In brief: Caitlin, 30, is the girlfriend, the best friend, the comic relief and — all too rarely — a leading lady, in musicals all over town. You’ve seen her in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at Actor’s Express (multiple roles including a hilarious White House tour guide); High Society at Stage Door Players; and, at Aurora Theatre, in last season’s world premiere of Clyde n’ Bonnie: A Folk Tale (Blanche Barrow) and the current Drowsy Chaperone (through April 14. Details, tickets HERE.)
She’s the blonde: In Drowsy Chaperone, she plays Kitty (no last name), a chorine and star wannabe who’s romantically involved with the producer. Look for the dumb (sorry) bleach-blonde.
Hometown: Roswell.
Lives now: In the Smyrna/Vinings area with husband Nathan, a film/video editor and musician, and their beagle, Ella.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in musical theater from Belmont University in Nashville.
Back to Atlanta: Moved back to the metro area right after college, got married and plugged into the local theater scene in 2006.
Where else you’ve seen her: At Georgia Ensemble Theatre (Glimpses of the Moon); Atlanta Lyric Theatre (Leader of the Pack, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Hairspray, as Tracy Turnblad, for which she was Suzi Award nominated); and at Synchronicity Theatre (Free to Be … You & Me).
Drama free? Not from a lack of interest on her part, she says, although she’s not done much non-musical work since college. Casting directors?
Day job: With Urban Enterprises Promotions, a small company that helps other small companies with marketing – poster, handbill, postcard distribution and the occasional appearance.
First time onstage: In middle school as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. She credits her chorus teacher with giving her great tools and instilling in her a love for the arts.
Why theater: “I’ve been performing since I was little, and it always allowed me to have a great deal of self-confidence. I’m the oldest of five kids, and having that self-confidence is key to growing up in a large family. [Theater] really allowed me to figure out who I was as a person and who I wanted to be. The satisfaction you get from being in front of a crowd and seeing the enjoyment on their faces is great. I can never picture my life without performing.”
Dream role: “It depends on the time and place in my life. I’ve never been able to nail down the one role or show that I love the most.”
Next: A break! She’s taking the summer off. And her husband thanks her.
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Kathy Janich, Encore Atlanta’s managing editor, has been seeing, editing, writing about and working in the performing arts for most of her life. Please email her at [email protected].
