Headshots and Biography for Katy Schutte
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General Biography (330 words)
Last updated 15th July 2024
Katy Schutte is an award-winning writer, improviser and teaching artist. She is a witch, druid and folklorist-in-training.
Katy has performed and taught improvisation in thirty-something countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher and Curriculum Writer for Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school and recently joined the Arvon creative writing teaching team. Katy authored The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook, published by Nick Hern Books. She was one of The Maydays from 2004-2022, is half of sci-fi improv duo Project2 and performs with Yes Queens, Track 96, Brand New Musical and Hell Yeah! among others. She was an artist in residence for The Arctic Circle Project in 2022 and her cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World has a three-week run at Omnibus Theatre starting September 2024.
Katy recently directed Man Band for the Hoopla main stage and is currently touring hopepunk comedy and science climate change show We Built this City on Rock and Coal around the island of Ireland.
Katy won eight writing awards in 2022 for her screenplay and web series pilot. She is a finalist and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award, Katy also stars in BAFTA winning online educational series History Bombs. She was recently longlisted for the Women in Theatre Lab.
Katy makes her own work including Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity and actor/writer on web series Sideliners. She was resident singer/songwriter on Sean and Robot’s Comedy Circuit podcast and co-creator/improviser for Dead British on Union Jack Radio. She is co-writer/dramaturg on AR immersive game Beth's Legacy in association with StoryFutures and CreativeXR and writer/improv director/performer on multi-platform live virtual reality shows The Galaxicle Implosions, Play Test and House of Masks with FANDCO and Flipside.
Katy is also a radio, commercial and voiceover actor. She is halfway through an MA in Folklore Studies at the University of Hertfordshire.
Short Actor Biography (76 words)
Last updated 7th July 2024
Katy has performed in thirty-something countries across five continents. She specialises in scripted and improvised theatre, virtual reality and voiceover.
Katy recently toured improvised climate change comedy We Built This City on Rock and Coal throughout the island of Ireland, played the titular role in children's radio show Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers and will be playing Wonder in cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World at Omnibus Theatre through September-October 2024.
General Biography (150 words)
Last updated 17th July 2023
Katy makes her own work including award-winning storytelling/stand-up show Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity, was resident singer/songwriter on Sean and Robot’s Comedy Circuit podcast and co-creator/improviser for Dead British on Union Jack Radio. She is a writer, improv director and performer with XR creative studio FANDCO.
Katy Schutte has performed and taught improvisation in twenty-something countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher at Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school. Katy authored The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook, published by Nick Hern Books. She was an artist in residence for The Arctic Circle Project in 2022 and is writing a cosmic horror play for a three-week run at Omnibus Theatre in 2024.
Katy won eight awards in 2022 for her screenplay Coming of (Middle) Age and web series pilot Sideliners.
Last updated 15th July 2024
Katy Schutte is an award-winning writer, improviser and teaching artist. She is a witch, druid and folklorist-in-training.
Katy has performed and taught improvisation in thirty-something countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher and Curriculum Writer for Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school and recently joined the Arvon creative writing teaching team. Katy authored The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook, published by Nick Hern Books. She was one of The Maydays from 2004-2022, is half of sci-fi improv duo Project2 and performs with Yes Queens, Track 96, Brand New Musical and Hell Yeah! among others. She was an artist in residence for The Arctic Circle Project in 2022 and her cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World has a three-week run at Omnibus Theatre starting September 2024.
Katy recently directed Man Band for the Hoopla main stage and is currently touring hopepunk comedy and science climate change show We Built this City on Rock and Coal around the island of Ireland.
Katy won eight writing awards in 2022 for her screenplay and web series pilot. She is a finalist and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award, Katy also stars in BAFTA winning online educational series History Bombs. She was recently longlisted for the Women in Theatre Lab.
Katy makes her own work including Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity and actor/writer on web series Sideliners. She was resident singer/songwriter on Sean and Robot’s Comedy Circuit podcast and co-creator/improviser for Dead British on Union Jack Radio. She is co-writer/dramaturg on AR immersive game Beth's Legacy in association with StoryFutures and CreativeXR and writer/improv director/performer on multi-platform live virtual reality shows The Galaxicle Implosions, Play Test and House of Masks with FANDCO and Flipside.
Katy is also a radio, commercial and voiceover actor. She is halfway through an MA in Folklore Studies at the University of Hertfordshire.
Short Actor Biography (76 words)
Last updated 7th July 2024
Katy has performed in thirty-something countries across five continents. She specialises in scripted and improvised theatre, virtual reality and voiceover.
Katy recently toured improvised climate change comedy We Built This City on Rock and Coal throughout the island of Ireland, played the titular role in children's radio show Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers and will be playing Wonder in cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World at Omnibus Theatre through September-October 2024.
General Biography (150 words)
Last updated 17th July 2023
Katy makes her own work including award-winning storytelling/stand-up show Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity, was resident singer/songwriter on Sean and Robot’s Comedy Circuit podcast and co-creator/improviser for Dead British on Union Jack Radio. She is a writer, improv director and performer with XR creative studio FANDCO.
Katy Schutte has performed and taught improvisation in twenty-something countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher at Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school. Katy authored The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook, published by Nick Hern Books. She was an artist in residence for The Arctic Circle Project in 2022 and is writing a cosmic horror play for a three-week run at Omnibus Theatre in 2024.
Katy won eight awards in 2022 for her screenplay Coming of (Middle) Age and web series pilot Sideliners.
Writer Biography (234 words)
Last updated 26th June 2023
Last updated 26th June 2023
Katy has written comedy for many different platforms. She is a contributing writer for card game Cards Against Humanity, was resident songwriter for Sean and Robot's Comedy Circuit podcast on Fun Kids digital radio, co-writer of Beth's Legacy, an augmented reality story game for Storyfutures and CreativeXR and one of two writers for The Galaxicle Implosions, a semi-improvised virtual reality, live and streaming show with Flipside and FANDCO. She also made XR shows House of Masks and Play Test with FANDCO. Katy wrote and starred in sit com web series Sideliners which has won multiple awards including Best Writing, Best Pilot and Best Actress. She has written and performed in 5-star fringe shows including comedy musical Who Ya Gonna Call, folk horror Let's Summon Demons and storytelling stand-up show Schutte the Unromantic. Katy was a Brighton Fringe Best Comedy Show Finalist (2018). Katy's book, The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook is published by Nick Hern Books. She recently won Best Script Award's Feature Script Grand Prix and the WRPNSC Gold Script Writing award for her screenplay Coming of (Middle) Age.
Katy is currently working on a play based on her experience as an artist in residence with The Arctic Circle Project 2022 and is supported by the Arts Council England and Peggy Ramsay Foundation. The play will run for three weeks at Omnibus Theatre in 2024.
Katy tours globally, teaching and performing improvisation.
Katy is currently working on a play based on her experience as an artist in residence with The Arctic Circle Project 2022 and is supported by the Arts Council England and Peggy Ramsay Foundation. The play will run for three weeks at Omnibus Theatre in 2024.
Katy tours globally, teaching and performing improvisation.