Caitlin Saylor Stephens

CAITLIN SAYLOR STEPHENS is a Brooklyn-based playwright. Her recent full-length plays include: Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Sometimes I Disappear, Knives, A Picture of the Dog, Kill the Internet, Modern Swimwear, Woke Boy, Company Happy Hour, Black Escalade, When We Went Electronic, and many more. Her work has been presented at NYTW, The Tank, theFlea, The Lark Play Development Center, New Georges, LAByrinth Theater Company, the Amoralists, and internationally at festivals in Athens, Milan, and Rome. She's the recipient of an EST/Sloan Project Commission (Bunnies), a NYSCA Artist Grant, a NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music, and Theatre (Modern Swimwear), and has been nominated for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award (Black Escalade). Notable residencies and fellowships include: Headlands...

CAITLIN SAYLOR STEPHENS is a Brooklyn-based playwright. Her recent full-length plays include: Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Sometimes I Disappear, Knives, A Picture of the Dog, Kill the Internet, Modern Swimwear, Woke Boy, Company Happy Hour, Black Escalade, When We Went Electronic, and many more. Her work has been presented at NYTW, The Tank, theFlea, The Lark Play Development Center, New Georges, LAByrinth Theater Company, the Amoralists, and internationally at festivals in Athens, Milan, and Rome. She's the recipient of an EST/Sloan Project Commission (Bunnies), a NYSCA Artist Grant, a NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music, and Theatre (Modern Swimwear), and has been nominated for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award (Black Escalade). Notable residencies and fellowships include: Headlands Center for the Arts, UCross, New Georges Audrey Residency, and SPACE on Ryder Farm. Her work has received funding from the Jerome Foundation, the Whiting Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Knight Foundation, and others. Caitlin is currently under commission with Lincoln Center Theater where she is an artist-in-residence. BA, Sarah Lawrence College. Representation: WME. www.caitlinsaylorstephens.com

Scripts

Modern Swimwear

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

On the night of her death, an up-and-coming swimwear designer models her new collection for her loving and totally non-violent boyfriend.

On the night of her death, an up-and-coming swimwear designer models her new collection for her loving and totally non-violent boyfriend.

Black Escalade

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

Two women reckon with their broken hearts in the back of a Cadillac Escalade.

Two women reckon with their broken hearts in the back of a Cadillac Escalade.

A Picture of the Dog

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

A woman faces a difficult decision after a male family member texts her a video of him masturbating.

A woman faces a difficult decision after a male family member texts her a video of him masturbating.

Kill the Internet

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

When a heartbroken woman with an addiction to cyber-stalking hires a talented hacker to destroy
the internet, two millennials experience the joy and beauty of a world without the internet.

When a heartbroken woman with an addiction to cyber-stalking hires a talented hacker to destroy
the internet, two millennials experience the joy and beauty of a world without the internet.

WHEN WE WENT ELECTRONIC

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

Two electricity-addicted American Apparel employees attempt to recall the traumatic events of the prior evening.

Two electricity-addicted American Apparel employees attempt to recall the traumatic events of the prior evening.

Knives

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

A woman cuts ties with her father after he refuses her Christmas wish.

A woman cuts ties with her father after he refuses her Christmas wish.

Sometimes I Disappear

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

After receiving a brutal critique from an art dealer, an up-and-coming photographer solicits a stranger through the personals to help her meet the art market’s new standards.

After receiving a brutal critique from an art dealer, an up-and-coming photographer solicits a stranger through the personals to help her meet the art market’s new standards.

Woke Boy

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

When Liv meets Pete, a sex-positive, ethically non-monogamous, feminist union organizer, Liv falls head-over-chemically-attracted. But when Petes's violent behavior, misogynistic gospel, and angry social media posts begin contradicting his woke identifiers, Liv starts to question the meaning of language itself. Or if she's just imagining things. A new play about the ethics of love and the red flags we ignore...

When Liv meets Pete, a sex-positive, ethically non-monogamous, feminist union organizer, Liv falls head-over-chemically-attracted. But when Petes's violent behavior, misogynistic gospel, and angry social media posts begin contradicting his woke identifiers, Liv starts to question the meaning of language itself. Or if she's just imagining things. A new play about the ethics of love and the red flags we ignore when we're overcome by loneliness.

Joley

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

A traumatized bar-maid seeks the assistance of her cowboy lover for the ultimate task: burying her husband.

A traumatized bar-maid seeks the assistance of her cowboy lover for the ultimate task: burying her husband.

Company Happy Hour

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

A group of employees at a health insurance company work the graveyard shift at a call center. It’s a quiet night and there’s nothing left to do except get lit and heal the wounds of the broken American Healthcare System.

A group of employees at a health insurance company work the graveyard shift at a call center. It’s a quiet night and there’s nothing left to do except get lit and heal the wounds of the broken American Healthcare System.

The Unofficial Race Time of A. Pineda

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

After a tragic accident in the starting gate, a world-class jockey meets the horse of his dreams in the ICU. A great love is born.

After a tragic accident in the starting gate, a world-class jockey meets the horse of his dreams in the ICU. A great love is born.

Two Men Missing In The Hudson River

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

On the eve of his bachelor party, Mike and his best man Greg find themselves at the bottom of the Hudson River beneath an overturned canoe. The two men embark on an underwater adventure to find their friend Alex, an excellent swimmer.

On the eve of his bachelor party, Mike and his best man Greg find themselves at the bottom of the Hudson River beneath an overturned canoe. The two men embark on an underwater adventure to find their friend Alex, an excellent swimmer.

3 Hot Russian Teen Girls XXX

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

After working as a webcam girl for over a decade, Rina finally purchases a basic economy ticket to Moscow. But on the eve of her journey, her town is hit by a snowstorm, and she and her two sisters must reckon with their truest loves and greatest obsessions in the snowy Siberian landscape. Maybe they'll eventually dig out the car.

After working as a webcam girl for over a decade, Rina finally purchases a basic economy ticket to Moscow. But on the eve of her journey, her town is hit by a snowstorm, and she and her two sisters must reckon with their truest loves and greatest obsessions in the snowy Siberian landscape. Maybe they'll eventually dig out the car.

From The Basement of My Heart

by Caitlin Saylor Stephens

Synopsis

After discovering a hidden television in the basement, Jonbenet Ramsey unearths the mystery of her murder, twenty years after her death.

After discovering a hidden television in the basement, Jonbenet Ramsey unearths the mystery of her murder, twenty years after her death.