Kathryn MacMillan is a theater director and arts leader who has been working in the Philadelphia region for 25 years. KC has directed nearly 70 productions in Philadelphia and beyond. Recent productions include The Playboy of the Western World (Inis Nua); Unraveled (off-Broadway); Grounded and The Niceties (InterAct); Betrayal and Mrs. Warren’s Profession at Lantern Theater Company, where she was the Associate Artistic Director for eight seasons; and Athena at Theatre Horizon, where she served as Guest Artistic Director for the 2017/18 season.

KC’s career accolades include five recent Barrymore Award nominations for Outstanding Director of a Play: Square Go (Inis Nua & Tiny Dynamite); Lovesong (Inis Nua); Jane Eyre (PAC; also nomination as co-writer); The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged (Tiny Dynamite; also co-writer) and The Revolutionists (Theatre Horizon). Her production of Doubt was named one of the Best Plays of 2015 by the Philadelphia Daily News. The Beauty Queen of Leenane  was named Best Production of the 2013 season & Best Director by Philadelphia Weekly, who called her “sensationally gifted.” In 2015, KC was named one of Billy Penn’s Who’s Next: 16 Young Philadelphians Shaping the Arts Scene. KC continues as Producing Artistic Director of indie Philadelphia theater company Tiny Dynamite, a position she has held since 2017.