Nafe Edmund Katter was a stage actor and director who taught theatre at the University of Connecticut from 1957 to 1997.
11 Facts About Nafe Katter
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Nafe Katter went on to earn his BA, MA, and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan.
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Nafe Katter oversaw the university's acting program and directed one hundred productions, including Shakespearean plays and musicals.
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Nafe Katter acted for decades at the Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks, and other venues nationwide and continued acting after retirement.
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Nafe Katter was known for supporting roles in Shakespeare revivals and for regular performances as the Solicitor in the Hartford Stage's annual adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
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Nafe Katter co-founded a Shakespeare festival in Stratford, Connecticut, and spent ten years directing and acting in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series.
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Nafe Katter often collaborated with directors Michael Wilson and Mark Lamos.
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Nafe Katter made another gift of $400,000 in 2014 to the School of Fine Arts at UConn to fund the construction of a production facility behind the Nafe Katter Theatre.
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Nafe Katter was a long-time resident of Manchester, Connecticut, before moving to Summerfield, Florida, in 2008.
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Nafe Katter suffered a stroke on August 7,2014, and died at a Summerfield hospice facility on August 20 at the age of 86.
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Nafe Katter was survived by his sister Elnora Katter Hamady, a niece, and two nephews.