Dr. Kathy Welch, Artistic Director
Kathy has been involved in all aspects of theatre including writing, directing, acting, tech and design. She has directed over 100 productions over the past 25 years. Kathy’s work is varied and
eclectic spanning everything from Greek tragedy to Japanese kabuki to American musicals to children’s theater.
She studied kabuki for over ten years in Hawaii and Japan. She earned a Ph.D. Asian Theatre from the University of Hawaii under renowned kabuki scholar and Japanese "Order of the Rising Sun" recipient Dr. James R. Brandon. She was the recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Education Grant (Monbusho,) the Japanese equivalent of the Fullbright. She lived in Japan for 2 1/2 years studying traditional dance, shamisen, koto, tea ceremony and conducting dissertation research on kabuki theatre at the Kabuki, Minami and National theatres. She studied kabuki acting under the late Japanese Living National Treasure, Nakamura Matagorô, and kabuki dance for six years under Onoe Kikunobu. Kathy's experience with Asian theatre forms also includes Beijing opera, Balinese kecak, kyogen, noh and bunraku.
Kathy has been involved in all aspects of theatre including writing, directing, acting, tech and design. She has directed over 100 productions over the past 25 years. Kathy’s work is varied and
eclectic spanning everything from Greek tragedy to Japanese kabuki to American musicals to children’s theater.
She studied kabuki for over ten years in Hawaii and Japan. She earned a Ph.D. Asian Theatre from the University of Hawaii under renowned kabuki scholar and Japanese "Order of the Rising Sun" recipient Dr. James R. Brandon. She was the recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Education Grant (Monbusho,) the Japanese equivalent of the Fullbright. She lived in Japan for 2 1/2 years studying traditional dance, shamisen, koto, tea ceremony and conducting dissertation research on kabuki theatre at the Kabuki, Minami and National theatres. She studied kabuki acting under the late Japanese Living National Treasure, Nakamura Matagorô, and kabuki dance for six years under Onoe Kikunobu. Kathy's experience with Asian theatre forms also includes Beijing opera, Balinese kecak, kyogen, noh and bunraku.
Green T Board of Directors
Green T Advisory Board
Heather Brady
Reid Knuttila
Rick Shiomi
In Memoriam
Dr. James Brandon
Heather Brady
Reid Knuttila
Rick Shiomi
In Memoriam
Dr. James Brandon
