Ryan Kaminski

Ryan Kaminski

Ryan Kaminski is a playwright from New Jersey. His full-length thriller, Forgotten Falls, had stage productions at the Black Orchid Theatre Group in New York City in February 2020 and at the Grange Playhouse in New Jersey from September-October 2023. His second full-length thriller play, The Patient, had a stage production presented through the Not Your Average Theatre Group in Florida in May 2023.
His...
Ryan Kaminski is a playwright from New Jersey. His full-length thriller, Forgotten Falls, had stage productions at the Black Orchid Theatre Group in New York City in February 2020 and at the Grange Playhouse in New Jersey from September-October 2023. His second full-length thriller play, The Patient, had a stage production presented through the Not Your Average Theatre Group in Florida in May 2023.
His full-length horror play, The Destination was published by Ghost Light Publications.
https://ghostlightpubs.com/products/the-destination-by-ryan-kaminski
Kaminski has also written a full-length drama, The Guilty, and a full-length historical drama, To Stand Alone: The Untold Story of Antislavery Advocate Edward Coles. The two plays have had several staged readings online. His short plays The Sentence, The Meadow, The Actress, and The Deal have been featured on multiple podcasts and have been presented at various festivals, high schools, and universities across the United States, England, and Canada.

Plays

  • The Penance - 10 Minute Play
    A woman confesses to a horrific crime while being pursued by a dangerous foe.
  • The Sunset Train - 10 Minute Play
    In the Old American West, an aging bandit is offered a chance at redemption when he takes a mysterious woman hostage on a train bound for the US Southern border.
  • The Meadow - 10 Minute Play
    A woman hires a private investigator, but all is not what it seems...
  • The Deal - 10 Minute Play
    A short horror/thriller play set in the mid-1950s. A widow is visited by a sinister stranger looking to collect one of her husband’s unique outstanding debts.
  • The Sentence - 10 Minute Play
    A 10 minute drama about a man who in the final minutes leading up to the execution of his father’s killer, has a chance encounter that changes his outlook forever...
  • The Actress - One Act Play
    Two women meet on board the Staten Island Ferry, but nothing is what it appears to be...
  • The Destination - Full Length Horror Play
    In the midst of a blizzard, a group of strangers seek refuge in a secluded motel, unaware that the motel proprietor and a mysterious stranger will make them part of a deadly game.

    Published by Ghost Light Publications:

    https://ghostlightpubs.com/products/the-destination-by-ryan-kaminski

    https://www.amazon.com/DESTINATION-Ryan-Kaminski/dp/1737521687/ref=sr_1_1?crid=...
    In the midst of a blizzard, a group of strangers seek refuge in a secluded motel, unaware that the motel proprietor and a mysterious stranger will make them part of a deadly game.

    Published by Ghost Light Publications:

    https://ghostlightpubs.com/products/the-destination-by-ryan-kaminski

    https://www.amazon.com/DESTINATION-Ryan-Kaminski/dp/1737521687/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KD7JL3AWS1P1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.w_ByiqAhYrhS3UDx3Vcl1w.P7yU6-aZEktSOyfDHv4FKwsSp9alqZkm1zqk3PXzBEU&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+destination+by+ryan+kaminski&qid=1713068641&sprefix=the+destination+by+ryan+kaminski%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1
  • The Patient - Full Length Thriller
    Upon discovering his new patient has a violent past, a psychiatrist in the middle of a bitter and humiliating divorce realizes he’s found an answer to his ongoing marital problems...
  • Forgotten Falls - Full Length Thriller
    In a desperate attempt to save their youngest sister from the torment and abuse of her husband, two sisters make a shocking and drastic decision that changes their lives and the lives of those around them forever.
  • The Guilty - Full Length Drama
    While attending the execution of a hated prisoner, a group of individuals have a chance encounter that forever changes their outlooks on the situation.
  • To Stand Alone: The Untold Story of Antislavery Advocate Edward Coles - Full Length Historical Drama
    The story of Edward Coles, an adamant antislavery advocate, former Illinois governor, and forgotten American hero. From his moral awakening as a young man, to freeing his inherited slaves in adulthood, to his battle as Illinois Governor to stop slavery from spreading throughout the state, Edward reflects on his life as the Thirteenth Amendment is debated in Congress. Through it all, Edward's friendships...
    The story of Edward Coles, an adamant antislavery advocate, former Illinois governor, and forgotten American hero. From his moral awakening as a young man, to freeing his inherited slaves in adulthood, to his battle as Illinois Governor to stop slavery from spreading throughout the state, Edward reflects on his life as the Thirteenth Amendment is debated in Congress. Through it all, Edward's friendships and associations with some of the most prominent figures in American history are explored, as well as how his impact is still being felt in America today.

    Based in part on Confronting Slavery: Edward Coles and the Rise of Antislavery Politics in Nineteenth-Century America by Suzanne Cooper Guasco.

  • Game Changer - Full Length Drama
    Based on the book by Michigan author David Rothbart, Game Changer is a drama that deals with a woman's resilience and courage after her husband is diagnosed with sepsis.
  • Sin - One Act Play
    Two couples in the entertainment industry, a pair of A-listers and a pair of up-and-comings, meet for a night of drinks and celebration in a Las Vegas Hotel Suite. Over the course of a night, several startling secrets come to light including a scandal which threatens to tear apart both their careers and their lives.
  • For Better or For Worse - One Act Play
    Matt Peters is a college student who is best friends with Bill Anderson, an aspiring writer, and Bill's wife, Melissa, a receptionist for a psychiatrist. One day while Melissa is at work and Matt and Bill are hanging out, Bill receives a phone call from a stranger asking for his wife. When Bill tells him she is not there, the stranger mysteriously hangs up. Soon Bill is overtaken by paranoia, and Matt...
    Matt Peters is a college student who is best friends with Bill Anderson, an aspiring writer, and Bill's wife, Melissa, a receptionist for a psychiatrist. One day while Melissa is at work and Matt and Bill are hanging out, Bill receives a phone call from a stranger asking for his wife. When Bill tells him she is not there, the stranger mysteriously hangs up. Soon Bill is overtaken by paranoia, and Matt witnesses his friend regressing to his old obsessive ways. Before Matt knows it, the situation takes a turn for the worse, and when tragedy strikes, Matt will have to make a decision that will change his life forever.