Karen Kohlhaas

Karen Kohlhaas

President
Big & Slow, Inc.

Full Bio
Karen Kohlhaas recently directed the Lucille Lortel Award nominated THE COLLECTION and A KIND OF ALASKA by Harold Pinter at the Atlantic Theater Company, which was named in the top 10 theater productions by the New York Times, New York Magazine, and the New York Daily News. She is a founding member of Atlantic, now in its 25th year. Other productions include the world premiere of BODY AWARENESS by Annie Baker at Atlantic Stage 2, the Drama Desk Award nominated 25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER by Kate Moira Ryan with Judy Gold which ran 6 months Off-Broadway and continues to tour. Other Off-Broadway and regional includes THE HOTHOUSE by Harold Pinter (Atlantic), SYNERGY by Keith Reddin (Alley Theatre, world premiere), and FRAME 312 (Atlantic, NY premiere), BOSTON MARRIAGE by David Mamet (Public Theater, NY premiere) and THE WATER ENGINE (Atlantic), three productions of AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN in New York and Sydney, OTMA by Kate Moira Ryan (U.S. premiere) and AT SEA by Clare Bayley (Menagerie The

Professional Credits
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/WRITER



DIRECTOR:

Tennessee Williams in the Mississippi Delta (in production)



DIRECTOR:

Watermelon Slim (short)



The Monologue Audition Video

120 minute instructional DVD

Big & Slow, Inc.

(Sold online at www.monologueaudition.com, and at retail outlets)

2005



PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

The Palace of the End

with Taylor Mac

Big & Slow, Inc.

Silverlake Film Festival

Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland

2006



PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

If You See Something, Say Something

with Taylor Mac

Drag Video Verite Festival, Lincoln Center

Big & Slow, Inc.

2008



CO-PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

Roots and Branches 5 Element Qi Gong

120 minute instructional DVD

Big & Slow, Inc., T'ai Chi Foundation

2011



CO-PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

Watermelon Slim

Barefoot Workshops

2011

Crossroads Film Festival



CO-PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

It's Not About Film

Barefoot Workshops

2010



CO-PRODUCER/CO-DIRECTOR/EDITOR

The Babies Got the Blues

Barefoot Workshops

Crossroads Film Festival

Tupelo
Industry Awards
Lucille Lortel Award nomination 2010 for Best Revival

Accolade Award 2008 for The Babies Got the Blues (short doc)
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