Kathryn de la Rosa

Kathryn de la Rosa

they/siya/she
anti-imperialist filipinx-kentuckian
19–20 dramaturgy apprentice @ actors theatre of louisville + literary assistant @ the new harmony project 2019
former award-winning college newspaper astrologer
BA/BAJ: indiana university

Plays

  • pasyon play by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Cast: 
    11–20
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    Genre: drama, faith-based + 3 more
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    Keyword: the philippines, Kapampangan + 8 more
    Genre: drama, faith-based, pageant, period, political
    Keyword: the philippines, Kapampangan, crucifixion, Catholicism, filipino, imperialism, Ferdinand Marcos, Christian socialism, liberation theology, metatheatrical
    a family stages Christ's death in the aftermath of the First Quarter Storm, with steel nails and real blood. (embryo draft posted 2021.04.09)
  • Holy Virgins by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Kentucky, Filipino American + 8 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, faith-based, political
    Keyword: Kentucky, Filipino American, teenagers, mysticism, Asian American, Catholic, confirmation, imperialism, leftist, 2012 presidential election
    western kentucky, 2012. sam, marina and jesse are about to be confirmed catholics, licensed drivers, and suspended from immaculate conception high school for a satanic prank or the vatican decree against communism, depending on who you ask. a sour-sweet dark comedy about queer girlhood, forgiving your mom, and what to believe.
  • The Best Day by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Taylor Swift, mothers and daughters + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Taylor Swift, mothers and daughters, intergenerational, Asian American, Filipino American, Tagalog, pop music, Swiftie, Louisville, Kentucky
    a filipino mom + her daughter's college orientation + the 1989 world tour = an unwelcome, expensive surprise.
  • Ribs by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: college, shah rukh khan + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: college, shah rukh khan, The Bachelor, American Midwest, Indiana, feminism
    “did you know spinster age is 22?” 21-year-old liha asks her 21-year-old roommates. female friendship and ferocity thrive in four honors students' rented refuge from the horrors of undergrad, where they negotiate power and pedagogy, develop their politics, and follow colton underwood's season of the bachelor. not necessarily in that order.