Authentic Characters- Teen Workshop w/ Patrick Mulvey & Kate Romond

Kate Romond is a classically trained American actor who received her bachelors in acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she received the Spotlight Prize and was selected to perform at The Globe Theatre’s Sam Wanamaker Festival. After graduation, she began her career in the US, performing in Chicago theater houses in productions ranging from Checkhov to Edward Albee. Alongside performing in theater, she studied improvisation at UCB Theater in LA. Television credits include Masters of Sex, Work in Progress (Showtime), and Chicago Med (NBC). Commercial credits include Anheuser-Busch (Let’s grab a beer, America campaign) and Fresh Thyme Market. Theater credits include The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Irish Theater of Chicago, Artistic Home, Milwaukee Rep, and Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Kate is a creative producer and director with 5 by 12 Films

Patrick Mulvey is an actor/director who received his Bachelor’s degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where he was awarded the James Bridie medal for best actor. He starred on the BBC series River City and worked with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Globe Theatre in London. Television credits include This is Us, Bull, FBI, CSI: NY, NCIS, Proven Innocent, and Fargo as well as recurring roles on Fox’s The Big Leap, Empire, Chicago Fire, AMC’s 61st Street and Starz’s Girlfriend Experience. Additional theatre credits include TimeLine Theatre, the Goodman Theatre, and Broadway in Chicago, and Tony in the nine-time Tony award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway and title role in David Auburn’s world premiere adaptation of The Adventures of Augie March at the Court Theatre. He has also appeared in Cirque du Soleil’s production of Baz Luhrmann: For the Record.  Patrick runs his own production company and has a project currently in development at Roku.