As a writer, Cate Cohen has always been motivated by her desire to see (and play) dynamic female characters on stage and screen. As a college theater student, her frustration with the glaring lack of roles for young female students was the inspiration for her first play- the semi-autobiographical So What’s For Dinner, based on her real-life experiences growing up with 5 sisters.
When she isn’t busy in front of the camera, Cate can still be found creating stories about wonderfully complicated female characters, often inspired by her real-life experiences. Recent projects include her 1/2 hour dramedy, Out of Line (based on her time as a Rockette), the one-hour family drama pilot, Pretense, and her 1/2 hour dramedy pilot, Hairapy (about a financially strapped hairstylist who starts charging extra to give life advice to her clients.)
Scrubbed
Cate wrote, directed, and starred in Scrubbed— a darkly comedic micro-short about a mom who, when pushed to the brink, discovers cleaning is the best revenge. (Produced in association with Alexandria Films)
A Covid Birthday Message
Produced entirely on Zoom during Covid lockdown, "A Covid Birthday Message" is a short film about a mom who tries to send her friend a birthday message but winds up giving her much more than she ever anticipated.
Backwards and in High Heels (Article from BGB’s Collection “On Motherhood”)
A couple of weeks ago, I booked a series of car commercials that shot during my kids’ Spring Break. It was like hitting the jackpot: a potentially nice pay day AND time off during a two-week span of hardcore mothering. But, as is often the case, the reality of the job turned out to be different…
Out of Line
LOS ANGELES TIMES
In Cate Cohen’s “Out of Line”, life’s humiliations make compelling theater.
“Out of Line, Cate Cohen’s one-woman show, is a gilt-edged invitation to the cast party, an entrée into an exotic world peopled by towering temperaments and larger-than-life personalities. Cohen, who wrote the show with director Gibson Frazier, is a charming hostess, and those who love anecdote will delight in her candid reminiscences about her life in the theater. With a keen attention to detail, Cohen takes us behind the scenes at the Radio City Music Hall, vividly recreating the hothouse microcosm of a beloved American institution with great good humor and high-kicking panache.”
