Kate Hess is a performer at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los
Angeles where she performs her one lady Masterpiece Theatre parody
Murder Abbey which has sold out shows at the UCB in L.A. and New York
and at The Annex in Seattle.
Murder Abbey was named one of the top Downton Abbey parodies in The
Daily Beast and called a "cri-de-coeur" by June Thomas of Slate. Time
Out New York said "The funny, silly character performer Kate Hess's
solo show skewers mannered British period dramas, Downton Abbey among
them". At UCB in New York she was a member of the UCB Maude team
Neighbor Boy and also wrote and starred in the The Palin Family All
Star Revue and Election Spectacular and We Kate Shelly which Time Out
NY called "silly, adroit and unique all at once". She has also
performed in Gravid Water with Jason Sudeikis and Scott Adsit. She
trained in long form improvisation at UCB and studied acting at the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London