love and Chris Ghaffari
Trailer by Westport Country Playhouse
Press Trailer by Westport Country Playhouse
“In addition to the superb performances by Jessica Love and Chris Ghaffari, Katherine M. Carter's direction is at a perfect pace with Laura Eason's clever writing.” -Sherry Shameer Cohen, Broadway World (October 2, 2017)
“Katherine M. Carter’s smooth direction never lets up, keeping viewers absorbed from beginning to end.” -Irene Backalenick, Connecticut Critics Circle (October 2017)
“Overall, the wonderful work of both the actors and the creative team make this Sex with Strangers an entirely surprising and intelligent evening of theatre.” -Zander Opper, Talkin’ Broadway (October 2017)
"Astutely directed by Katherine M. Carter." -Susan Granger (October 2017)
“Director Katherine Carter keeps the pace moving…” -Ed Katz, WICC600 (October 10, 2017)
Photos by Edward T. Morris
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
The Santa Fe Opera
Summer 2019
OF MICE AND MEN (FLOYD)
Jonah Schnell Lighting Design
Sarah Moloney Costume Design
Lily Komarow Wig & Makeup Design
Cast: Bille Bruley & Tyler Zimmerman
Photos by Bob Godwin
TOSCA (PUCCINI)
Jonah Schnell Lighting Design
Hannah Schatzle Costume Design
Manuel Jacobo Wig & Makeup Design
Cast: Cory McGee, Alan Higgs, and Justin Stolz
Photos by Bob Godwin
RUSALKA (DVOŘÁK)
Will Elphingstone Lighting Design
Hannah Schatzle Costume Design
Jessi Ann Rogers Wig & Makeup Design
Cast: Regina Ceragioli & Kate Farrar
Personal Backstage Photo
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (ROSSINI)
Will Elphingstone Lighting Design
Maria Sandoval Costume Design
Harley Haberman Wig & Makeup Design
Cast: Katherine Beck, Angel Romero, Jarrett Porter, Alan Higgs, Seugyun Kim
Personal Backstage Photo
THE INTERVIEW
from The Pussy Grabber Plays: Stories inspired by the women who came forward
Music and Lyrics by Melissa Li
Book and Lyrics by Natasha Stoynoff
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Joe’s Pub
Winter 2019
Performers: Lora Lee Gayer (Natasha), Emma Weiss (Music Direction & Keyboard) and Lydia Paulos (Cello)
Aphra Behn THE FEIGNED COURTESANS
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
The New School, School of Drama
Spring 2019
Edward T. Morris Scenic Design
Emily Clarkson Lighting Design
Summer Lee Jack Costume Design
Photos by Nathaniel Johnston
SONATA 1962
Music and Lyrics by Thomas Hodges
Additional Lyrics by Patricia Loughrey
Book by Patricia Loughrey
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
New York Musical Festival
2018
This heartbreaking chamber musical about a mothers choice to save her daughter from homosexuality played to nearly sold out audiences. SONATA 1962 took home 3 NYMF Awards, and were nominated for 6 additional including: Best Musical, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Book, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Lyrics.
James Dobinson Music Direction & Additional Orchestrations
Wesley Cornwell Scenic & Prop Design
Cheyenne Skyes Lighting Design
Summer Lee Jack Costume Design
Cast: Romelda Teron Benjamin, AnnEliza Canning-Skinner, Christina Maxwell, Erin Leigh Peck, Aaron Ramey, Lauren Yen Solito
“….Sonata 1962 focuses as much on Laura's budding, forbidden romance with Sarah, and director Katherine M. Carter moves between both story lines with impressive fluidity in the show's packed 80 minutes, with Wesley Cornwell's homely-looking set intensifying the sense of intimacy…. Sonata 1962 refuses us the comfort of easy judgments.” -Kenji Fujishima, TheatreMania
“SONATA 1962 at NYMF is Real, Relatable and Heart-Wrenching…this show was brilliant and moved me to tears on multiple occasions…Sonata 1962 is a must-see. It strikes an emotional chord, and can be relatable to so many, while still feeling true and real” -Stephanie Wild, BroadwayWorld
“Director Katherine M. Carter paces the show very well, and handles the gradual reveal of clues about the story through the performances of the actors nicely.” -Jeffrey Lyle Segal, Times Square Chronicles
Photos by Shira Friedman
Monet Hurst-Mendoza BLIND CREST
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Workshop Production at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, featuring the graduating class of 2018
Commissioned by The Other Mirror Theatre, Drama League Rough Draft Residency (2015), The MITTEN Lab Kick-Off (Reading Presentation 2015), Magic Time Workshop at The Gym at Judson (August 2016).
Tyrell Johnson sits on Death Row for the double-murder of two undercover detectives. Mara Hernandez is a fresh-faced corrections officer, newly appointed to the night watch. Together, this unlikely pair, form an intense bond and make a pact to have a baby. Grappling with the power of identity, legacy, and sexuality in a maximum security prison, Blind Crest compels us to ask, “what is the value of a human life, and at what cost are we willing to fight for it?”
GODS & KINGS
Music by Neil Doulas Reilly
Book and Lyrics by Austin Ruffer and Maggie Herskowitz
Directed by Katherine M. Carter
Workshopped by The Other Mirror and presented at the Sheen Center, Closed reading presented by The Other Mirror
2014/2015
A Theban king goes to pieces after snubbing the Greek god Dionysus and his pack of wild groupies in this alt-rock adaptation of Euripides's ripping tragedy The Bacchae
James Dobinson Music Production
Taylor Shubert Choreographer
Ben Williams Lighting Design
Caitlin Cisek and Matthew Malone Costume Design
Photos by Nick Ronan
LITTLE ORCHESTRA SOCIETY
Book by Craig Shemin
Featuring orchestra on stage, cast, soloists, and video projection. The concert mixed various forms of media to engage children of all ages
2015-2016 Season: Mozart and Dvorak
2016-2017 Season: Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Bernstein
James Judd Conductor
Photos by Rachel Shane
