a little about katherine
Katherine Abel is an actor from Cincinnati, OH. A graduate of Oklahoma City University, she has performed in productions around the U.S and internationally. Her production credits include The Marvelous Wonderettes, Bright Star, Bright Lights, Big City at The Den Theatre, directed by David Fiorello, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Buffalo Ensemble Theatre as Anne de Bourgh, Fantine in Les Miserables in Italy alongside Felipe Bombonato, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Raven Theatre, and most recently, Sylvia in The Cottage.
She is now in rehearsals for Carrie: The Musical as Ms. Gardner at the Den Theatre running Halloween weekend. She was also featured in the new A24 movie Enemies coming out next year
As a lover of comedy, she additionally is a micro theatre influencer on TikTok with millions of views and 10K followers- @katherinejanelleabel- where she can be found sharing her bold self tape choices!
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Katherine as Sylvia in The Cottage
July 6, 2025
Katherine just finished her run as Sylvia in The Cottage for her fourth summer at Red Barn Summer Theatre to rave reviews by patrons and reviewers alike; the production was also featured as #2 for Broadway in Indiana and a must see.
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Katherine Joins the Cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes
July 23, 2021
Katherine spends the summer at the Red Barn Summer Theatre Frankfort, performing in The Marvelous Wonderettes as Cindy Lou.
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Lady Macbeth at Raven Theatre
January 10-January 26, 2025
Katherine performed as the iconic role of Lady M, alongside Emma Mansfield for a queer retelling of the Scottish play for the premiere production of Production Productions theatre company in Chicago at the beautiful Raven Theatre.
