Kathryn de la Rosa

Kathryn de la Rosa

Kathryn de la Rosa (they/she) is a Pilipinx playwright, dramaturg and audio producer from Kentucky. They work in the meeting of provincialism and diaspora, toward liberation from capital, colonialism and the state. Kathryn was a 2019–20 dramaturgy apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville and previously interned with The New Harmony Project and Asolo Rep. Their plays have been developed with their Actors...
Kathryn de la Rosa (they/she) is a Pilipinx playwright, dramaturg and audio producer from Kentucky. They work in the meeting of provincialism and diaspora, toward liberation from capital, colonialism and the state. Kathryn was a 2019–20 dramaturgy apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville and previously interned with The New Harmony Project and Asolo Rep. Their plays have been developed with their Actors Theatre apprentice cohort, in IU Theatre's At First Sight Festival, and by University Players. BA/BAJ: Indiana University.

Plays

  • Holy Virgins (one-act version) by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: Catholicism, filipino + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: Catholicism, filipino, Tagalog, early Christian Saints, Kentucky, teenage girls, Filipino American
    Sam, Marina and Lenny bail on Confirmation class after a Satanic prank gone awry. A sweet-sour snapshot of Kentucky Catholic girlhood with burgeoning queerness, white friends, and a bit of magic.
  • Ribs by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: college, coming of age + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: college, coming of age, shah rukh khan, The Bachelor, American Midwest, virginity, Indiana, feminism
    “Did you know spinster age is 22?” 21-year-old Liha asks her 21-year-old roommates. A sort-of sex comedy in an accidental virgin vault, Ribs explores femininity, sexuality, and privilege from the strange, funny, vulgar confines of a Bloomington, Indiana student rental—and the highs and horrors of being a woman at a state university.
  • first love / late spring by Kathryn de la Rosa
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: romance, American Midwest + 3 more
    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romance, American Midwest, coronavirus, anarchism, millennials
    They meet in autumn, fall in winter, and leave in spring. A selfish millennial pandemic non-breakup play.