Katherine has been working in the casting arena for several years, beginning her career as the casting assistant for Selladoor Worldwide, before spending the majority of her time working for Pippa Ailion Casting in London. 

Before beginning her casting career, Katherine studied Business Management at Robert Gordon University. After graduating she went on to study as a performer at The American Musical Theatre Academy in London.

Following performing professionally for a few years, she began to explore a career on the other side, mixing her passion for the arts with her business knowledge.

Having started off her career working with the talent agencies, Intertalent Group and United Agents, she fell in love with the casting process when she joined the Selladoor Worldwide team in 2016.

In 2017, Katherine joined the casting team at Pippa Ailion Casting, one of London’s top casting directors, where she worked on many West End productions, UK and International tours, as well as recently finishing her first film credit, working on the Elton John movie ‘Rocketman’.

Now based in Scotland, Katherine has launched her own company ‘Katherine Skene Casting’ offering an accessible and valuable casting service for theatre productions across the Scottish industry. She has recently finished casting the new musical ‘Islander’ which is currently embarking on its US and UK tour 2023/2024. As well as casting your next project, Katherine offers an array of casting services and workshops, guaranteeing an invaluable and professional service.