Katherine Varga

Katherine Varga

Katherine Varga is a millennial playwright working through her love-hate relationship with the Internet. Her full length plays include I <3 Girls (Seabury Quinn, Jr. Festival), Cora (Geva's Regional Writers Showcase, Benchmark Theater's Fever Dream Festival, Viterbo University’s New Works Festival), and Sunny Days (upcoming: production at Ohio University). Her shorter plays have been seen at...
Katherine Varga is a millennial playwright working through her love-hate relationship with the Internet. Her full length plays include I <3 Girls (Seabury Quinn, Jr. Festival), Cora (Geva's Regional Writers Showcase, Benchmark Theater's Fever Dream Festival, Viterbo University’s New Works Festival), and Sunny Days (upcoming: production at Ohio University). Her shorter plays have been seen at Writers & Books (Rochester, NY), the 2015 Rochester Fringe Festival, 20% Theatre Company (Chicago, IL), Tantrum Theatre (Dublin, OH), Little Black Dress Ink, and Curious Theatre's National Collective (Denver, CO). Her full-length screenplay It’s Not Rocket Science was a finalist in the 2017 LezPlay Contest. She will receive her MFA in Playwriting from Ohio University in May 2019. She also works as a freelance arts journalist, writing tutor, and literary summer camp coordinator.

Plays

  • Cora by Katherine Varga
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: journalism, digital technology + 3 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy, science fiction
    Keyword: journalism, digital technology, ethics, Heart, music
    FULL LENGTH: A young photojournalist travels far from home to document war crimes. But first, she must agree to leave her heart behind. Fortunately, her news corporation has state-of-the-art technology to ensure all hearts are protected and thoroughly entertained. Cora explores how a digital culture that connects us to the world can separate us from ourselves.
  • Sunny Days by Katherine Varga
    Recommendations: 4
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    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: social media, serial killers + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: social media, serial killers, gay moms, teenage girls, sock puppets, blended families, teen romance, The Internet
    FULL LENGTH: Life is looking sunny for 17-year-old Carly. Her BFF Mike E and his cool mom just moved in. The fandom website she made for her celebrity crush is blowing up. And the mysterious fan she’s been talking to online just might be the object of her affections. The one catch – her crush is a serial killer, and his murders are getting closer to her home. Sunny Days explores the gap between our online and...
    FULL LENGTH: Life is looking sunny for 17-year-old Carly. Her BFF Mike E and his cool mom just moved in. The fandom website she made for her celebrity crush is blowing up. And the mysterious fan she’s been talking to online just might be the object of her affections. The one catch – her crush is a serial killer, and his murders are getting closer to her home. Sunny Days explores the gap between our online and offline selves, the cultural effects of toxic masculinity, and how far women will go to save the people they love.
  • Welcome to Adulthood by Katherine Varga
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: pap smear, vaginal health + 7 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: pap smear, vaginal health, female friendship, awkward, health, nostalgia, forgiveness, women doctors, My Chemical Romance
    10 MINUTE: Natalia is super pumped to get her first pap smear- until she realizes why the nurse looks familiar.
  • Word Count by Katherine Varga
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Competitive Scrabble, feminism + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Competitive Scrabble, feminism, microaggressions, men named Chad
    10 MINUTE: A young woman navigates sexism in competitive Scrabble.
  • Abraham Lincoln Wrote MPreg! by Katherine Varga
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, movement/physical + 1 more
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    Keyword: Abraham Lincoln, mpreg + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, movement/physical, parody/spoof
    Keyword: Abraham Lincoln, mpreg, History, American presidents
    5 MINUTE: The title says it all.
  • The Mothman by Katherine Varga
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, movement/physical
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    Keyword: The Mothman, Point Pleasant + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, movement/physical
    Keyword: The Mothman, Point Pleasant, Urban Legend, bridge
    15 MINUTE: The story of how The Mothman of Point Pleasant made Jim disappear.
  • Without Stepping Foot by Katherine Varga
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: metoo, unicycle + 2 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, movement/physical, pageant
    Keyword: metoo, unicycle, juggling, testimony
    5 MINUTE: A circus-themed tribute to all the women who have spoken up and been dismissed.
  • All Will Be Well by Katherine Varga
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: trailer park, Wi-Fi + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: trailer park, Wi-Fi, religion
    10 MINUTE: A young woman searching for WiFi finds common ground with a mysterious chanter.
  • Just The Same As You and Me by Katherine Varga
    Recommendations: 3
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    2
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    Genre: comedy, political
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    Keyword: climate change, Frosty the Snowman + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, political
    Keyword: climate change, Frosty the Snowman, global warming, political action, Snow, revolution
    2 MINUTE: Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day, but he didn't realize how hot.