Getting in the Room, Being in the Room, Staying in the Room
Jul 29, 2026 - 6:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Admission: FREE with RSVP
Format: In-person professional development workshop
Open to: Artists of all disciplines and experience levels
FTH is pleased to present a professional development workshop with Queens World Film Festival’s Executive Director, Katha Cato. Open to artists of all disciplines and experience, this workshop will allow us to think about how we show up as artists, how we find our way into spaces, how we navigate them once we are there, and how we stay connected long after the moment has passed.
Built around three deceptively simple ideas—getting in the room, being in the room, and staying in the room—this fast-paced, practical workshop explores how to find and create opportunities to share your work, how to show up as a strong collaborator, and how to build relationships that extend well beyond a single introduction. Participants will begin with a brief self-assessment to identify the skills and resources they already have, and then we will work on expanding them.
Presenter Bio
Katha Cato, Executive Director, Queens World Film Festival
Katha Cato earned a BA from California Polytechnic University in Pomona, an MFA from the University of Oregon, and is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program. In the 80s, she moved to New York with her theatre company For Play Improvised Theatre, and pioneered the Improvisational Herald format (the long form) into the NY Improv Comedy scene. Katha won a MAC Award (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) for Best Comedy, two Backstage Magazine Bistro Awards for Best Director and Best Comedy, and NY Post’s Bill Ervolino named her one of the year’s “Most Exciting” Improvisers. For many years, she worked at Henry Street Settlement, serving first as Arts-in-Education Coordinator and then Director of After-School and Camp Services, where she was responsible for six after-school sites and three camps. During her tenure, she was recognized by the New York State Department of Education for exemplary After-School Programming, and she received the 2015 PASEsetter Award for her years of leadership in the field. Katha has vast experience in producing engaging events, exciting, innovative programming, and has spent over thirty years developing youth and bringing people together via theatre arts, film, and video.
| Date | Performance Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | 6:00 PM |
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Admission: FREE with RSVP
Format: In-person professional development workshop
Open to: Artists of all disciplines and experience levels
FTH is pleased to present a professional development workshop with Queens World Film Festival’s Executive Director, Katha Cato. Open to artists of all disciplines and experience, this workshop will allow us to think about how we show up as artists, how we find our way into spaces, how we navigate them once we are there, and how we stay connected long after the moment has passed.
Built around three deceptively simple ideas—getting in the room, being in the room, and staying in the room—this fast-paced, practical workshop explores how to find and create opportunities to share your work, how to show up as a strong collaborator, and how to build relationships that extend well beyond a single introduction. Participants will begin with a brief self-assessment to identify the skills and resources they already have, and then we will work on expanding them.
Presenter Bio
Katha Cato, Executive Director, Queens World Film Festival
Katha Cato earned a BA from California Polytechnic University in Pomona, an MFA from the University of Oregon, and is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program. In the 80s, she moved to New York with her theatre company For Play Improvised Theatre, and pioneered the Improvisational Herald format (the long form) into the NY Improv Comedy scene. Katha won a MAC Award (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) for Best Comedy, two Backstage Magazine Bistro Awards for Best Director and Best Comedy, and NY Post’s Bill Ervolino named her one of the year’s “Most Exciting” Improvisers. For many years, she worked at Henry Street Settlement, serving first as Arts-in-Education Coordinator and then Director of After-School and Camp Services, where she was responsible for six after-school sites and three camps. During her tenure, she was recognized by the New York State Department of Education for exemplary After-School Programming, and she received the 2015 PASEsetter Award for her years of leadership in the field. Katha has vast experience in producing engaging events, exciting, innovative programming, and has spent over thirty years developing youth and bringing people together via theatre arts, film, and video.
| Date | Performance Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | 6:00 PM |
