BFA Acting Senior
Catie Popelka
She/Her
Catie Popelka is an actress from Cleveland, Ohio. Baldwin Wallace credits include Casey in obedience.exe, Irina in Three Sisters, Anna in The Baltimore Waltz, Susie Friend in Uncommon Women and Others, and Catie and the Stolen Pennies Child in Secret in the Wings. In summer of 2025 she toured with the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival as Olivia in Twelfth Night. She has also acted and directed for Radio on the Lakes Theatre at BW and spent two years on BW’s improv team, “Faces for Radio.” She is passionate about working with children in theatre and cannot wait to continue acting and teaching after graduation!
Fun Fact:
Her last name, “Popelka” means Cinderella in Czech!
Based In:
Cleveland, OH







Headshots one and two both by Michael Kushner
Secret In the Wings Photo by Ursula Saadeh
The Baltimore Waltz Photo by Ursula Saadeh
Three Sisters photo by Steve Wagner
Twelfth Night photo by Paige Weir
Meet The Class of 2026
Your BFA Acting Seniors
Baldwin Wallace University's
BFA Acting Showcase
May 2nd · 8:30 pm
Kleist Center for Art & Drama · Berea, OH










