Kat Ramsburg

Kat Ramsburg

Kat Ramsburg is a Los Angeles based playwright. Full-length plays include Anatomy of a Hug (Semi-Finalist, O’Neill Theatre Conference), Stupid Hope, (Drama League New Directors/New Works grant), Wendy Unwritten, Drive You Happy and Love Cloud. Her plays have been produced, commissioned and developed by Primary Stages: ESPA Drills, The Great Plains Theatre Conference, Trustus Theatre, The Road Theatre, Northern...
Kat Ramsburg is a Los Angeles based playwright. Full-length plays include Anatomy of a Hug (Semi-Finalist, O’Neill Theatre Conference), Stupid Hope, (Drama League New Directors/New Works grant), Wendy Unwritten, Drive You Happy and Love Cloud. Her plays have been produced, commissioned and developed by Primary Stages: ESPA Drills, The Great Plains Theatre Conference, Trustus Theatre, The Road Theatre, Northern Writer’s Project, Acadiana Repertory Theatre, The Bechdel Group, New Origins Theatre, The Bridge Initiative: Women in Arizona Theatre, The Evergreen School, Ugly Rhino Theatre Company, Rising Sun Theatre Company, Exit 7, and The Little Theatre.

Plays

  • Anatomy of a Hug by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: mother and daughter, death and dying + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: mother and daughter, death and dying, television, forgiveness
    When Amelia’s mother receives Compassionate Release from her prison sentence, Amelia’s carefully constructed world is threatened. Twenty-­six years of living vicariously through her beloved TV characters doesn’t prepare her for the actual drama of her mother’s return or the advances of a charming co-­worker. The ticking clock of her mother’s illness means Amelia must decide if her fictional life is safer than...
    When Amelia’s mother receives Compassionate Release from her prison sentence, Amelia’s carefully constructed world is threatened. Twenty-­six years of living vicariously through her beloved TV characters doesn’t prepare her for the actual drama of her mother’s return or the advances of a charming co-­worker. The ticking clock of her mother’s illness means Amelia must decide if her fictional life is safer than the possibility her own story. (Run Time: 90 minutes)
  • Wendy Unwritten by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, fantasy
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    Keyword: peter pan, aging + 3 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy
    Keyword: peter pan, aging, feminism, intergenerational feminism, widow
    Wendy Darling, a recently widowed baby boomer, is thrust into a world that left her behind years ago. She once dreamt of having wild adventures, wrestling crocodiles, sword fights, and swimming with mermaids, only to find herself keeping house, and raising children. With only the directions, "second star to the right, and straight on till morning," Wendy sets off on a journey to find the life for...
    Wendy Darling, a recently widowed baby boomer, is thrust into a world that left her behind years ago. She once dreamt of having wild adventures, wrestling crocodiles, sword fights, and swimming with mermaids, only to find herself keeping house, and raising children. With only the directions, "second star to the right, and straight on till morning," Wendy sets off on a journey to find the life for which she always knew she was destined. (Run Time: 85 minutes)
  • Mamie & Martin Go to Bed by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: marriage, senior citizens
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: marriage, senior citizens
    Martin wants to try something new in the bedroom, but Mamie is happy with the way things have been. 40 years of marriage and four children are proof to Mamie that things work just fine. When Martin's plan backfires, Mamie is awakened to something new! Something thrilling! Something Martin may regret. (Run Time: 10 Minutes)
  • Reparations by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: slavery, reparations + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: slavery, reparations, american race relations, Race, black and white, black history
    The descendants of the same plantation, one white, one black, confront their racial biases, when a young man comes seeking reparations for his family's contributions to the plantation. (Run Time: 10 Minutes)

    Note: Play is available as f/m, f/f, or m/m. Please reach out to the playwright for alternative versions.
  • The First Step (a one minute play) by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: New York City
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: New York City
    It's Callie's first day in New York, and where she takes her first step will make or break her. (Run Time: 1 Minute)
  • Love Cloud by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    14–20
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    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: boy band, technology + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller, young audiences
    Keyword: boy band, technology, social media, high school, middle school
    TYA - When Dax Diamond is kicked out of the mega popular boy band, Love Cloud, he's forced to go to regular school. He's up for the challenge though, and looking forward to escaping the pressures of being famous. Little does he know that the paparazzi has nothing on the high school social media game. When an anonymous poster keeps spilling the student's secrets, Love Cloud Super Fan, Kimberly,...
    TYA - When Dax Diamond is kicked out of the mega popular boy band, Love Cloud, he's forced to go to regular school. He's up for the challenge though, and looking forward to escaping the pressures of being famous. Little does he know that the paparazzi has nothing on the high school social media game. When an anonymous poster keeps spilling the student's secrets, Love Cloud Super Fan, Kimberly, and Dax lead the students in solving the mystery of who is responsible. (Run Time: 45 minutes)
  • The One Named Leo by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: love, romance + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: love, romance, contemporary romance, blind date, two actors 10-minute play, Rom-Com
    Ellie learns from a Facebook quiz that her soul mate’s name is Leo. Now she just has to find him. Running Time: 10 minutes.
  • Stupid Hope - MONOLOGUE (Comedic, 2 minutes) by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: teenagers, college + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: teenagers, college, high school, coming of age, SAT's, pressure, parental pressure
    Chloe, 17, learns she didn’t get into Stanford. She sounds off to her highly paid S.A.T. tutor.
    FREE TO USE FOR AUDITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
  • Stupid Hope by Kat Ramsburg
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: education, privilege + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: education, privilege, students, teachers
    Whitney Hollis has dedicated her teaching career to helping promising students overcome their economic and cultural disadvantages. She refuses to let the institutional challenges of a decaying educational system, derail them. When a favorite student has the opportunity to escape a dangerous home situation and permanently change her circumstances for the better, Whitney pushes the student to the brink of her...
    Whitney Hollis has dedicated her teaching career to helping promising students overcome their economic and cultural disadvantages. She refuses to let the institutional challenges of a decaying educational system, derail them. When a favorite student has the opportunity to escape a dangerous home situation and permanently change her circumstances for the better, Whitney pushes the student to the brink of her abilities.

    Despite the student’s best efforts she fails to score high enough on the S.A.T. to qualify for a prestigious award that would ensure her ability to attend college. Unwilling to let the student fail, Whitney takes matters in to her own hands and arranges for a second shot at the S.A.T., this time with no possibility of failure.

    Suspicions begin to arise among the students, and Whitney must decide whether to continue her lie and betray their trust, or fess up to the scandal and risk the future of her favorite student as well as her own esteemed career.