Biography
Catherine Dudley-Rose is the daughter of the late Canadian concert pianist Raymond Dudley. She performed frequently with her father, and won several awards as a young artist on the violin, performing for the likes of Tony Randal, Itzhak Perlman, and the Pope. Simultaneously, she went to the Governor's School for the Arts in Drama, and was selected to perform (acting) for Sam Waterston. Moving to New York with $100, her violin, and plays, Catherine joined The Red Earth Ensemble, a non-profit theatre company in Soho. Chosen by Academy Award winner Allison Janney of the West Wing and Mom, Matthew Carnahan, creator of Dirt & House of Lies, and Bill Hill - Boardwalk Empire, she became the youngest member of the company sponsored by Joanne Woodward, Catherine wrote, directed, acted and produced with the group for seven years.
Directed by Shannon McMahon, Richard Lichte, and working on plays by Harvey Huddleston, among others set the bar. Catherine then taught Meisner acting technique alongside John Patrick Shanley and Rob Morrow Rob Morrow at Vassar's New York Stage and Film Program. Her feature screenplay was optioned more than a few times, (originally to Kimberly Shane O'Hara and Eric Klein). The script received a grant, funded in part by the NEA, based on the soundtrack development which connects classical music, with the most modern sounds of today, with jazz as the bridge. Catherine has since been commissioned to write screenplays, has been a teaching artist for the Broadway Theatre Institute, and composes using violin, and piano. She is a National Film Challenge (team leader) for "Farewell (2013)" which won "Best Fantasy Film". She is the writer/director/producer for the award-winning short film, Parallel Chords (overture) "Parallel Chords (Overture) (2015)", which screened over 30 times in 2015-2016 winning "Best of Fest," "Best Sound", "Excellence in Music" and "Curator's Pick" cash prize from Women in Film Seattle. The feature film, Parallel Chords (2018),Parallel Chords (2018) was selected for several festivals and won awards including "Best Cinematography", "Best Production Design", "Best Narrative Feature", and "Best Feature Writer" in Los Angeles sponsored by the Writer's Guild of America, West. Catherine was nominated for the 2018 Emerging Director / New Filmmaker's Forum at the St. Louis International Film Festival and later served as the Jury Chair for NFF. Parallel Chords was released theatrically in Los Angeles in 2019 and has international distribution. She is in development for a few new features and Catherine is the creator of a new dramatic series about artists and activists in St. Louis and beyond, entitled Broken Strings.
