NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2024
I won Best Female Performance: Comedy at Bridgeport Film Festival for my work in “Hot Idiot!” We also screened at Mystic Film Festival (CT) and New Faces New Voices Festival by Katra Film Series (NYC).
I also wrapped principal photography on my next short film, ST/RANGER.
june 2024
“Hot Idiot,” a short film I wrote and acted in won Best Comedy Short at Astoria Film Festival! Watch our trailer here:
DECEMBER 2023
I got to narrate so many beautifully written stories this year. Check out refreshed samples for my nonfiction and journalism on my narration page or view a full list of titles I’ve narrated at Audible.
AUGUST 2023
I’m excited to share that I’ve signed with Bobby Holder at Bright Artists Management!
july 2023
Last year I narrated Janie Chang’s tender historical fiction title, The Porcelain Moon, and last night I discovered the audiobook received an Earphones Award from Audiofile Magazine! The kind editors wrote of my work, along with my wonderful co-narrators: “portrayed with exquisite delicacy…Chang’s lyrical prose is enhanced by intelligent, thoughtful performances.”
june 2023
Several more wonderful titles I recorded have dropped!
For anyone who has ever nurtured best friendships across thousands of miles via group chats and emails… lose yourself in the brave and delightful voices of three best friends in The Queens of New York by E.L. Shen. Listen on Audible.
For the sensitive, inquisitive middle grade kid in your life who may be struggling with grief or fitting in, I highly recommend Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li.
APRIL 2023
Spent a glorious week at Portland Stage in Maine workshopping Mallory Jane Weiss’ play The Page Turners, directed by Lily Riopelle, as part of the 2023 Little Festival of the Unexpected.
March 2023
A few more audiobooks have dropped!
Yvonne Woon’s twisty YA thriller My Flawless Life will take you through the halls of an elite private school in Washington, DC — and all the pressure to be perfect that comes with it. Listen here.
It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li is an adorable, uplifting Middle Grade title about a Taiwanese-American girl living in the Bay Area (!! like me!!) who loves crocheting (!! I love knitting!) and tries to use her crafting skills to save her favorite boba shop (!! I love PMT!). Have a listen here.
FEB 2023
Fresh new reel, hot off the press! Check it out.
OCT 2022
Wrapped my first short film, an irreverent little rom com about the assumptions we make about coworkers. Follow us on Instagram for updates!
SEPT 2022
Dip into the strange and wonderful worlds Ling Ma dreamt up in her book of short stories, Bliss Montage. Listen to it on Audible.
APRIL 2022
Happy release day to Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s breathtaking debut novel, Four Treasures of the Sky! Narrating Daiyu’s journey was the greatest honor. Listen to it on Audible.
AudioFile Magazine’s generous review says:
“Katharine Chin's narration expresses the lyricism and emotions of this historical novel…[She] embraces the balance of adventure and sensitivity, as well as the layered persona of Daiyu. Chin also conveys the intelligence, creativity, and strength of the heroine.”
jan 2022
Recorded two new titles for Macmillan Audio — more info soon!
oct 2021
Shooting Sarah Young’s horror short film, Not Him in Brooklyn, NY! And more audiobooks on the way in 2022!
May 2021
Finished recording Yvonne Woon’s swoony YA book If You, Then Me for HarperTeen! Releases July 7, 2021 on Audible. Check it out here.
April 2021
Finished recording Misa Sigiura’s delightful queer YA rom-com, Love & Other Natural Disasters for HarperTeen! Releases June 8, 2021 on Audible. Check it out here.
Catch me in Root Beer Occasion’s Bathroom Monologue series April 10-12, 2021!
November 2020 - Workshopped Mallory Jane Weiss’ new play Inside Siberia with Root Beer Occassion.
October 2020 - Finished recording the second installment of Devin Madson’s exciting fantasy series, We Lie With Death. Produced by Hachette Audio
Finished recording a short story for Hello Out There Productions’ collection Hello Winter. More info here.
August 2020 - Played Justice Alito in SCOTUS Theater’s 2020 Blockbuster Recap reading on Zoom!
June 2020 - My first audiobook is out!
I had the pleasure of voicing Miko Ts’ai, a young princess navigating palace intrigue and a burgeoning war, one of three characters in Devin Madson’s epic fantasy, We Ride the Storm.
Check it out on Audible.
June 2020 - Assisted movement on Heartbeat Opera’s workshop production of Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. More information here.
March 2020 - Filmed a wellness website industrial for Verywell Family!
Photo: Matt Scott Shots
December 2019 - Workshop reading of Mallory Jane Weiss’ Howl From Up High with Gingold Theatrical Group.
November 12, 2019 - FBI co-star role aired, Season 2, Episode 7
November 4, 2019 - Workshop reading of Mother of Exiles by Jessica Huang, directed by Tyne Rafaeli at New York Stage and Film.
September 2019 - Workshop reading of The Cousinhood with The Associates.
August 25, 2019 - Wrapped on a short film directed by Sarah Young.
August 11, 2019 - Closed Coriolanus at the Delacorte Theatre, directed by Daniel Sullivan, starring Jonathan Cake and Kate Burton.
July 3, 2019 - Wrapped principal photography on indie feature A Place in the Dark, which shot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
May 28, 2019 - Workshop reading of Ren Dara Santiago’s new play Something in the Balete Tree with Gingold Theatrical Group
May 17, 2019 - Graduated from the New School!
April 29, 2019 - Signed with the inimitable Ann Kelly of Ivy Rock Management!
April 20, 2019 - Closed Pony Up at the New School of Drama.
April 8, 2019 - Workshop reading (stage directions) of The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin at New York Stage and Film.