Kate Stenzel-Whitworth is a singer, actor, and teaching artist whose work moves effortlessly between musical theatre, straight theatre, opera, and new music—anchored by vivid storytelling and an expressive voice. This past year, Kate helped originate a role for Le Cirque Arcanus, a brand new show set in the Wizarding World at Universal’s highly-anticipated theme park Epic Universe. Prior, Kate received glowing reviews with the national tour of A Christmas Carol (Belle/Mrs. Cratchit) and in Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap (Mollie Ralston) at the Broadway Palm Theatre in Ft Myers, Florida. Her favorite roles reveal both vocal finesse and dramatic range: Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls), Sally Talley (Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Talley’s Folly), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Laurey (Oklahoma!), and Glinda the Good (The Wizard of Oz). Equally passionate about developing the next generation of performers, Kate teaches through her private voice studio, having previously served on faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield. Kate holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with bachelor’s degrees in Voice Performance and Music Education from Florida State University. She now resides in Orlando with her fellow performer wife and their orange cat Marmalade.