Kate Holland

Director, Performing Arts Leadership & Management; Visiting Assistant Professor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

kathleen.holland@su.edu

Employed Since

Fall 2026

Educational History

B.M., M.S., Shenandoah University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Professional Highlights

Dr. Kate Holland is a theatre-maker multi-hyphenate based in New York City. Professional highlights include founder/principal of Ghost Light Works, executive director of Triad Stage, associate director of Pace University’s Sands College of Performing Arts, deputy general manager at ATG’s Hudson Theatre (Broadway), associate general manager at Aruba Productions, and a robust career as a freelance production manager in regional and off-Broadway theatre. In 2026, she founded the theatre maker collective, Curlybird. Additionally, Holland continues to practice as an actor, director and producer, and has been a member of Actors’ Equity Association since 2006.

Research

Holland, K. (2022). “Dying to Make Theatre: Length of Day Labor Practices in the American Theatre Industry.” Theatre Design and Technology, 58(3), 16-27
*USITT Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award Winner, 2023

Holland, K. “Casting as Labor Governance: Artistic Freedom, Worker Protections, and Employment Access” In R. Shane, C. Burgess and J. Schinberg, eds., Labor Relations and the Future of Creative Work: Arts on the Line. Routledge. (In Process).

Holland, Kathleen, “Human Resource Policy and Practice in the American Regional Theatre: The Intersection of Actors’ Equity Association and the League of Resident Theatres.” (2026). Theses and Dissertations—Arts Administration. 8. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/arts_admin_etds/8

Personal Highlights

Kate Holland is a marathon runner (New York City, 2019), a sailor and a student of the fiddle. She also has a working knowledge of Scottish Gaidhlig (Gaelic) and an obsession with Zelda Fitzgerald. Holland also continues to study acting at The Barrow Group, where she has been a member since 2007.

Fields of Expertise

Theatre Labor Relations, Human Resources, Working Conditions in the Performing Arts, Theatre, Musical Theatre