Andrew Kramer

Andrew Kramer

ANDREW KRAMER (He/His/Him) is a queer playwright from Cleveland, OH. He is a graduate of Ball State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance and a proud alumni of the the Emerging Writer’s Group at The Public Theatre. His plays have been developed through The Downstage Left Playwriting Residency at Stage Left Theatre, The Nord Playwriting Fellowship at Cleveland Public Theatre, the Groundbreakers...
ANDREW KRAMER (He/His/Him) is a queer playwright from Cleveland, OH. He is a graduate of Ball State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance and a proud alumni of the the Emerging Writer’s Group at The Public Theatre. His plays have been developed through The Downstage Left Playwriting Residency at Stage Left Theatre, The Nord Playwriting Fellowship at Cleveland Public Theatre, the Groundbreakers Playwrights’ Group with the terraNOVA Theatre Collective, the SigWorks Musical Theatre Lab with Signature Theatre, the Ingram New Works Lab at Nashville Repertory Theatre) and the Core Apprentice Writer Program at The Playwrights Center. He was a finalist for the Forward Flux’s New American Plays Commission. His work has been seen in Cleveland, Indianapolis, Chicago, Brooklyn, Kansas City, Lincoln, Louisville, Nashville, Houston, Williamsburg VA, New York City, Sacramento, Washington D.C, Cairns Australia and Bucharest Romania.

Plays

  • The Pitchforks by Andrew Kramer
    Recommendations: 26
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: horror movies, motel + 7 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller, political
    Keyword: horror movies, motel, halloween, queer, sexuality, Sex, Toxic Masculinity, gay, metatheatrical
    FULL-LENGTH (5m)

    The camera holds on a lingering shot of the buzzing neon sign and you know exactly where we’re at - EXT. a shitty roadside motel.
    INT. A group of old friends reuniting to escape wife and life. But as the sun sets and the heat rises, old ghosts begin to walk among the living. Asking questions about queer representation in pop culture, The Pitchforks is a tender love-...
    FULL-LENGTH (5m)

    The camera holds on a lingering shot of the buzzing neon sign and you know exactly where we’re at - EXT. a shitty roadside motel.
    INT. A group of old friends reuniting to escape wife and life. But as the sun sets and the heat rises, old ghosts begin to walk among the living. Asking questions about queer representation in pop culture, The Pitchforks is a tender love-letter to and vicious indictment of horror movies and the people who love (and hate) (and make) them.
  • St. Sebastian by Andrew Kramer
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, Race + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, faith-based, political
    Keyword: LGBTQ, Race, sexuality, gentrification, contemporary, religion, gay
    FULL LENGTH. 90 mins. 3m.

    Ben and Gideon are a white couple who buy an old repo house in a historically black neighborhood, in hopes of flipping it for a profit. When Ben hires Rueben, a young black boy, to do the yard work, Gideon becomes alarmed by the racial and sexual implications that accompany this seemingly well-intentioned action.
  • Armature by Andrew Kramer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: Sex, thriller + 7 more
    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller, political
    Keyword: Sex, thriller, History, LGBTQ, violence, Race, Hate Crimes, White Supremacy, Politics
    FULL LENGTH. 2hrs. 2w, 4m.

    Candidate Blythe Ames prepares - with a voice as smooth and strong as a song - for the upcoming governor's election. Her husband Denson should be happier for her political success. Her daughter Monica should stop dyeing her hair. Across town, pop-culture blogger Evan meets sexy stranger Shod at the dark and sordid Armature Bar where Mama serves the drinks - if he...
    FULL LENGTH. 2hrs. 2w, 4m.

    Candidate Blythe Ames prepares - with a voice as smooth and strong as a song - for the upcoming governor's election. Her husband Denson should be happier for her political success. Her daughter Monica should stop dyeing her hair. Across town, pop-culture blogger Evan meets sexy stranger Shod at the dark and sordid Armature Bar where Mama serves the drinks - if he's able to avoid the reporters. The lives of these very different people collide as a roaring fire erupts with biblical wrath and passion, devouring everything in its path.
  • Whales & Souls by Andrew Kramer
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 5 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, environment
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, horror, mystery/thriller, political
    Keyword: LGBTQ, environment
    The leader of a small, rural village is enticed by a large monetary offer that could change his town forever. Meanwhile, an unusual creature emerges from the local lake with an ominous warning for the villagers…and for us. Whales & Souls is a gritty, sensual fable that examines the way we relate to the environment, ourselves, and each other.
  • Cut it Out by Andrew Kramer
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: women, Domestic + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: women, Domestic, family, Plastic Surgery, marriage, Drugs, gargoyles, Art and Artists, Relationships, motherhood
    Rebecca Helmer is a wife and mother becoming increasingly unsettled by her seemingly perfect life. Suffocated by the comfort of this illusion, she embarks on a journey of “remaking herself.” Quite literally—with plastic surgery. Inspired by A DOLL'S HOUSE.
  • Crying for Lions by Andrew Kramer
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: sexuality, motherhood + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, movement/physical, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: sexuality, motherhood, pregnancy, puppets, triangle, violence, environment, Domestic, death
    Rae and Shane are a young couple expecting their first child. When an important man from Shane’s past shows up at their isolated home in the country, a very large and very hungry mountain lion begins to pursue them. As their fears and apprehensions spiral out of control, they learn that sometimes, we must act like animals to survive.
  • The Dog(run) Diaries by Andrew Kramer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, youth + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy
    Keyword: LGBTQ, youth, sexuality, family, dogs, death, love, lust, victim, predator
    It's summertime but it's snowing and it shouldn't be...
    The dogs are happy outside but only he can see them...
    A new neighbor's moved to town and he's an old man, but he's sexy...
    A dead girl who looks a lot like his sister, shows up in a bathing suit...

    As if growing up isn't difficult enough, 15-year old Auden must navigate an upside...
    It's summertime but it's snowing and it shouldn't be...
    The dogs are happy outside but only he can see them...
    A new neighbor's moved to town and he's an old man, but he's sexy...
    A dead girl who looks a lot like his sister, shows up in a bathing suit...

    As if growing up isn't difficult enough, 15-year old Auden must navigate an upside down world in pursuit of a connection with Bruce. Bruce? That's Batman's name.