Kristy Lin Billuni

With roots in sex work, queer activism, and sex ed, Kristy Lin Billuni’s plays have appeared at an HIV clinic in the Castro, a leather bar in Chelsea, and on San Francisco’s finest cabaret stages. She has earned her living for almost twenty years as the Sexy Grammarian, teacher of bold, free, turned-on writers, and has published fiction and essays in several anthologies and journals. She lives with her heroic wife in San Francisco and believes gay sex can save the world.

With roots in sex work, queer activism, and sex ed, Kristy Lin Billuni’s plays have appeared at an HIV clinic in the Castro, a leather bar in Chelsea, and on San Francisco’s finest cabaret stages. She has earned her living for almost twenty years as the Sexy Grammarian, teacher of bold, free, turned-on writers, and has published fiction and essays in several anthologies and journals. She lives with her heroic wife in San Francisco and believes gay sex can save the world.

Scripts

John & Ted Explore Feminism

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
docudrama/historic,
political

On the historic Yosemite campout that galvanized our National Parks system, two men struggle with their hearts.

On the historic Yosemite campout that galvanized our National Parks system, two men struggle with their hearts.

Maybe, Baby

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama,
romantic comedy

Mimi and Mo might make a family, but do they need to find sperm first?

Mimi and Mo might make a family, but do they need to find sperm first?

Auntie Vanna's Vanity

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
docudrama/historic,
drama

A boy and his neighbor play dress-up and rehearse a show, but dress-up can be dangerous in 1969.

A boy and his neighbor play dress-up and rehearse a show, but dress-up can be dangerous in 1969.

Season's Greetings

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
holiday

Regina can hear her holiday gift plant speaking. Will she receive Rosemary’s message or go to the party?

Regina can hear her holiday gift plant speaking. Will she receive Rosemary’s message or go to the party?

The Apple Tree

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
fable/folktale,
parody/spoof

(10-minute, 2-hander) In the beginning, there was a tree and a woman who loved apples, and it was good. Audience Award winner in Monday Night Playground, February 2023, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Produced in Climate Justice Theater by Planet Earth Arts and National Center for New Plays at The Nitery, Stanford University, CA

(10-minute, 2-hander) In the beginning, there was a tree and a woman who loved apples, and it was good. Audience Award winner in Monday Night Playground, February 2023, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Produced in Climate Justice Theater by Planet Earth Arts and National Center for New Plays at The Nitery, Stanford University, CA

Gym Bunny Revolution

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
fable/folktale,
fantasy,
farce,
holiday

Showing up at the gym in January can change everything.

Showing up at the gym in January can change everything.

Enter the Fool

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

Pixie has one more monster to draw before she moves in with her beloved Nora. But the artistic process can be gruesome and cruel. Pixie must embrace her inner fool to take a chance on love. “Enter the Fool'' reclaims the overlooked achievement of tarot-deck illustrator Pamela “Pixie” Coleman-Smith and uplifts her ultimate triumph.

Pixie has one more monster to draw before she moves in with her beloved Nora. But the artistic process can be gruesome and cruel. Pixie must embrace her inner fool to take a chance on love. “Enter the Fool'' reclaims the overlooked achievement of tarot-deck illustrator Pamela “Pixie” Coleman-Smith and uplifts her ultimate triumph.

Swords and Roses

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

Anne wants romance. Hortense wants publicity. She knows her way around the orgiastic court of King Charles II, but Anne knows how to handle a sword. Ill-fated historical lovers fight out differences over how to love, how to live, and whether a 17th Century party girl can possess anything at all.

Anne wants romance. Hortense wants publicity. She knows her way around the orgiastic court of King Charles II, but Anne knows how to handle a sword. Ill-fated historical lovers fight out differences over how to love, how to live, and whether a 17th Century party girl can possess anything at all.

Mam'zelle Champagne

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
1
Genre
dark comedy,
docudrama/historic,
fantasy

10 MINUTE- “Mam’zelle Champagne” reimagines a notorious moment in American journalism, when the famous murder of Stanford White by Harry Thaw wedged Evelyn Nesbit into a much-speculated-about love triangle. Newspapers painted her as White’s victim and Thaw’s seductress, but I imagine her as a gay showgirl who didn’t care for either of these flamboyant men.

10 MINUTE- “Mam’zelle Champagne” reimagines a notorious moment in American journalism, when the famous murder of Stanford White by Harry Thaw wedged Evelyn Nesbit into a much-speculated-about love triangle. Newspapers painted her as White’s victim and Thaw’s seductress, but I imagine her as a gay showgirl who didn’t care for either of these flamboyant men.

Generation Sex

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy

TEN-MINUTE: It's not easy to talk about sex with your grandmother.

TEN-MINUTE: It's not easy to talk about sex with your grandmother.

Little Gold Stars

by Kristy Lin Billuni

1
Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy

TEN-MINUTE: Finding your strength can be scary. A #MeToo-murderous witch rejects her power. Can her gynecologist BFF convince her to embrace her inner metaphorical unicorn and fight the patriarchy?

TEN-MINUTE: Finding your strength can be scary. A #MeToo-murderous witch rejects her power. Can her gynecologist BFF convince her to embrace her inner metaphorical unicorn and fight the patriarchy?

Hope for August, or A Quiet Night at The Stonewall

by Kristy Lin Billuni

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
docudrama/historic,
drama,
holiday,
immersive,
political,
romantic comedy

TEN MINUTE: Ben wants his boyfriend back, August wants Ben, and everybody just wants a nice quiet night at the bar. But it’s June, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn. Iconic queer history meets unrequited love on a fateful night.

TEN MINUTE: Ben wants his boyfriend back, August wants Ben, and everybody just wants a nice quiet night at the bar. But it’s June, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn. Iconic queer history meets unrequited love on a fateful night.