KAT GLASS
Actor- Director - Editor - Writer - Producer - MC
KAT GLASS
- Acting for Screen and Stage
Kat is an experienced actor with varied experience across the stages and screens of NZ. Accomplished in both drama and comedy, Kat attacks every role with insight, passion, and a strong consideration of movement and body.
With several solo theatre shows under their belt; sword and stunt training; a strong command of accents; an extensive dance and movement background; a passion for performing for both children and adults; and a host of film and theatre credits, Kat is well equipped to tackle any role or project.
AGENT: B&M Creative Artists
PHYSICAL: Height - 5'8''
Hair - Dark Brown Eyes - Brown
Ethnicity - Mixed
ACCENTS: Kiwi/NZ (natural); General American; RP; French; Australian; Colonial NZ/Australian; Spanish, Yorkshire
SKILLS: Puppetry, Stage Combat ; Swordplay for Stage; Dance (Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Burlesque, Cook Island); Clowning; Modelling (Photographic, Catwalk); Presenting/MC'ing; Quizhosting; Photography; Writing (Screen and Stage); Producing; Directing; Video Editing
CREDITS (recent only)
Awards
2022 NOMINEE: Best in Theatre - Sydney Fringe Festival for 'ALONE'
2022 NOMINEE: Melbourne Tour Ready - Sydney Fringe Festival for 'ALONE'
2021 WINNER: SYNZ Tour Ready - New Zealand Fringe Festival Awards for 'ALONE'
2020 WINNER: Best Theatre - Auckland Fringe Festival Awards for 'ALONE'
2020 WINNER: PANNZ Tour Ready Production Award - Auckland Fringe Festival Awards for 'ALONE'
Television / TVC
2022 Don't live Pointlessly - Air New Zealand Airpoints - Role: Watercooler Woman - Good Oil - Air New Zealand
2016 JEAN (Telefeature) - ch: Receptionist - Lippy Pictures - Dir: Robert Sarkies
2015 Shortland Street (Soap) - ch: Abby Fuller - South Pacific Pictures - Dir: Various
2015 2 Degrees (TVC) - ch: Cat Person - Curious Films - Dir: Taika Waititi
Short Film
2021 Goddesses of the Night - ch: Cultist - Pickle Thugs -VF48 Hours - Dir: Calvin Sang
2020 My Wife the Pirate - ch: Pirate Wife - Dir: Luke Thornborough and Kat Glass
2018 Leave No Trace - ch: Puppeteer - Dept of Conservation - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2017 Right? - ch: M - Dir: Luke Thornborough and Kat Glass
2016 Value - ch: Hannah - Gainsborough Films - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2016 NUMB - ch: Anna - Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2015 Closed - ch: Mel - K Rd Stories - Carballo Interplay Festival (Spain) - Dir: Petra Cibilich
2015 Eater - ch: Sally - Tropfest - Dir: Nick Swinglehurst
2015 Pass the Berocca - ch: Kat - Tropfest - DIr: James Atkins
2015 You're A Wizard Kevin - ch: Wendy - Atkins Media/Brothers in Crime - Dir: James Atkins
2015 10 Tips for a Healthy Relationship - ch: Police Officer - Gainsborough Productions - Dir: Adam King
2015 Barriers - ch: Anna - Tropfest Finalist - Fish n' Clips - Dir: Petra Cibilich
2014 Kevin's Journey (A Quest for Half) - ch: First Girlfriend - Atkins Media/48 Hour Film Festival
2014 The Graveyard - ch: Rebecca - Atkins Media - Dir: James Atkins
2014 28 Degrees in Prague - ch: Sarah - Dir: Ngaio Abrahamson
Music Video
2015 71 Sunset : 'Funk' - ch: Hero - AAA Productions - Dir: Matt Smith
2015 Portugal: The Man - Purple Yellow Red and Blue (unofficial) - lead - dir: Luke Thornborough
2014 Chris Halkyard - Would You Know If I Left - ch: Woman in Bar - dir: Luke Thornborough
2014 This Flight Tonight - Never After - ch: Girlfriend (lead)
2013 Bang Bang Eche - 'Secret' - ch: Ex-Girlfriend (lead) - Little White Pictures
2012 Pop Strangers - 'Heaven' - ch: Cult Member - dir: Luke McPake - Filth Collective
Theatre
2024 Five Go On An Adventure - ch: Various - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Pumphouse Theatre
2024 The Great Piratical Rumbustification - ch: Mum - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2023 ALONE - ch: Dr. Sarah Taylor - Assembly Festival, Studio One - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Scotland
2023 The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch - ch: Mrs Grinling, Seagull, Inspector, various - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2023 ALONE - ch: Dr. Sarah Taylor - Summer at Q Festival - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2022 ALONE - ch: Dr. Sarah Taylor - Sydney Fringe Festival - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2022 The Whale Rider - ch: Nani Flowers and others - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2022 Badjelly the Witch - ch: Dinglemouse/Binklebonk - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2021 A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories - ch: Mum - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2021 ALONE - ch: Dr. Sarah Taylor - North Island Tour - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2020 ALONE - ch: Dr. Sarah Taylor - Auckland Fringe Festival - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2020 Greedy Cat - ch: Mum/Aunt Ann - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2020 Hardwicke, 1849 - ch: Hannah - Thornhill Theatre Space 'Couch Readings' Series
2020 Pumphouse Monologue Series - Two Gentlemen of Verona - ch: Julia - Pumphouse Theatre
2019 The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate - ch: Pirate Mother - Tim Bray Theatre Company - Auckland Tour
2018 The Great White Man-Eating Shark - ch: Various - Tim Bray Productions - Auckland and Northland Tour
2018 The Madonna's Mule - ch: Conchita - Galatea Theatre - Dir: Geoff Allen
2017 Interoception - ch: Fear/Tara - Te Pou Theatre - Dir: Dawn Glover
2017 Proof - ch: Claire - North Island Tour - Dir: Chris Rex Martin
2017 Carol and Nev - ch: Carol - UoA Honours Production - Dir: Ben Shand-Clennell
2016 Women With Swords - ch: Sabine - Galatea Theatre - Dir: Geoff Allen
2016 V.D. - ch: Sophie/Solo - Clarence Street Studio - Dir: Kat Glass
2015 Negative Space - ch: Person - Legacy Project/Q Theatre - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2015 Solo Woman - ch: Various/Solo - HLT Studio - Dir: Fiona Keith-Kirk
2015 The Collector - ch: Miranda Grey - Wild Boy Productions - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2014 Dark Mondays - ch: Host - Script Development Initiative - Dir: Kat Glass
2014 The Watercooler - ch: self - Basement Theatre - Dir: Watercooler Collective
2014 Cobwebs and Rainbows - ch: WIllow - Legacy Project/Basement Theatre - Dir: Joni Nelson
2013 WOMAN: A Collection of Absurdist Monologues - ch: Woman/Wolf - INC Productions - Dir: Kat Glass
2013 Sisterly Love - ch: Various/Solo - Q Theatre - Dir: Jesse Hilford
2013 Vinegar Tom - ch: Goody - Don't Blink Productions - Dir: Andrew Parker
2013 The Uncertainty Principle - ch: Jess - Read Raw - Civic Theatre - Dir: Tony Forster
2013 The Last Letter - ch: Claire - Dark Mondays - Dir: Andrew Parker
2012 Inviting Caroline - ch: Caroline - Artizen Productions/Basement Theatre
2012 Love is a Street Fight - ch: Various - INC Productions/Basement Theatre - Dir: Various
2012 Bucket Boy - ch: Rebekah - INC Productions/Basement Theater - Dir: Luke Thornborough
2012 All My Clients Are Lonely - ch: Chelsea - INC Productions/Short+Sweet - Dir: Tom Kane
Training
2022 Emerging Producers Intensive - Tutor: Sue Maslin, Charlotte Seymour | Women In Film and Television - New Zealand Film Commission - Screen Production and Development Association
2021 Screen Acting - Tutors: Liz Mullane and Rachel Bullock
2020 Standard British Accent - Tutor: Sarah Valentine
2020 Commercial Voice Over - Gravy for the Brain - Tutor: Various
2019 Intimacy Workshop - Actors Equity - Tutor: Jennifer Ward-Lealand
2017 Combat with Sword and Shield - New Zealand Stage Combat School - Tutor: Alexander Holloway
2017 Acting Masterclass - Actors Equity NZ - Tutor: Robert Sarkies
2017 American Accent Training - 5 Week Course - Tutor: Jacque Drew
2017 Prep for Pilot - Screen Auditioning - Barefoot Casting - Tutor: Mike and Matt Dwyer
2017 The Rehearsal Room - DEGNZ/ Actors Equity - Tutor: Jeff Szusterman
2017 Getting In The Zone - Acting Masterclass - Actors Equity NZ - Tutor: Cameron Rhodes
2017 Physical Theatre and Devising Workshop - 25 + Workshop - Massive Company
2011 Bachelor of Arts - Theatre - University of Auckland
2011 Acting Techniques - Tutor: Murray Edmond - Guest Tutors: John Bolton; Oscar Kightley
2011 Street Theatre and Comedy - Tutor: Anna Marbrook
2011 Script Analysis and Performance - Tutor: Maya Dalziel
2011 Movement for Stage - Tutor: Beth Kayes
2011 Vocal Techniques - Tutor: Rachel Nash
2011 Clowning and Quantum Theatre - Tutor: Ira Seidenstein