As the 2022 recipient of the Marie Mullen Bursary, Katie was the assistant director to Sara Joyce on the world premiere of Sonya Kelly’s new play, The Last Return. She also directed a Druid Debut— The Pendulum Moon by Laura Hennessy DeSena— in the Galway International Arts Festival in July 2022.

After her bursary year, Katie assistant directed for Garry Hynes on the award-winning production of DruidO’Casey. This production included three plays by Sean O’Casey: The Plough and the Stars, The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock. You can read Katie’s rehearsal diaries for Week 2 and Week 5 on Druid’s website.