New School College of Performing Arts

At the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) at The New School in NYC, Cat has found opportunities to break the boundaries of dramatic performance, sparking growth as a playwright and collaborator. Her studies at CoPA’s School of Drama have challenged her to take new risks, such as exploring playwriting, and revisit assumptions about collaboration and her craft. Looking back on her time as an undergraduate, Cat recalls she was “engaging creatively every minute” and doing things she thought she couldn’t do—on and off the stage.

The School of Drama combines rigor with creative experimentation. The School of Drama focuses on the authenticity of expression and confronts today’s most pressing societal issues through the making of theater, film, and emerging media.