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agent: Mary Harden, Harden Curtis Associates /
214 W 29th St #1203, NYC, NY 10001 /
(212) 977-8502
FILM / TELEVISION
Return of the Secaucus Seven, Maura - John Sayles, director
Law and Order, Catherine - NBC
Law and Order SVU, Amy - NBC
CityKids, Alice - ABC (series regular)
Zigo’s Choice, Ruth - ABC/MOW
The Guiding Light, Connie - CBS (recurring role)
Dr. Tillman, Loving - ABC (recurring role)
BROADWAY
Arsenic and Old Lace, Elaine - Brian Murray, director
Barnum, Susan B. Anthony - Joe Layton, director
Strider, Chestnut - Robert Kalfin, director
OFF-BROADWAY
A Little Soul Searching, Claire - EST / Evan Cabnet, director
Moonlight and Magnolias, Miss Poppengul - MTC / Lynne Meadow, director
The Green Heart, Henrietta - MTC/Kenneth Elliot, director
*The Springhill Singing Disaster, Karen - 47th St Theatre / Lonny Price, director
*The Springhill Singing Disaster, Karen - Playwrights Horizons / Norman Rene, director
The Fourth Woman, Hildegard - Baca Downtown / Adam Guettel, composer
Song of Singapore, Rose - Irving Place / A.J. Antoon, director
Tamara, Tamara - Park Avenue Armory
Three Postcards, K.C. - Playwrights Horizons, Craig Lucas, director
1951, Lillian Hellman - NYTW / Ann Bogart, director
The Beautiful Lady, Anna Akhmatova - Public Theater / Liz Swados, director
*Also playwright of this solo play
RESIDENT THEATER
Hans Christian Andersen, Mama - ACT / Martha Clarke, director
*Guitar Lessons, Karen - La Jolla Playhouse, Lonny Price, director
*The Springhill Singing Disaster, Karen - Actors Theatre of Louisville
*The Springhill Singing Disaster, Karen - Long Wharf / Norman Rene, director
Night Seasons (w. Jean Stapleton), Delia - ASC/Horton Foote, director
The Secret Rapture, Marion- The Olney Theater
Forgiving Typhoid Mary, Dr. Salzer - Long Wharf Theatre
The Beautiful Lady, Anna Akhmatova - Mark Taper Forum
Three Postcards, K.C. - South Coast Rep / Norman Rene, director
Czar of Rock and Roll, Dasha - The Alley Theatre
Henry IV, Part I , Lady Mortimer - American Shakespeare Theatre
Hamlet (w/ Chris Walken), Player Queen - American Shakespeare Theatre
Pieces of Eight, Mrs. Hawkins - The Citadel/Canada
Jesse and the Bandit Queen, Belle Starr - Portland Stage Company
*Also playwright of this solo play
AWARDS
Drama Desk Award Nomination, Best Solo Performer: The Springhill Singing Disaster
Helen Hayes Award Nomination, Best Actress: The Beautiful Lady
Emma Frederick Bandel Award for Excellence in Acting: University of Vermont
PLAYWRIGHT
Guitar Lessons: The Springhill Singing Disaster
Off-Broadway productions: the 47th Street Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Laurie Beechman Theatre
Resident Theatre productions: La Jolla Playhouse, the Long Wharf Theatre and Actors Theatre of Louisville
DIRECTOR
The Laurie Beechman Theatre / New York City
THE PIANO HAS BEEN DRINKING (NOT ME) – THE SONGS OF TOM WAITS
Also conceived by Karen Trott and John Rinehimer
Alice’s Fourth Floor / New York City
ARTICLE 21 By Holly Anderson
Performed by Mary Testa and Randolyn Zinn
Green Mountain Guild, Killington, Vermont
PUMP BOYS AND THE DINETTES
by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann
INSTRUCTOR
Circle in the Square Professional Training Program
SINGING INTERPRETATION FOR ACTORS
Guided students in the two year program in approaching a song as an acting scene or monologue.
Ensemble Studio Theater Summer Institute
SOLO PERFORMANCE

Provided acting/writing instruction and direction to solo performers in various stages of development. Class culminated in an evening of performances.
Ethical Culture Fieldston School Summer Program
ACTING AND IMPROVISATION

Worked with students to develop their improvisatory skills and acting technique through group and individual exercises.

Karen Trott is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, as well as Actors Equity, SAG, AFTRA and The Writer’s Guild of America