Katherine Varga

Katherine Varga is a millennial playwright working through her love-hate relationship with the Internet. Her full length plays include I <3 Girls (Seabury Quinn, Jr. Festival), Cora (Geva's Regional Writers Showcase, Benchmark Theater's Fever Dream Festival, Viterbo University’s New Works Festival), and Sunny Days (upcoming: production at Ohio University). Her shorter plays have been seen at Writers & Books (Rochester, NY), the 2015 Rochester Fringe Festival, 20% Theatre Company (Chicago, IL), Tantrum Theatre (Dublin, OH), Little Black Dress Ink, and Curious Theatre's National Collective (Denver, CO). Her full-length screenplay It’s Not Rocket Science was a finalist in the 2017 LezPlay Contest. She will receive her MFA in Playwriting from Ohio University in May 2019. She also works as a freelance arts journalist, writing tutor, and literary summer camp coordinator.

Katherine Varga is a millennial playwright working through her love-hate relationship with the Internet. Her full length plays include I <3 Girls (Seabury Quinn, Jr. Festival), Cora (Geva's Regional Writers Showcase, Benchmark Theater's Fever Dream Festival, Viterbo University’s New Works Festival), and Sunny Days (upcoming: production at Ohio University). Her shorter plays have been seen at Writers & Books (Rochester, NY), the 2015 Rochester Fringe Festival, 20% Theatre Company (Chicago, IL), Tantrum Theatre (Dublin, OH), Little Black Dress Ink, and Curious Theatre's National Collective (Denver, CO). Her full-length screenplay It’s Not Rocket Science was a finalist in the 2017 LezPlay Contest. She will receive her MFA in Playwriting from Ohio University in May 2019. She also works as a freelance arts journalist, writing tutor, and literary summer camp coordinator.

Scripts

Just The Same As You and Me

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

2 MINUTE: Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day, but he didn't realize how hot.

2 MINUTE: Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day, but he didn't realize how hot.

Cora

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: A young photojournalist travels far from home to document war crimes. But first, she must agree to leave her heart behind. Fortunately, her news corporation has state-of-the-art technology to ensure all hearts are protected and thoroughly entertained. Cora explores how a digital culture that connects us to the world can separate us from ourselves.

FULL LENGTH: A young photojournalist travels far from home to document war crimes. But first, she must agree to leave her heart behind. Fortunately, her news corporation has state-of-the-art technology to ensure all hearts are protected and thoroughly entertained. Cora explores how a digital culture that connects us to the world can separate us from ourselves.

Sunny Days

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Life is looking sunny for 17-year-old Carly. Her BFF Mike E and his cool mom just moved in. The fandom website she made for her celebrity crush is blowing up. And the mysterious fan she’s been talking to online just might be the object of her affections. The one catch – her crush is a serial killer, and his murders are getting closer to her home. Sunny Days explores the gap between our online and...

FULL LENGTH: Life is looking sunny for 17-year-old Carly. Her BFF Mike E and his cool mom just moved in. The fandom website she made for her celebrity crush is blowing up. And the mysterious fan she’s been talking to online just might be the object of her affections. The one catch – her crush is a serial killer, and his murders are getting closer to her home. Sunny Days explores the gap between our online and offline selves, the cultural effects of toxic masculinity, and how far women will go to save the people they love.

Welcome to Adulthood

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

10 MINUTE: Natalia is super pumped to get her first pap smear- until she realizes why the nurse looks familiar.

10 MINUTE: Natalia is super pumped to get her first pap smear- until she realizes why the nurse looks familiar.

Word Count

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

10 MINUTE: A young woman navigates sexism in competitive Scrabble.

10 MINUTE: A young woman navigates sexism in competitive Scrabble.

Abraham Lincoln Wrote MPreg!

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

5 MINUTE: The title says it all.

5 MINUTE: The title says it all.

The Mothman

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

15 MINUTE: The story of how The Mothman of Point Pleasant made Jim disappear.

15 MINUTE: The story of how The Mothman of Point Pleasant made Jim disappear.

Without Stepping Foot

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

5 MINUTE: A circus-themed tribute to all the women who have spoken up and been dismissed.

5 MINUTE: A circus-themed tribute to all the women who have spoken up and been dismissed.

All Will Be Well

by Katherine Varga

Synopsis

10 MINUTE: A young woman searching for WiFi finds common ground with a mysterious chanter.

10 MINUTE: A young woman searching for WiFi finds common ground with a mysterious chanter.