Kristina Poe

Kristina spent the first twenty years of her theater career stage/company/production managing regionally and in New York, including a seven year stint as company manager for LAByrinth Theater Company. Her first play, LOVE SICK, was produced in both L.A. (extended twice, and named one of the Top Ten Reviewed plays in L.A.) and NYC, and is published by Dramatists Play Service. Her next play, THE RESTLESSNESS OF DESIRE, closed out LAByrinth’s Barn Series and was a Semi-Finalist for the O'Neill Conference. THE IDEA OF ME was selected as part of the 2015 Mentor Project at Cherry Lane Theatre (mentored by Chay Yew) and most recently was part of LAByrinth's Barn Series. Her work has also been developed at Barefoot Theater Company, The Actors Studio, The Public Theater, NY Madness, Nylon Fusion...

Kristina spent the first twenty years of her theater career stage/company/production managing regionally and in New York, including a seven year stint as company manager for LAByrinth Theater Company. Her first play, LOVE SICK, was produced in both L.A. (extended twice, and named one of the Top Ten Reviewed plays in L.A.) and NYC, and is published by Dramatists Play Service. Her next play, THE RESTLESSNESS OF DESIRE, closed out LAByrinth’s Barn Series and was a Semi-Finalist for the O'Neill Conference. THE IDEA OF ME was selected as part of the 2015 Mentor Project at Cherry Lane Theatre (mentored by Chay Yew) and most recently was part of LAByrinth's Barn Series. Her work has also been developed at Barefoot Theater Company, The Actors Studio, The Public Theater, NY Madness, Nylon Fusion Theatre Company and Cincinnati Playhouse, and published by Dramatists Play Service and in Smith & Kraus Best Mononlogues of 2014. She has received the Celebrating Women Playwrights grant, attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts, is a member of LAByrinth Theater Company and The Actors Studio Playwright/Directors Unit.

Scripts

KING STAG

by Kristina Poe

Synopsis

Daniel and Jerry have been producing plays on Broadway for decades - well, technically Jerry has been producing and Daniel has been assisting him, but that's all about to change, now that Daniel has found the next big musical and about to embark on making the dream he's been chasing for years come true. Jerry is a two time Tony Award winning producer, however a walk on the path of shady ethics has made Jerry a...

Daniel and Jerry have been producing plays on Broadway for decades - well, technically Jerry has been producing and Daniel has been assisting him, but that's all about to change, now that Daniel has found the next big musical and about to embark on making the dream he's been chasing for years come true. Jerry is a two time Tony Award winning producer, however a walk on the path of shady ethics has made Jerry a bit of an outcast for the past three years, and now in desperate need of a hit to get back in the game; lucky for him Daniel seems to have found one, and thus begins an epic battle to make it to - or back to- the top. Along with each other, they are also battling their wives, the mother of the dead writer who owns the work, a hapless intern who actually believes in the magic of theater and Jerry's secretary who sometimes develops a phobia of the mail. KING STAG is a play about the American dream. The one promised, and the one that shows up. It is a searing drama housed in a farce - striving for the mixed essence of Moliere and Mamet, with plenty of laughs, banter, sex, twists, turns, and genuine striving for who we are as we enter our middle age, what success means to us, and what lengths we will go to attain it.

LOVE SICK

by Kristina Poe

Synopsis

Emily is love sick. Her husband has left her for a younger woman. She's killed one man who's crossed her. And worse, she's started smoking again. Family and friends offer no help. And group therapy ends up disappointing her. Can a mysterious man be the answer to rekindling her lost passion? Or will her husband finally realize the love he's thrown away? And how many men have to die before she finds the answer?

Emily is love sick. Her husband has left her for a younger woman. She's killed one man who's crossed her. And worse, she's started smoking again. Family and friends offer no help. And group therapy ends up disappointing her. Can a mysterious man be the answer to rekindling her lost passion? Or will her husband finally realize the love he's thrown away? And how many men have to die before she finds the answer?

THE RESTLESSNESS OF DESIRE

by Kristina Poe

Synopsis

Janey, Olivia and Chasya are cousins. Janey is happily married to Jake. Olivia is un-happily married to Oliver. Chasya is no longer married to anyone. The day of their grandfather’s sixth marriage brings to a head smoldering desires, the comforts of a committed relationship vs super hot bang-your-head against-the-headboard sex, chocolate cake, call screening, illicit acts in a walk-in freezer and the...

Janey, Olivia and Chasya are cousins. Janey is happily married to Jake. Olivia is un-happily married to Oliver. Chasya is no longer married to anyone. The day of their grandfather’s sixth marriage brings to a head smoldering desires, the comforts of a committed relationship vs super hot bang-your-head against-the-headboard sex, chocolate cake, call screening, illicit acts in a walk-in freezer and the arrival of Chasya’s new beau – a campground salesman who dresses like Elvis and quotes Springsteen. THE RESTLESSNESS OF DESIRE explores the choices we all must face about what constitutes “happily ever after” once the blush of youth has worn off.

THE IDEA OF ME

by Kristina Poe

Synopsis

When Ellison returns home from a mental hospital following a recent suicide attempt, putting her life back together proves more complicated than she ever imagined…especially in regards to her relationship with her mother, who does everything she can for Ellison, except seeing her for who she truly is. The Idea of Me is a play about love, acceptance, and the attempt of each of us to live by finding the courage to...

When Ellison returns home from a mental hospital following a recent suicide attempt, putting her life back together proves more complicated than she ever imagined…especially in regards to her relationship with her mother, who does everything she can for Ellison, except seeing her for who she truly is. The Idea of Me is a play about love, acceptance, and the attempt of each of us to live by finding the courage to overcome the most tenacious of enemies, ourselves.