Stage Credit: Katharine Everett in The Oldest Living Graduate (2012)

Malibu Playhouse · April 14 – May 20, 2012

In the spring of 2012, Katharine joined the cast of The Oldest Living Graduate at the Malibu Playhouse, playing Martha Ann Sickenger in Preston Jones’s beloved Texas drama.

About the Malibu Playhouse

Founded in 1990 by Charles Marowitz and Jacqueline Bridgeman as Malibu Stage Company, the Malibu Playhouse is the only dedicated theater in Malibu. It’s a 99-seat Equity house converted from a Lutheran church on Pacific Coast Highway. A beloved institution in the local arts community, it has long attracted both working professionals and Hollywood’s biggest names, and continues to operate today as a not-for-profit community theater.

The Play

The Oldest Living Graduate is the third installment of Preston Jones’s celebrated Texas Trilogy—three interconnected plays set in the fictional West Texas town of Bradleyville, following the lives of its residents across generations. For Katharine, a sixth-generation Texan, the world of the play was familiar territory. The cadences, the characters, the landscape—all of it close to home.

The Production

Oldest Living Graduate poster

The production ran from April 14 through May 20, 2012, with a preview performance on April 13, under the direction of Nancy Ann Little. Colette Kilroy co-starred as Maureen Kinkaid.

Martha Ann & Clarence

“Excellent performances”

The Malibu Times

“A scene-stealing performance by Katharine Everett”

MalibuBeachNewz.com

The cast also had the pleasure of welcoming Dick Van Dyke, a long-standing patron of the Malibu Playhouse who joined the company for a memorable cast photo.

Top row, L to R: Susan Hardie, Daren Kelley, Kevin Allesee, Truce Kai, Howard Ferguson-Woitzman, Tom Sean Foley, Colette Kilroy

Bottom row, L to R: Howard Rosen, Katharine Everett, and director Nancy Little

On the National Stage: A Decade of One-Woman Performance

From 20,000-seat arenas to intimate conference halls, Katharine Everett spent more than a decade touring the country as a featured dramatic performer at some of America’s largest women’s conferences.

The Beginning: The Revolve Tour (2006-2010)

It started in 2006 with The Revolve Tour—a national conference series for teenage girls produced under Thomas Nelson Publishing. As a featured dramatic performer, Katharine helped bring original pieces to audiences of thousands of young women across the country, city by city, arena by arena.

The pieces she performed were written by Nicole Johnson—author, speaker, and founder of Fresh Brewed Life, Inc.—who would become not only Katharine’s director, but her teacher, mentor, and one of her closest friends.

Women of Faith (2010–2011)

In 2010, Katharine joined the Women of Faith National Conference—one of the largest women’s conference series in the country, drawing tens of thousands of attendees each year. She performed alongside headliners including Jen Hatmaker, Glennon Doyle, Patsy Clairmont, Sheila Walsh, Luci Swindoll, Sandy Patty, Max Lucado, Amy Grant, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, and Nichole Nordeman.

The pinnacle of this chapter came at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, where Katharine performed Nicole Johnson’s “Baggage” before an audience of approximately 20,000 people at the Women of Faith National Conference. The performance was later shared on YouTube by Nicole Johnson and Fresh Brewed Life, where it has since accumulated nearly 300,000 views.

Watch the performance below:

The Reunion Tour (2015–2016) & Extraordinary Women (2016–2017)

After a hiatus, Katharine rejoined the Women of Faith family for their final Reunion “Loved” Tour in 2015–2016, now produced by WME Live Events, and went on to tour with Extraordinary Women in 2016 and 2017—rounding out more than a decade of national touring.

The Pieces

Over the years, Katharine performed a rotating repertoire of one-woman dramatic pieces. All pieces were written by Nicole Johnson and directed by Pepper Sweeney, with two exceptions: Scrambled Eggs was written by Pepper Sweeney, and Baggage was directed by Nicole Johnson.

  • Baggage
  • The Invisible Woman
  • Stepping Into The Ring
  • Scrambled Eggs
  • Hats
  • Captain Hook
  • The Label Maker
  • Girlfriends
  • Give Sorrow Words

Across the Country

Over the course of her touring years, Katharine performed in more than 30 cities across the United States — from Portland to Philadelphia, Spokane to San Antonio. The tour took Katharine to some of the country’s most iconic venues — including the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Pepsi Center in Denver, and the Honda Center in Anaheim.

Cities performed: San Antonio · Dallas · Houston · Billings · Louisville · Lincoln · Minneapolis · St. Paul · Birmingham · Buffalo · Memphis · Tulsa · Oklahoma City · Orlando · Pensacola · Ft. Wayne · Anaheim · Sacramento · Denver · Philadelphia · Atlanta · Charlotte · Raleigh · Columbus · Indianapolis · Rochester · Spokane · Portland · Kansas City · St. Louis · Baltimore · Hartford · Charleston

About Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson is the author of Fresh Brewed Life and the creator of the dramatic pieces that defined Katharine’s touring years. A gifted writer, director, and performer in her own right, Nicole’s work has reached millions of women through her books, performances, and online presence. Katharine counts her mentorship as one of the most formative relationships of her professional life.

Independent Film: Katharine Everett in Wages of Sin (2011)

1964. A small town. A kidnapping. A simple plan… just like in the movies. But real life isn’t simple. Somebody always gets hurt.

Shot in just 11 days in Los Angeles in the fall of 2010, Wages of Sin is a taut independent thriller set in 1964, directed by Doug Burch (center photo, middle) and produced by Little Dog Productions and Shadow Cast Pictures.

The Story

Buddy and his girlfriend Celee hatch a simple plan: kidnap Kathrine, the daughter of a wealthy man, and use her as a bargaining chip. What they don’t count on is everything that comes after. As the three are forced together, relationships develop, secrets surface, and Kathrine’s own complicated life begins to unravel the plan from the inside. Nobody gets exactly what they came for.

Katharine Everett stars as Kathrine, the hostage at the center of the story—a young woman carrying far more baggage than her captors bargained for. Lauren Martin and Travis Quentin Young co-star as Celee and Buddy.

On Screen

Wages of Sin had its public premiere at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, followed by a selection at the Prescott Film Festival in Prescott, Arizona, where it earned strong notices from critics.

A contributor to The Cinema Files wrote of Everett’s performance:

“Everett is quite believable as the deeply troubled hostage lugging around plenty of her own baggage... dust off the mantle ’cause I see a couple of golden globes in the future!”

— Thecinemafiles.com
Watch the Trailer

Where to Watch

Wages of Sin secured distribution with Osiris Entertainment and was released on December 6, 2016. It is available to stream on Amazon and the DVD is available for purchase at Walmart.

Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes. Not Rated.

Director of Photography/Co-Producer: Michael Franks
Writer/Director: Doug Burch
Writer/Producer: Sam Ingraffia
“Kathrine”: Katharine Everett
“Buddy”: Travis Quentin Young
“Celee”: Lauren Martin

Wages of Sin movie poster

Footballoholics Anonymous

 

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L to R: Tyler Johnson, Katharine Everett and Katie Amis attend a Meeting

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In the festive spirit of the upcoming Super Bowl, may I present an alternative perspective on America’s most-loved game…..? Wait, what’s that? No?

Ok then, how about a super funny video about people who are obsessed with football??

Whether you are a die-hard fan of the game, or just a once-a-year-Super-Bowl-audience member, you will get a kick out of the latest release from Five Cent Whiskey. Grab a beer and some chips & dip, and enjoy…………

Young Storytellers

Near the end of last year, I participated in an event that is part of Young Storytellers, called “The Big Show”. I realize that in the world of social media, sharing this experience two months later is very not of-the-moment. BUT. It is such a cool organization, that I just had to share…

The Young Storytellers ‘Script to Stage’ program helps elementary school kids write their own story, in script form, and culminates in a performance of the pieces at “The Big Show.” Professional actors, like myself, volunteer to be cast as witches, robots, genies, moms, dads, little brothers, rocks, trees, coconuts-that-fall-from-the-sky and all kinds of endless roles that are found in these crazy creative stories! We have to audition….for nine year olds. Which is a wonderfully humbling experience and one in which you are forced to let go of any pretense of actually being a ‘good’ actor. We are simply there to give the young writers, and ourselves, the gift of believing in the truth of these stories, because they come from a purely creative place.

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I got to play a Mom, a soldier, a potion-making witch, a superhero, and yes–a coconut that falls from the sky. I had a ball. It was some of the most fun I’ve ever had acting. But more fun than performing, was catching glimpses of the faces of the kids as they saw their stories coming to life. The wonder, intrigue, and laughter. I know these experiences are such a big part of propelling them on to further creativity and expression (not to mention inspiring for all of us adults!), and I’m so grateful I got to be a small part of it.

Our Head Mentor (and volunteer), Susan Abramson, was in charge of organizing the whole show and is the one who got me involved. She’s pictured above with some of the young storytellers after taking their bows and reveling in the audience’s praise. It was so well-deserved and I can’t wait for the chance to do it again soon.

-Katharine

Conan Appearance

I recently had the fun opportunity to be in a sketch on Conan. I got to play a girl who goes to see the movie Inception and gets pregnant! It was a ton of fun to do and I had a great time hanging out with “Team Coco” all day. Check me out below with my big belly!

xo  Katharine

Shot SAG Pilot

Katharine wrapped a one-day shoot on the SAG web pilot The Anti-Gang on Sunday. The pilot is to be pitched to ABC in the beginning of next year. Katharine was the executive producer as well as played the leading role. Also acting as executive producer, writer, and performer was Toby Meuli.

3 Days in L.A. at MIFF

“3 Days in L.A.” (directed by Marco Capalbo) has been selected to be screened at the MIFF awards going on this week in L.A. MIFF (from English acronym for Milan International Film Festival) has been nicknamed by the press as the “Milanese Sundance” and is a hybrid between a film festival and an awards ceremony. “3 Days in L.A.,” in which Katharine Everett played a supporting role, received three nominations–Best Directing, Best Editing, and Best Acting Performance Female–and won for Best Acting Performance Female.

The film screens for the public this Wednesday night @ 10:15 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Westwood.

The SITI Company in Boise

I just got back from a week-long intensive training session with the SITI (Saratoga International Theatre Institute) Company in Boise, ID.  They teach the Suzuki and Viewpoints “methods” as training techniques.  The teaching was incredibly valuable and the practical applications to my craft and my work as an actor are endless.  I highly recommend studying under the SITI company, no matter what kind of artist you are. They perform and teach all over the world and you can find lots of information on their website. (link above)

The history of where each of these practices come from is fascinating, particularly the Viewpoints.  Anne Bogart, artistic director of SITI Company, helped to write The Viewpoints Book with Tina Landau. It’s very helpful in understanding the ideas and it’s also full of great exercizes.  But Mary Overly was the original thinker behind the theory and her website (sixviewpoints.com) is very  inspiring.  It is full of the complex ideas that are behind and go beyond the Viewpoints.  If you are interested in the Viewpoints at all, I recommend checking out her site too.     –Katharine

“Star Turn” at Panndora Productions New Works Festival

Panndora Productions just concluded their 3rd annual Festival of New Works at the Breath of Fire Theatre in Santa Ana last weekend.  Of the five plays featured over the weekend, Star Turn by Linda Whitmore, turned out to be one of the most popular. A Neil Simon-esque comedy set in New York City, it proved to be a crowd-pleaser.

Katharine Everett starred as the lead, Tracy White. Toby Meuli starred opposite as the romantic interest, Perry. The two received generous comments from Eric Marchese, who gave an overall favorable critique of the play:

“The scene between Tracy and Perry is among the play’s best […] Katharine Everett and Toby Meuli made the scene and their characters genuinely compelling, and Everett’s lack of artifice and mannerisms made her acting style seem natural and suited her well to her role.”

Despite faulting the plausibility of some of the elements of the play, Marchese is pleased and hopeful about the future of Star Turn.

“With so many strengths, “Star Turn” shows tremendous promise, and a reworking of some of its weaknesses will bring the entire play up to the level of the funny scenes featuring Max […] and the strong chemistry between Tracy and Perry.”