Kathryn Zdan
kathrynzdan@gmail.com
Height: 5’7.5’’ Voice: Tenor-Mezz Sop Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
CONVERSATION DESIGN
Conversation Designer Google September 2020-Present
Conversation Designer, Creative Lead XANDRA March 2018-March 2020
Conversation Designer PullString May-November 2017
THEATER
Improv
Company member: Improv Playhouse of San Francisco. See website for upcoming performances
Past Productions
Home Invasion Jane(t) 6NewPlays M Graham Smith
Ada and the Memory Machine Ada CentralWorks Gary Graves
The Way West Manda Marin Theater Company Hayley Finn
*Bellwether The Doll Marin Theatre Company Ryan Rilette
Failure: A Love Story Nelly Fail Marin Theatre Company Jasson Minadakis
The Pitmen Painters Susan TheatreWorks Leslie Martinson
Engaged Parker Shakespeare Santa Cruz Paul Whitworth
*The Late Wedding Various Crowded Fire Theater Marissa Wolf
The Taming Katherine Crowded Fire Theater Marissa Wolf
*Forever Never Comes Dylan Crowded Fire Theater Mary Guzmán
Lend Me a Tenor Diana Livermore Shakes Leslie Martinson
The Liar Clarice Livermore Shakes Lisa Tromovitch
Romeo and Juliet Lady Capulet Livermore Shakes Gary Armagnac
*Richard the First: Part 1 Rachel CentralWorks Jan Zvaifler
*Richard the First: Part 2 Rachel/Balian CentralWorks Jan Zvaifler
*Richard the First: Part 3 Peter CentralWorks Jan Zvaifler
Catch Me If You Can Paula Abagnale Woodminster Theater Joel Schlader
*Fall Various 24 Hour Plays Karen Carpenter
*Love and Emma Goldman:
A Rock Opera Helen WiseFool (Santa Fe, NM) Sarah-Jane Moody
*Disassembly Ellen Impact Theatre Desdemona Chiang
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Poole/Hyde Town Hall Theatre Clive Worsely
Oliver! Nancy Berkeley Playhouse Molly Aaronson-Gelb
Six (staged reading) Ani Magic Theatre Ian Morgan
*This World in a Woman’s
Hands Wendy Shotgun Players Aaron Davidman
Cabaret Frau Kost CenterREP Mindy Cooper
The Shape of Things Evelyn Worklight Theatre Matthew Reiff
**Bokkesprongen Thing 8 Warner & Consorten Warner van Wely
**Clockwork Red Lady Warner & Consorten Warner van Wely
**The Hunting of the Snark Billiard Maker Dell’Arte Company Michael Fields
*World Premier
**Ensemble Devised Original Works
FILM
FILM
Reconnecting Lead Friends Who Make Things David Lally and Roxanne Parades
https://vimeo.com/107790369
Voice Memo No. 5 Lead Friends Who Make Things David Lally and Roxanne Parades
https://vimeo.com/99043638
The Wait Supporting oneof9films Mary Guzmán
Chance Encounter Lead Berkeley Digital Film Institute Lyniel Dao
COMMERCIAL
Cisco Web 4SP Creative Alex Beckstead
T-Mobile In-store video. Lead Hook Creative Alexander Alexandrov
Sutter Health Regional Anonymous Content Malcolm Venville
Food Network Promo National CMP Film & Design Greg Harrison
Pandora Web Funworks Ad Agency
INDUSTRIAL
Harvard M.B.A. (OC) Small Business Customer Forio Business Simulations
Harvard M.B.A. (OC) Anne Thompson Forio Business Simulations
VOICEOVER
Waymo (Google) Web Lincoln Street Studios Cheryl Isaacson
Waymo One (Google) Web Lincoln Street Studios Cheryl Isaacson
TRAINING
M.F.A. Ensemble Based Physical Theatre:
The Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre
B.F.A. Theater:
The University of California, Santa Barbara
SPECIAL SKILLS
Dialects (I.P.A.): RP; Irish; American Southern; New York; Cockney; Arabic; Scottish; German
Violin, ballroom dance, tap dance, mask, clown, acrobatics, tumbling, yoga, walking in high heels, tai chi, choral/vocal ensemble, knitting and crochet, hair and makeup, teaching, good with small children, commedia dell’arte, drag, laughing on command.