News
Katherine will be making her Chicago Theatrical debut with WaistWatchers the Musical as Mildred/Ensemble/Swing at the Royal George Theatre starting September 13, 2018!
Katherine is thrilled to return to the Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres from May to mid-July. She'll be reprising her role as Emma in Plain and Fancy and taking on the role of Rosie in Mamma Mia.
Katherine will be returning to Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre from January 1, 2018, until April 28, 2018, as Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer.
Katherine is ecstatic to be spending 2017 with Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres as a core company member. You can catch her in "Twain's Tale of Tom and Huck" (Aunt Polly), "A Year With Frog and Toad" (Woman 1), "Plain and Fancy" (Emma Miller), "Legally Blonde" (Paulette), "Guys and Dolls" (Gen. Cartwright/Ensemble), "Sister Act" (Sister Mary Patrick), "The Mousetrap" (Mrs. Boyle), and "The Little Mermaid" (U/S Ursula, Mersister, Princess, Ensemble.) She will also be directing their summer kid's camp shows.
Katherine is excited to be joining Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres for the holidays in "A Christmas Story: The Musical" as Mrs. Schwartz, Chief Elf, The Nurse, and other ensemble.
Katherine will be joining the artistic team of Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres as their Children's Theatre Camp Director for the summer.
Katherine recently finished her second tour with Prairie Fire Children Theatre's "The Wizard of Oz" as the Wicked Witch of the West.
"Devil's Circus" recieved awards for Directing and Series at the LA Web Series Festival 2014.
Katherine is thrilled to return to the Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres from May to mid-July. She'll be reprising her role as Emma in Plain and Fancy and taking on the role of Rosie in Mamma Mia.
Katherine will be returning to Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre from January 1, 2018, until April 28, 2018, as Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer.
Katherine is ecstatic to be spending 2017 with Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres as a core company member. You can catch her in "Twain's Tale of Tom and Huck" (Aunt Polly), "A Year With Frog and Toad" (Woman 1), "Plain and Fancy" (Emma Miller), "Legally Blonde" (Paulette), "Guys and Dolls" (Gen. Cartwright/Ensemble), "Sister Act" (Sister Mary Patrick), "The Mousetrap" (Mrs. Boyle), and "The Little Mermaid" (U/S Ursula, Mersister, Princess, Ensemble.) She will also be directing their summer kid's camp shows.
Katherine is excited to be joining Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres for the holidays in "A Christmas Story: The Musical" as Mrs. Schwartz, Chief Elf, The Nurse, and other ensemble.
Katherine will be joining the artistic team of Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres as their Children's Theatre Camp Director for the summer.
Katherine recently finished her second tour with Prairie Fire Children Theatre's "The Wizard of Oz" as the Wicked Witch of the West.
"Devil's Circus" recieved awards for Directing and Series at the LA Web Series Festival 2014.
Theatre Reviews
"There are four strong actresses playing the lead roles, and one who is the warm-up person and handles the ensemble portion of the play. Her name is Katherine S. Barnes and she is a delight. With her delightful smile and positive attitude and the ability to change costumes in sheer seconds, she is a delight to watch. Every little movement is adorable and she never gets out of characters, no matter the part she is playing. By the way, she does a mean Viagra Pill!" ~ Alan Breslof, Around The Town Chicago
"The stereotypical role of Yente the Matchmaker is attacked head-on by Katherine S. Barnes, whose ethnically defined accent and line readings set her apart from the rest of the cast." ~ Larry Collins, News-Leader Springfield, MO
"...Felix allows his emotions to ruin a dinner party with the Pigeon sisters, two characters who were especially popular with the Abilene crowd, mostly because of good performances by Kim McClay and Katherine S. Barnes, imported BFA holders." ~ GW Clift, Arts Critic
"MSU recently brought strong musical values to Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd,” with excellent orchestral playing and
seductively lyrical singing by Katie Barnes as Mrs. Lovett and Mary Kate Moore as Johanna. Michael Casey’s fine
directing and conducting and the vivid “city on fire” set design captured much of the work’s power." ~ Larry Collins, News-Leader Springfield, MO
"The stereotypical role of Yente the Matchmaker is attacked head-on by Katherine S. Barnes, whose ethnically defined accent and line readings set her apart from the rest of the cast." ~ Larry Collins, News-Leader Springfield, MO
"...Felix allows his emotions to ruin a dinner party with the Pigeon sisters, two characters who were especially popular with the Abilene crowd, mostly because of good performances by Kim McClay and Katherine S. Barnes, imported BFA holders." ~ GW Clift, Arts Critic
"MSU recently brought strong musical values to Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd,” with excellent orchestral playing and
seductively lyrical singing by Katie Barnes as Mrs. Lovett and Mary Kate Moore as Johanna. Michael Casey’s fine
directing and conducting and the vivid “city on fire” set design captured much of the work’s power." ~ Larry Collins, News-Leader Springfield, MO
“Kudos to the cast for making each song from beginning to end come alive. My favorite numbers, I must admit, were “Ireland” and its reprise, wonderfully sung by KATHERINE BARNES in the marvelous pull-up-your-big-girl-panties role of Paulette Bonafonte.”-Frank Ramirez
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great." - A League of Their Own
