Katie Pengilly began her involvement in the arts at a young age. At the age of four, Katie pursued the arts in the form of dance with Dance Innovations and in 2005 joined Free My Muse for its premiere season. Katie flourished and found that the dramatic arts were very inspirational for her. Katie played her first character in Play Production and absolutely fell in love with the stage. Katie became an assistant director and an assistant teacher the following year at Free My Muse and eventually was given her own classes to teach. She joined the mainstage casts in 2009 and fell even more in love with theatre. When Katie graduated high school, she moved to Minot, North Dakota, to pursue a degree in Communication Disorders where she still participated in theatrical education, writing, and set design. She then pursued a degree in psychology at the University of Regina and graduated with honours. While having taken many theatre classes in university, she still missed the unique and nurturing atmosphere of Free My Muse. Never losing her ties to Free My Muse (and marrying the artistic director’s brother!), she has been happily teaching at Free My Muse since her return to the area. Katie is also a writer; she enjoys writing scripts and monologues for actors, and she is thrilled to write for several elite business franchises as a freelance content writer. While writing and directing certainly frees her muse, Katie also has a deep love and appreciation for the creativity within her family. She is honoured to play the important role, Mom, to her gloriously theatrical children, Tallulah, Brewer and Quill, who inspire her each and every day. Katie is always open to new creative adventures and feels so lucky to be a part of the Free My Muse family.