Welcome! Here you’ll find KVZ’s plays that contain curse words and sex. (If there isn’t a NPX link, I’ve decided to make some edits. Shoot me an email if you’re interested in the most recent draft!)
Length: One Act
Cast Size: 9W
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Women’s Sports
Synopsis:
Locker rooms aren’t just for men; synchronized swimming isn’t just pretty swim caps and water-proof mascara. Witty and intense, Synchro, by WKU student Katie Peña-Van Zile, explores how success in this seemingly easy sport takes a fierce team of athletes who will fight for each other and a shot at the Olympics.
Produced at WKU in Spring of 2022
Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Toyota Alumni Fund supported Project
Length: Full Length
Cast Size: 2 Actors
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Infertility and the Bi-racial experience.
Synopsis:
Womb Goof centers around the worshop of a young playwrights first full-length piece, a deeply intimate two-hander about a couple navigating a miscarriage. When the playwright’s husband is caught canoodling with the lead actress, the playwright is forced to grapple with the vulnerability that comes with monetizing one’s own trauma.
Dramatist Guild Catalyst National Fellowship Semi-Finalist
Felt
Length: Full Length
Cast Size: 4 Actors
Genre: Dramedy
Sub-Genre: Autism and Puppets
Synopsis:
Hailey was genuinely just trying to make the world a better place when she took a job as an educational puppeteer. Teach kids not to be dicks to people that are different. Sounds simple enough! This journey of self-discovery takes place in an office full of small nonprofit drama brought to you by some of the most well-meaning abelists around. As Hailey learns the art of manipulating felt to evoke emotion, she also starts to unravel her entire existence. Could it be possible that she is, gasp, autistic? And always has been?
KATIE PEÑA-VAN ZILE 