Katie Harvey is a theatre educator, director, and administrator pursuing her MA in Arts Policy and Administration. She earned her BA in Arts Administration and BA in Theatre from The Ohio State University in 2022. In her years post-undergrad, Katie worked as the Assistant Education Director at Weathervane Playhouse, served as the Director and Administrator of the Perry Middle School theatre department, and production managed 4 seasons for Imagine Productions. In addition, she also works as a freelance director and intimacy coordinator. Katie’s thesis will research the inequalities of education policy implementation and the direct effects on theatre education, though she also has interests in data collection methods for arts organizations and accessible and abundant theatre education both within and outside of the public school setting.

 

Fun Fact: Katie has been gluten free since she was 8 years old and loves to chat about gluten free bakeries and restaurants in Columbus!