Kathleen Huber
About Kathleen
Welcome! And thanks for visiting my website! Hope you enjoy it!
A few highlights...
I was born in NYC, and raised in Southern California.
My Dad was an advertising photographer. and one baby picture he took of me became Esso Gasoline's billboard for "Happy Motoring, 1948!" My first "Print Job!"
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My Mom was a college professor, and wangled me my first audition, at age 8, to play Louison in CSCLA's "The Imaginary Invalid." That gorgeous pale-yellow dress pulled me into theatre and never let go.
Not content with what high school had to offer, I joined the local community theatre where I experienced, in a production of "The Desk Set," my first stage kiss. - Hell, it was my first kiss, period! And I had to be the aggressor. "Be brave," said the director, "And go for it." So I did.
I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a theatre major, then apprenticed at LA's Center Theater Group, where I made the acquaintance of the brilliant Brian Murray, who gave me my first NYC job as his directorial assistant on "A Scent of Flowers." I also wrote the show's production journal, "Alive in a Box." ​​​
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​From there on, I have been fortunate enough to spend most of my time acting, directing, and writing for the theatre. I met my husband, Jerome Martin Schwartz, doing "The Sound of Music" (Probably the only time the Captain and the Baroness made a go of it!) Together we also pioneered live theatre aboard luxury cruise ships (Our first cruise was around the world - Eat your heart out, Magellan!) Our specialty was the first act of "Private Lives," playing all four characters!
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Another highlight was my 18 months in the extraordinary ""Tamara" Off-Broadway, playing both Luisa Baccara and Aelis Mazoyer.
And now, I continue to play many of the greatest "mature" roles in the cannon. Come to think of it, I followed up 8-year-old Louison - the only child in my history - with the Queen Mother in something called "The Prickly Prince," at age 9, and never looked back. No, that's not the Queen Mother below. That's the divine Lady Bracknell, of whom I never get enough.
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For my directing, writing and translations (from the French), see the other sections of this hopefully not-too-epic website. What lies ahead?
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Well, the illustrious Mr. Baggins said it best...
"The Road goes ever on and on..."
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© 2026 by Kathleen Huber