Patrick Michael Kelly

Patrick Michael Kelly is an actor, administrator, director, educator, playwright, producer, and sound designer - but he prefers the term theatre artist. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Patrick attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a BA in Theatre, after which he moved to Chicago to pursue acting professionally. Patrick relocated to New York City to train in the New York University/Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program; he received his MFA in 2014. Patrick currently lives in Columbia, SC where he is a freelance theatre artist and teaches acting at the University of South Carolina.

Patrick Michael Kelly is an actor, administrator, director, educator, playwright, producer, and sound designer - but he prefers the term theatre artist. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Patrick attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a BA in Theatre, after which he moved to Chicago to pursue acting professionally. Patrick relocated to New York City to train in the New York University/Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program; he received his MFA in 2014. Patrick currently lives in Columbia, SC where he is a freelance theatre artist and teaches acting at the University of South Carolina.

Scripts

Gray Man

by Patrick Michael Kelly

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama,
political,
tragedy

Mark is coming to grips with the fact that his brother Hugo might be an incel domestic terrorist, and is pressured by police to give him up to the authorities and by his wife Hope to cut him out of his life completely after threats are made against their family. Mark sifts through his memories, pinpointing the warning signs with the aid of a legendary specter and searching for answers as to how he could have...

Mark is coming to grips with the fact that his brother Hugo might be an incel domestic terrorist, and is pressured by police to give him up to the authorities and by his wife Hope to cut him out of his life completely after threats are made against their family. Mark sifts through his memories, pinpointing the warning signs with the aid of a legendary specter and searching for answers as to how he could have been a better brother. A timely take on the Cain and Abel story with a dash of the southern supernatural that questions our fealty to family.

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Benvolio (or Deny thy Father)

by Patrick Michael Kelly

Cast Size
5
Genre
adaptation,
comedy,
romantic comedy,
tragedy,
verse

BENVOLIO is a deconstruction and reconstruction of Shakespeare's classic text from the eyes of one its more-overlooked characters. Benvolio and the others are young people searching for a solid place on shaky ground. These characters live in a world where every day can bring death; they live ferociously, move quickly, sing loudly, and hit like sledgehammers. This play is a tribute to youth: blissfully confused...

BENVOLIO is a deconstruction and reconstruction of Shakespeare's classic text from the eyes of one its more-overlooked characters. Benvolio and the others are young people searching for a solid place on shaky ground. These characters live in a world where every day can bring death; they live ferociously, move quickly, sing loudly, and hit like sledgehammers. This play is a tribute to youth: blissfully confused, passionately searching, yet devil-may-care.

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