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**Kathryn Grody will join us on Tuesday, July 15, at 10:00am.** Kathryn was born in Los Angeles, a cosmic error which she corrected almost 50 years ago. She found a home at The Public Theatre, and mentors-for-life in Joe Papp and his wife, Gail Merrifield Papp. Kathryn performed in 10 productions at The Public including her 3 character solo show, “A Mom’s Life,” which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She is currently preparing for this September’s world premier of [The Unexpected 3rd](https://www.peopleslight.org/whats-on/20252026-season/the-unexpected-3rd/) at People’s Light in Malvern, Pennsylvania. She is on the board of [Dances For A Variable Population](https://www.dvpnyc.org/), [Downtown Women For Change](https://www.downtownwomenforchange.org/), is a [Usual Suspect with New York Theatre Workshop](https://www.nytw.org/artist-workshop/usual-suspects/), and works with the [International Rescue Committee](https://www.rescue.org/). You can read more about Kathryn Grody and her husband of 45 years, Mandy Patinkin, in recent stories in [Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/i-want-what-they-have-mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody) and [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2025/06/15/celebrity-news/mandy-patinkins-made-bold-move-on-first-date-with-wife/). The [pilot for a television series, “Seasoned,”](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-seasoned-tribeca-festival-1236236354/) based on their lives and marriage, recently had its world premier at the [Tribeca Film Festival](https://tribecafilm.com/films/seasoned-2025).
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