Katie Holmes kept her look low-key as she began her first day as an empty nester on Monday – after dropping off daughter Suri Cruise at college.
The actress, 45, opted for a casual look as she strolled in New York City make-up free and with damp tresses.
The Alone Together star wore a semi-sheer black button down blouse with subtle vertical pintucks and silver buttons.
She paired the top with wide leg black slacks and burgundy ballet flats.
Katie Holmes kept her look low-key as she began her first day as an empty nester on Monday – after dropping off daughter Suri Cruise at college
The Dawson’s Creek alum accessorized with large square shaped sunglasses, two stacked gold chains and small gold earrings.
Katie shares the freshman at Carnegie Mellon University with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, 62.
Holmes has been in rehearsals for the Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town.
She will star as Mrs. Webb, the mother of Zoey Deutsch’s protagonist Emily Webb.
Richard Thomas, 73, of The Waltons fame will star as her husband Mr. Webb, and Jim Parson’s will tackle the role of Stage Manager.
Ephraim Sykes will star as George Gibbs and Billy Eugene Jones will play his father Dr. Gibbs in the contemporary update to the play first performed in 1938.
Previews for the show were scheduled to begin September 17 at the Barrymore theater and the show will open on October 10.
![The Alone Together star, who is now an empty nester, wore a semi-sheer black button down blouse with subtle vertical pintucks and silver buttons. She paired the top with wide leg black slacks and burgundy ballet flats](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/20/20/88735487-13762333-image-m-27_1724181611224.jpg)
The Alone Together star, who is now an empty nester, wore a semi-sheer black button down blouse with subtle vertical pintucks and silver buttons. She paired the top with wide leg black slacks and burgundy ballet flats
![The Dawson's Creek alum wore natural looking makeup with a neutral red lip behind her large square shaped sunglasses while juggling a tan leather envelope purse and a large white garment bag](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/20/20/88735485-13762333-image-m-30_1724181814657.jpg)
The Dawson’s Creek alum wore natural looking makeup with a neutral red lip behind her large square shaped sunglasses while juggling a tan leather envelope purse and a large white garment bag
![Holmes dropped her daughter Suri, 18, off at college over the weekend. The teen will be attending Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She shares the teen with ex-husband Tom Cruise, 62 (Pictured in New York City in June 2021)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/20/20/88738311-13762333-image-a-31_1724181946754.jpg)
Holmes dropped her daughter Suri, 18, off at college over the weekend. The teen will be attending Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She shares the teen with ex-husband Tom Cruise, 62 (Pictured in New York City in June 2021)
According to the theater website, shows are expected to run through January 19.
In an interview in Town & Country, Holmes revealed she has been using creative pursuits as she faces this new period of her life, including dance classes, painting and a book club.
‘I read a lot to calm my mind down, and then I play,’ she told the outlet.
‘We all live at this fast pace, and I know sometimes I need to calm down.’
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