Kristin Hammargren is the Director of Arts Engagement & Education at Writers Theatre. Her work includes programming around mainstage productions, community partnerships, onsite education, theatre for young audience programs and the Show & Tell storytelling series. Kristin originally joined the company as a teaching artist in 2017. Outside of WT, she has worked as an educator with Filament Theatre, Victory Gardens, AdventureStage, the "Cherubs" program at Northwestern, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Montana Shakespeare in the Schools. For five years she served as the director of Yellowstone TheatreMakers in Bozeman, MT. As a performer, Kristin's credits include work with Steep Theatre, BoHo Theatre, Filament Theatre, Midsomer Flight, Opera Montana, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Forward Theater, and Door Shakespeare.
Kristin Hammargren is a teaching artist and actor whose professional work includes the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Door Shakespeare, Forward Theater, American Players Theatre, In Tandem Theatre and Optimist Theatre. More information about Kristin and her original one-woman show about Jane Austen, Discovering Austen, available at www.kristinhammargren.com.
Hometown: Bloomington, MN
Education: M.F.A. in Acting, UW-Madison, B.A. in Theatre and Music, Lawrence University
WT start: 8/23/2017
Favorite WT Production: TREVOR the musical
Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, fly fishing, writing, traveling and cooking/baking without a recipe
Favorite Chicagoland location: Just north of the Montrose dog beach on the lake
Favorite Book: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Favorite place on Earth: Paradise Valley, MT