Katherine Swan

FULL LENGTH, Premiere Stages Finalist, When ex-dancer Rina shows up at Hank’s gym wanting to learn how to box, she embarks on a journey that will forever transform who she is and who she will become. But when a past trauma surfaces, Rina must confront a painful history that she’s struggled to leave behind. As she hurtles towards her first fight, Rina will be forced to reckon with what she fears the most.

FULL LENGTH, Henley Rose Finalist 2023-2024, Title Wave New Works Semi-Finalist 2025. Angela, a film editor, returns to her childhood home to visit her mother Florence, a hoarder. Florence wants Angela to look for the daughter she gave away for adoption and has enlisted the help of Bob, a mercurial stranger who has insinuated himself into Florence’s life for questionable motives. As the visit unfolds, buried wounds surface, bringing Florence and Angela to a final reckoning, with commentary provided by a talking cat named Blue.

FULL LENGTH, A young woman gives birth alone and soon finds herself in jail. Something terrible has happened, but no one can agree on what it is. Blue Eyes explores the devastating collision of a mental health crisis with the criminalization of female reproduction, as a tragic pregnancy denial permanently alters a community.

In a bomb shelter in Vinnytsia, Ukraine at the start of the Russian invasion, Lesyk, a poet, comes to the aid of Kateryna, an actress who is caring for her sick child. As they wait below ground for the all-clear, they grapple with the role of theatre in a time of war, and how one can choose to make meaning amid a relentless climate of oppression.

A teacher that witnesses a school shooting describes what it means to be a winner in America.

TEN MINUTE PLAY, Jamie needs to learn what happened to Laura in the park early this morning. But is Laura capable of telling her?

ONE ACT, Two teenagers meet in a park at night to undertake a mysterious transaction. In a world that doesn’t allow them bodily autonomy, how far must one of them go to control her future?

It's Kukla's eighteenth birthday, and she just wants to go outside to celebrate, but it's dangerous to open the windows.

When Callie learns she is pregnant by her controlling partner Ryan, her sister Lisa must help her make a crucial decision about her future before it’s too late.

This play is published in the Smith & Kraus "The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2025" anthology.

A storm is coming, and Sam is stuck in a hospital bed, hoping his ex-wife will come for a visit before it’s too late. His nurse Alex just wants to get home, even though no one is waiting for him. Two strangers come together to reckon with their longings and regrets.

In this imagined fifth act of Anton Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard, Lovey, Anya, and Petya return to the estate for a party a year after we last see them. Lopakhin has been giving refuge to a band of travelling musicians, and Carlotta is learning to play the triangle. The musicians are navigating persecution and romantic intrigue, and everyone is in the process of adapting to a new life and precarious future.

An excerpt from this play is included in Best Women's Monologues 2025 by Smith & Kraus.

Light doesn’t feel like themselves since an environmental upgrade. Bench tries to persuade them to turn on one last time- and when Light agrees, something magical happens.

This play appears in the Smith & Kraus "The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2023" anthology.

TEN MINUTE PLAY, Caroline needs help finding a job, but her career counselor Rita is in need of even more help.

A visionary female sculptor attempts to persuade her gallerist to mount a show of her latest work.

Two people having an affair debate the meaning of art and come to an understanding about the future of their relationship.

Four women gather in a conference room to role-play their management skills, with unexpected results. Course-correction turns into ruthless truth telling as the training unravels, and deep grievances are aired.