Beth Kattelman
Assistant Curator, Theatre Research Institute
Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise
• Directing
• Feminist Theory
• Theatre Research

Dr. Beth Kattelman received her doctoral degree in theatre from The Ohio State University in 1999. She also holds a masters degree in library science from Kent State.

Dr. Kattelman has performed with various theatre companies throughout the Midwest including the ArtReach Touring Theatre, The Cincinnati Children's Theatre, The Reality Theatre, Act Out Productions and Actor's Theatre. She has also worked with Megan Terry at the Omaha Magic Theatre, where she served as company member and sound designer for productions of Body Leaks and Sound Fields/Sound Minds.

Dr. Kattelman co-founded Madcap Productions a Cincinnati based puppet-theatre company that continues to tour throughout the country. She also co-founded and served as Artistic Director of the New Venture Theatre a Columbus company that was devoted to showcasing and developing new works. She has directed several award- winning productions in Cincinnati and Columbus including The Rocky Horror Show (the inaugural production for Stage Five Repertory Company), The Story of My Life: Part One, the End (written by OSU visiting artist Dr. Allan Munro), Agnes of God, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love.

Dr. Kattelman currently is a member of the Advisory Board for the Columbus Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival and is a contributor to the Gale Group's Drama for Students series. She has also written entries for numerous theatre encyclopedias and reference sources.

Education:
• B.A. Xavier University 1981
• M.A. The Ohio State University 1991
• Ph.D. The Ohio State University 1999
• M.L.I.S. The Kent State University 2005