Derick Edgren Otero

Derick is an alleged playwright from Rockford, Illinois. Development includes Lambda Literary LGBTQ+ Emerging Writers Retreat with faculty Victor I. Cazares, La MaMa Umbria with guest artist Todd London, Voyage Theatre Company, November Theatre, Art Garage, Cherry Lane Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, and Rockford New Play Festival, curated by Nathan Alan Davis. Awards in KCACTF Region V: 2024 John Cauble One-Act Festival, 2024 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, and 2024 and 2023 Latinx Playwriting Award. University Awards: 2018 Lipkin Prize in Humanities, 2017 David Lindsay-Abaire Prize in Playwriting. Finalist: 2023 Catskills Creative Residency, 2020 Campfire Theatre Festival, 2016 and 2015 Capital Repertory NEXT ACT New Play Summit, 2015 and 2014 Rockford New Play Festival; semi-finalist...

Derick is an alleged playwright from Rockford, Illinois. Development includes Lambda Literary LGBTQ+ Emerging Writers Retreat with faculty Victor I. Cazares, La MaMa Umbria with guest artist Todd London, Voyage Theatre Company, November Theatre, Art Garage, Cherry Lane Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, and Rockford New Play Festival, curated by Nathan Alan Davis. Awards in KCACTF Region V: 2024 John Cauble One-Act Festival, 2024 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, and 2024 and 2023 Latinx Playwriting Award. University Awards: 2018 Lipkin Prize in Humanities, 2017 David Lindsay-Abaire Prize in Playwriting. Finalist: 2023 Catskills Creative Residency, 2020 Campfire Theatre Festival, 2016 and 2015 Capital Repertory NEXT ACT New Play Summit, 2015 and 2014 Rockford New Play Festival; semi-finalist: 2021 Playwrights Realm's Scratchpad Series, 2017 O'Neill National Playwriting Conference; long list: 2019 Independent International Award for Improper Dramaturgy. BA, Sarah Lawrence. MFA, Iowa Playwrights Workshop.

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Scripts

I Love You in German

by Derick Edgren Otero

Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
fable/folktale,
fantasy

Ina loves Vincent loves Serena loves the dog. The dog wants to go outside.

Ina loves Vincent loves Serena loves the dog. The dog wants to go outside.

Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties

by Derick Edgren Otero

8
Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
fantasy,
parody/spoof,
satire

Fourteen-year-old Cora harasses a prominent music critic and his family into changing his scathing review of a country-turned-pop star's most divisive record.

Fourteen-year-old Cora harasses a prominent music critic and his family into changing his scathing review of a country-turned-pop star's most divisive record.

In

by Derick Edgren Otero

4
Cast Size
7
Genre
drama,
experimental,
movement/physical

Gabriel has graduated from college, but honestly he just didn't think he'd get this far.

Gabriel has graduated from college, but honestly he just didn't think he'd get this far.

Diet Pride

by Derick Edgren Otero

1
Cast Size
3—5
Genre
comedy,
political,
satire

A marketing executive at a soft drink company will reveal her true colors this Pride month.

A marketing executive at a soft drink company will reveal her true colors this Pride month.

Mother:Knife

by Derick Edgren Otero

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
drama,
fable/folktale,
science fiction

"When I say my mother was like a knife, I mean she opened me up," a mother tells her daughter before disappearing.

"When I say my mother was like a knife, I mean she opened me up," a mother tells her daughter before disappearing.

Ear Left: A Misguided Meditation

by Derick Edgren Otero

Cast Size
5
Genre
docudrama/historic,
experimental,
fantasy,
immersive,
movement/physical,
radio drama,
zoom

Vincent would like one minute of our time, but is it worth giving, and to whom?

Vincent would like one minute of our time, but is it worth giving, and to whom?

The Internet Is A Myth

by Derick Edgren Otero

1
Cast Size
7—20
Genre
comedy,
experimental,
satire

Just that Lady Gaga tweet that's like "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHRHRGRGRGRRRGURBHJB EORWPSOJWPJORGWOIRGWSGODEWPGOHEPW09 GJEDPOKSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0924QU8T63095JRGHWPE 09UJ0PWHRGW"

Just that Lady Gaga tweet that's like "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHRHRGRGRGRRRGURBHJB EORWPSOJWPJORGWOIRGWSGODEWPGOHEPW09 GJEDPOKSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0924QU8T63095JRGHWPE 09UJ0PWHRGW"