Kate Scuffle
Program HostKate Scuffle is an administrator, producer, educator, writer and artist in the non-profit/arts communities. Kate worked in theatre/arts admin in NYC and Philadelphia before coming to the Lehigh Valley, where she was Assistant to the Artistic Director at the Pennsylvania Stage Co. (Equity/LORT C), and co-founder and Executive Director of the award-winning Theatre Outlet.
As an actress, Kate has contributed to the development of new plays with her performances at Manhattan Theatre Source, Primary Stages, American Place Theatre, Working Theatre, and New Dramatists, in NYC; Town Hall Theatre and Nun’s Island in Galway, as well as at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, PA Stage Co., Touchstone, Theatre Outlet, and Selkie Theatre.
Kate and late husband/collaborator George Miller spent several years in Ireland as Selkie Theatre, teaching, performing, and directing/producing new Irish work and contemporary American plays. Kate worked for the Irish Tourist Board, was a co-founder of Uachtar Arts Community Arts, and Editor of “Oughterard Magazine”, a regional magazine serving Connemara. She has returned often to Ireland as an Artist-in-Residence and has produced multiple Irish/American theatre collaborations and touring productions.
In the Valley, Kate has served as a Manager of Bethlehem’s Moravian Museum, and as a writer for Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce publications. Board service includes Godfrey Daniels, Mayfair, Open Space Gallery, WDIY CAB, South Side Film Festival, Celtic Classic /Education Committee, and PA Stage Company’s Outreach Advisory Board.
As producer of Selkie Theatre, she is also a PCA-rostered Teaching Artist. She has taught Artists Residencies for all ages, from students in the Allentown School District Foundation, to seniors at Bethlehem’s Rooney Building. She’s created/taught multidisciplinary arts education programs for Theatre Outlet and Selkie, in the US and Ireland, in partnership with organizations including the Allentown Art Museum, Wildlands Conservancy, Mayfair, Valley Youth House, and the City of Allentown Parks system.
Kate works with Touchstone Theatre’s educational programs and Festival UnBound, most recently creating a Community Arts Workshops series. You can hear Kate on WDIY as host of Lehigh Valley Arts Salon as well as her Celtic Cultural Minute series, which is featured on Celtic Faire.
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Kate Scuffle is joined by Mary Serfass of the Snow Goose Gallery to talk about their upcoming Holiday Group Show benefitting WDIY. -
Kate Scuffle sits down with Diane Hartzell and Jan Macbeth of Valley Contra Dance to talk about the lively traditional folk dance that brings friends old and new together. -
Kate Scuffle welcomes Jessica López-Barkl and Darah Donaher of Northampton Community College's theatre program to discuss the eclectic lineup of shows hitting the stage this season. -
Discover the legend of the banshee, the wailing fairy of Celtic folklore, and explore the ancient Irish traditions of keening, mourning, and honoring the dead. -
Explore Newgrange, Ireland’s ancient passage tomb, and discover its remarkable winter solstice alignment, Celtic mythology, and the rebirth of the sun. -
Tens of thousands of miles of walls without mortar were used to create boundaries around Ireland's ancient fields. -
The Halloween holiday we know has ancient origins that explain why we dress up in costumes and go door-to-door for treats. -
The traditions of the Celtic world and a forgotten treat eventually led to the Halloween traditions we know today. -
Kate Scuffle is joined by David Pica, director of DeSales University's production of 'Dublin by Lamplight,' and cast member Chloe Russell, to talk about the story of revolution and ambition. -
Kate Scuffle talks with Jayne Ann Recker of the Celtic Cultural Alliance about the magic of the Celtic Classic, which returns for its 39th year this weekend.
