Katie Hileman (she/her) is a fat DIY theatre maker working out of Baltimore, MD who is passionate about making and producing new plays. As a theatre maker, Katie likes to do it all, but primarily works as a director, playwright, intimacy choreographer, performer, producer, or some mix of all 5.
Her original work centers around messy, ugly, contemporary women, focusing primarily on issues surrounding the beauty, pain, and absurdity of living in a fat body. She also makes work about how much she hates theatre, the patriarchy, herself, and being alive. She likes to keep her plays weird and hyper theatrical with the belief that plays are meant to be experienced, not just watched. Her plays have been described as "outrageous," "devastating," and "hilarious”.
She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Interrobang Productions where she has acted, written plays, directed, and cleaned toilets. With her company, she has produced over a dozen new works for the stage, including runs at Charm City Fringe Festival (Best of Fringe 2014), Charm City Nights on the Fringe, and NYC Fringe. Beyond Interrobang, Katie has worked as a theatre maker for many local and regional companies and universities including The Acme Corporation, McDaniel College, UMBC, JHU Barnstormers, Rapid Lemon Productions, Tres Brujas Productions, Single Carrot Theatre, Cohesion Theatre, Venus Theatre, RepStage, Submersive Productions, and more.
Katie holds a BFA in Acting from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and an MFA in Theatre Arts from Towson University. She is a collective member of Submersive Productions, and a 2024 Finalist for Baltimore’s Baker Artist Award. Katie is certified in Mental Health First Aid.
Outside of theatre, Katie likes to bake bread and spend time with her adorable pitbull/frenchie mix Miss Pearl.