Born and raised in St. Louis Missouri, Kate has her BA in psychology from Swarthmore College. After a career in psychiatric research, Kate received her MFA in Acting at the National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theater Company. Kate soon moved to Ashland Oregon, where she has been a member of the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for the last 10 years, performing in over 30 productions of Shakespeare, musicals, new works, and classic plays. Kate has also been seen onstage at the Denver Center Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theater of DC, Chautauqua Theater Company, among many others. Kate is a certified phlebotomist, avid runner, baker of rustic artisan bread, and, with her husband Al Espinosa, she wrangles their two amazing toddlers, Esperanza and Gustavo.