The Apiary

by Kate Douglas

22 years in the future, two lab assistants hatch a plan that could change the world. All they need are a few volunteers. A raucous and provocative comedy by Kate Douglas about sacrifice, ambition, and honeybees.

22 years in the future, two lab assistants hatch a plan that could change the world. All they need are a few volunteers. A raucous and provocative comedy by Kate Douglas about sacrifice, ambition, and honeybees.

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The Apiary

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  • Meredith Bartmon: The Apiary

    Sweeney Todd with bees. The Apiary is unsettling in its observation of the human condition, thought provoking in its vision of the near future, and beautiful in its theatrical vision. Audiences at the Urbanite Theatre Modern Works Festival were deeply moved and completely entranced by the story and characters. I can't wait to see this play fully realized. It's an incredible opportunity for creative design work.

    Sweeney Todd with bees. The Apiary is unsettling in its observation of the human condition, thought provoking in its vision of the near future, and beautiful in its theatrical vision. Audiences at the Urbanite Theatre Modern Works Festival were deeply moved and completely entranced by the story and characters. I can't wait to see this play fully realized. It's an incredible opportunity for creative design work.

  • SMJ .: The Apiary

    This play took my breath away. An incredibly smart, funny, and deeply tragic piece that is stunning in its execution.

    This play took my breath away. An incredibly smart, funny, and deeply tragic piece that is stunning in its execution.

  • Deepak Kumar: The Apiary

    This play rocked my socks off. It is a funny, tragic, quiet, LOUD, and ultimately reflective examination of what makes us human.

    This play rocked my socks off. It is a funny, tragic, quiet, LOUD, and ultimately reflective examination of what makes us human.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Second Stage New Voices Series, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization The O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Year 2022
  • Type Reading, Organization Gingold Theatrical Group, Year 2021

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Second Stage, Year 2024

Awards

  • The Leah
    Leah Ryan Fund
    Finalist
    2023
  • Judith Royer Award
    Association for Theatre in Higher Education
    Winner
    2023
  • Modern Works Festival
    Urbanite Theatre
    Finalist
    2023
  • Princess Grace Award in Playwriting
    New Dramatists
    Finalist
    2022