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| ⚫ | '''Kate Valk''' is a founding member of [[The Wooster Group]], |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|03|06}} |
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|birth_place = [[Spokane, Washington]], U.S. |
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|occupation = Actress, performing artist |
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|known_for = Founding member of [[The Wooster Group]] |
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|years_active = 1979–present |
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|alma_mater = [[Tisch School of the Arts]], [[New York University]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Kate Valk''' (born March 6, 1957) is a founding member of [[The Wooster Group]], a collective of artists who make new work for the theater. Kate Valk began her work with the group in 1979 while she was a student at [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]].{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} |
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In 2003 she was awarded a [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists Award. |
In 2003 she was awarded a [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists Award,{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} and in 2006, the ''[[New York Times]]'' published an article featuring Valk.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/theater/newsandfeatures/12calh.html New York Times]</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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David Savran, author of "Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group", published in 1988, told the [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/theater/newsandfeatures/12calh.html New York Times] in an article featuring Valk: "She is without peer, I can't think of any other experimental performer who comes close to her." |
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Kate Valk was born on March 7, 1956, in [[Spokane, Washington]]. Her mother was a nurse, while her father was a jack-of-all-trades; he worked, at various times, at a cement company, a post office, a remodeling company, and on real estate ventures. They moved consistently during her childhood, including to [[Wisconsin]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Maryland]]. This lower-middle-class childhood did not give her much exposure to the arts. At age 16, she worked part-time at Shepherd Pratt, a nursing home. She attended [[Towson State]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], for two years before moving to [[New York City]] at the age of 19 to pursue a career in theatre. She attended NYU in the studio program and worked with [[Stella Adler]] for two years. During her last semester, she worked with the Experimental Theatre Wing while the [[Wooster Group]] was teaching for the semester and really enjoyed her experience with them. During her time in NYC, she worked for Ding-a-Ling Taxi. |
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==Theatre career== |
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After she finished college, she turned back to theatre and went to the Wooster Group in search of a job. She had worked as a seamstress during her time in the theatre, so starting in 1979, [[Elizabeth LeCompte]] hired her to work as a seamstress and for general help with production, including making props and transcribing. Her first role with the Wooster Group as an actress was in ''Route 1 & 9'', an adaption of [[Thornton Wilder]]’s [[Our Town]] staged in 1981. She has appeared in every Wooster Group show since. She has also worked in film, appearing most notably in ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' as Agent Volk. In recent years, she has founded two different arts education programs. One of them is an in-school theatre curriculum at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Middle School in Chinatown, founded in 1992. The other arts education program is a free, three-week summer program for high school students, called the Wooster Group’s Summer Institute, founded in 1997. |
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==Stage credits== |
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Her stage credits include: |
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[[The Hairy Ape]] as Mildred Douglas, 1997 |
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[[Hamlet]] as Gertrude/Ophelia, 2007, at St. Ann’s Warehouse |
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''The Emperor Jones'' as Brutus Jones, 2009, at Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre |
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''North Atlantic'' as performer, 2010, at The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater |
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''Vieux Carré'' as performer, 2010-2011, at The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater |
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''Early Plays'' as performer, 2012, at [[St. Ann’s Warehouse]] |
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''Cry, Trojans!'' as performer, 2014, at [[The Performing Garage]] |
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''The Room'' as performer, 2015-2016, at The Performing Garage |
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==Film credits== |
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Her film credits include: |
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[[The Golden Boat]] as Amelia Lopes (1990) |
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[[The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez]] as Sue (1991) |
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''Dead Flowers Alice'' (1992) |
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''Fresh Kill'' (1994) |
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''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' as Agent Volk (2004) |
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''Utopians'' as Dr. L |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/19/shaking-it-up The New Yorker] |
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* [http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/recipients/kate-valk Foundation For Contemporary Arts] |
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884780/ IMDb] |
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* [http://bombmagazine.org/article/2920/kate-valk Bomb Magazine] |
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* [http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Kate-Valk/ Broadway World] |
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* [http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/302895-kate-valk About the Artists] |
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 7 March 2023
Kate Valk | |
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| Born | March 6, 1957 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tisch School of the Arts, New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, performing artist |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Known for | Founding member of The Wooster Group |
Kate Valk (born March 6, 1957) is a founding member of The Wooster Group, a collective of artists who make new work for the theater. Kate Valk began her work with the group in 1979 while she was a student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[citation needed]
In 2003 she was awarded a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award,[citation needed] and in 2006, the New York Times published an article featuring Valk.[1]
Early life[edit]
Kate Valk was born on March 7, 1956, in Spokane, Washington. Her mother was a nurse, while her father was a jack-of-all-trades; he worked, at various times, at a cement company, a post office, a remodeling company, and on real estate ventures. They moved consistently during her childhood, including to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. This lower-middle-class childhood did not give her much exposure to the arts. At age 16, she worked part-time at Shepherd Pratt, a nursing home. She attended Towson State in Baltimore, Maryland, for two years before moving to New York City at the age of 19 to pursue a career in theatre. She attended NYU in the studio program and worked with Stella Adler for two years. During her last semester, she worked with the Experimental Theatre Wing while the Wooster Group was teaching for the semester and really enjoyed her experience with them. During her time in NYC, she worked for Ding-a-Ling Taxi.
Theatre career[edit]
After she finished college, she turned back to theatre and went to the Wooster Group in search of a job. She had worked as a seamstress during her time in the theatre, so starting in 1979, Elizabeth LeCompte hired her to work as a seamstress and for general help with production, including making props and transcribing. Her first role with the Wooster Group as an actress was in Route 1 & 9, an adaption of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town staged in 1981. She has appeared in every Wooster Group show since. She has also worked in film, appearing most notably in The Manchurian Candidate as Agent Volk. In recent years, she has founded two different arts education programs. One of them is an in-school theatre curriculum at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Middle School in Chinatown, founded in 1992. The other arts education program is a free, three-week summer program for high school students, called the Wooster Group’s Summer Institute, founded in 1997.
Stage credits[edit]
Her stage credits include:
The Hairy Ape as Mildred Douglas, 1997
Hamlet as Gertrude/Ophelia, 2007, at St. Ann’s Warehouse
The Emperor Jones as Brutus Jones, 2009, at Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre
North Atlantic as performer, 2010, at The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
Vieux Carré as performer, 2010-2011, at The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
Early Plays as performer, 2012, at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Cry, Trojans! as performer, 2014, at The Performing Garage
The Room as performer, 2015-2016, at The Performing Garage
Film credits[edit]
Her film credits include:
The Golden Boat as Amelia Lopes (1990)
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez as Sue (1991)
Dead Flowers Alice (1992)
Fresh Kill (1994)
The Manchurian Candidate as Agent Volk (2004)
Utopians as Dr. L