Katie has worked as an assistant director in Minneapolis, Boston, and Dublin. Companies and institutions for whom she has assisted include Druid, Irish National Opera, The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art, Ten Thousand Things, Children’s Theatre Company, The Boston Conservatory, Mixed Precipitation, The Playwrights’ Center, and The Foundry. Most recently she has assisted for Garry Hynes, Annabelle Comyn, Caroline Byrne and Sara Joyce.