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Katherin 'KAT' Poon
My thoughts on theater, life, and anything else that matters.


Chicago Sun (a poem)
The sun doesn’t set in Chicago It rather slips away I’m a west coast girl at heart Sunsets are high supply in California But with a lake that faces east In a city with skyscrapers that lick the clouds The golden glow climbs up up and away And suddenly the light is gone In Chicago, the sunset isn’t something you watch, it’s something you follow Chase that Amber up the leaves, over the trees, and across the brownstone neighborhoods The winter wind bites my cheeks as I beg for j
Kat Poon
Feb 51 min read


Art is Therapy
A few weeks ago my best freind came to visit. We wanted to get high and do an art project so we devised (ugh. theatre people.) a plan together. the project would be finger painting (i didnt want to wash any brushes that night). color draft - i have a set of 24 cheap acrylic paints that i got from target. We took turns choosing our colors and ended up with 12 each. mirror each other - sitting on opposite sides of the canvas, we had to try and recreate what the other person was
Kat Poon
Jan 201 min read


Happy New Year - Updates and More!
2025 was big. Many firsts, lasts, and things that I am proud of. Here is a list of the highlights: Opened my first show as a wig designer ( 9 to 5 - February) Co-Directed a show that was performed outside around a campfire ( The Grown Ups - April) Graduated with My BFA! (May) Made some lifelong friends at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (Summer) MOVED TO CHICAGO! (August) Started working at Evanston Township High School (September) First Stitcher position at Steppenwolf (
Kat Poon
Jan 181 min read
Do what you love? Love what you do?
Can I do what I love… just because? I cracked open my favorite fashion history book this evening because I wanted to entertain myself...
Kat Poon
Apr 30, 20252 min read
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