Kate Fenton is an award winning actress, writer, director, producer and teacher. During the inaugural year of the Humber College Comedy Program, Kate was nominated for a Phil Hartman Comedy Award.

Kate studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London England. She received her MFA in Acting from York University and was the recipient of the George Cedric Metcalfe Foundation Performing Arts Internship under the mentorship of Allen MacInnis at Young People’s Theatre.

In 2007, Kate co-founded The Quickening Theatre.  The company won a Dora Mavor Moore Award along with several nominations, and ‘best of fringe’ awards and two residencies; at the Cultch in Vancouver and at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto. The company produced 7 original productions and was supported by the Ontario and Toronto Arts Councils.

In 2013, Kate joined The Journey, a large scale musical production, about the living history of the revitalization of Regent Park as co-writer and director. The show has raised over $4M to date. The funds subsidize the arts programming at Daniels Spectrum, an artistic hub in the heart of Regent Park. 

Kate recently won the 2020 Toronto Actra Women’s Committee (TAWC) toolkit film Lab for her short film Rainbow Baby. Production is on hold and she is currently working with Writing Mentor Sherry White. Kate is also part of the Women in Television and Film (WIFT) Connects program, under the mentorship of Susan Alexander.

In 2018, Kate formed Moon Astronaut Studios with her partners/co-creators and produced the original web series Band Ladies on Highball.TV airing May 2020. 

As a teacher and coach Kate has worked with several companies and schools including Young People’s Theatre (YPT), Prologue for The Arts, Shakespeare In Action (SIA), Workman Arts, University of Toronto Schools, 4-H Clubs of Saskatchewan, Parks and Recreation of Ontario and the Directors Cut.

“I believe that the arts contribute directly to the development of ones sense of self worth, self-esteem, confidence, the ability to express and communicate ideas and thoughts and to discover new aspects of oneself. My passion for theatre and education is strong and continues to grow with every passing year. Especially as I expand my own family I see enormous value in the arts.”