Prisca Jebet Kendagor

Prisca Jebet Kendagor

Prisca Jebet Kendagor is a playwright and producer based out of Kansas City, MO. She has taught playwriting with The Coterie Theatre and The KC Black Rep. Having started writing when she was twelves years old she has 20+ years of writing experience, along with her acting experience on the stage. In 2018 her play “Adulting: A Parody” won Best of Venue at the Kansas City Fringe Festival, and ranked number three...
Prisca Jebet Kendagor is a playwright and producer based out of Kansas City, MO. She has taught playwriting with The Coterie Theatre and The KC Black Rep. Having started writing when she was twelves years old she has 20+ years of writing experience, along with her acting experience on the stage. In 2018 her play “Adulting: A Parody” won Best of Venue at the Kansas City Fringe Festival, and ranked number three on the most attended list at the festival. In 2019 her play “T Money Is Cancelled” was critically acclaimed at the same festival. In the spring of that same year her play “Seven and Ten” was chosen to be part of The Last Frontier New Play Festival in Valdez, AK and her play “The Matriarchy” was received at the Women's Theatre Festival in Raleigh, NC that same summer. She is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild, and loves what she does.

Plays

  • The Matriarchy by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    9–14
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 8 more
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    Keyword: strongfemale, great roles for women of color + 5 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama, experimental, fantasy, immersive, mystery/thriller, political, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: strongfemale, great roles for women of color, Native American, LGBT, black male role, Blacks and Latinos, men of color
    MADAM PRESIDENT:
    My fellow Americans. It is the year 2219 and we now live in a Matriarchal society. I am so proud. The work that we've done to restore the earth and this country has all been worth it. War is nearly non-existent, barbaric crimes like rape are no longer among our society, violence is at it's all time low, the middle class is actually a middle class, and thanks to The Dual...
    MADAM PRESIDENT:
    My fellow Americans. It is the year 2219 and we now live in a Matriarchal society. I am so proud. The work that we've done to restore the earth and this country has all been worth it. War is nearly non-existent, barbaric crimes like rape are no longer among our society, violence is at it's all time low, the middle class is actually a middle class, and thanks to The Dual Reparations Act The African American and Native American communities have been restored to their full power. This country is great. Ladies, our potential has no bounds.. Men of color your potential has no bounds. White men, your potential has no bounds....as long as you act and behave accordingly.
  • Adulting: A Parody (Full Length) by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Cast: 
    7–8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: nostalgia, LGBTQ + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: nostalgia, LGBTQ, queer, ensemble
    A group of very familiars friends reunite after the passing of an old childhood patriarch, icon, and friend.
  • Souls by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: awkward romance, bad romance + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy, tragedy
    Keyword: awkward romance, bad romance, elder romance, difficult romance, extra-marital affair, infidelity, fun role for an older woman, Good part for older actors
    Two people who were once lovers long ago just can’t seem to escape each other. Often drawn to each other like moths to a flame, the sexual tension is strong and potent.

  • The Holy Trinity by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: bisexual themes, bisexuality + 8 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, faith-based, romantic comedy, tragedy
    Keyword: bisexual themes, bisexuality, LGBTQ, queer, gay, open relationship, polyamory, Relationships, great role for a woman of color, pansexuality
    Three old church camp friends who once shared a common bond in the faith, now share a common bond in their love for each other. Having explored the sexual tension these three have shared over the years, reality must be faced for some, and dealt with for others.
  • Adulting: A Parody by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: nostalgia, rugrats + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: nostalgia, rugrats, LGBTQ, Lesbian
    A group of very familiars friends reunite after the passing of an old childhood patriarch, icon, and friend. It is a few days before the funeral.
  • Seven and Ten by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Mental Health, god + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Mental Health, god, affair
    “Seven and Ten” is the story of two young Christian couples in the span of ten years. It’s told through the eyes of Sarah, a young God fearing wife who just desires for life to be simple. Sara, Ryan, and Henry all grew up in the same youth group. When Sarah was fourteen she had a dream that God told her she and Ryan were supposed to be married. Being a God fearing person himself they began courting, and at...
    “Seven and Ten” is the story of two young Christian couples in the span of ten years. It’s told through the eyes of Sarah, a young God fearing wife who just desires for life to be simple. Sara, Ryan, and Henry all grew up in the same youth group. When Sarah was fourteen she had a dream that God told her she and Ryan were supposed to be married. Being a God fearing person himself they began courting, and at eighteen they were married. Once in seminary they met Jenny. Henry liked Jenny a lot. After prayer and counseling from Ryan and Sarah, Henry and Jenny got married right after college. Ryan becomes a youth pastor, Henry becomes a worship pastor, and Jenny becomes a missions’ pastor. Life is simple and perfect...according to Sara.
  • Stained by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–10
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: strong African-American female, female sexual awakening + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, immersive, romantic comedy, tragedy
    Keyword: strong African-American female, female sexual awakening, female sexuality, strongfemale, alpha male 31 womanizer, mature actors, awkward sexuality, bad breakups, break ups, World's Most Handsome Man
    A prominent playwright is struggling with writer’s block, a broken heart, and a looming deadline...that deadline is opening night. As time away to collect herself, she returns to New York with the theatre scene a buzz of what her “next big hit” will be. It’s up to her manager Kenzie to keep everybody focused and happy. That includes making sure all sexual appetites are met, and all shows are cast...enter down...
    A prominent playwright is struggling with writer’s block, a broken heart, and a looming deadline...that deadline is opening night. As time away to collect herself, she returns to New York with the theatre scene a buzz of what her “next big hit” will be. It’s up to her manager Kenzie to keep everybody focused and happy. That includes making sure all sexual appetites are met, and all shows are cast...enter down and out child star, we’ll simply call Fuck Boy.

  • Bourbon and Chocolate by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Drugs, cocaine + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: Drugs, cocaine, interracial couple, good roles for actors, great role for a woman of color, infidelity, forgiveness and redemption
    Jacob and Tamera are at a cross roads. Both believe they are alone, both believe one has left. And yet, both find out neither are true. Sometimes the cold hard realities need to be faced in order to face the truth. No matter how shitty it may be.