Alex Kulak

Alex Kulak

Alex Kulak is a theatre artist who received his Bachelors of Science in Theatre from Illinois State University in 2020. His produced work includes THE LAWYER'S FATHER (Developmental Workshop, Illinois State University), SINK (Reading, Illinois State University), WILDFIRES (Nelson Hall Theatre, Connecticut), and multiple short plays with BYOT Productions in Chicago. In addition to writing, he is an award-...
Alex Kulak is a theatre artist who received his Bachelors of Science in Theatre from Illinois State University in 2020. His produced work includes THE LAWYER'S FATHER (Developmental Workshop, Illinois State University), SINK (Reading, Illinois State University), WILDFIRES (Nelson Hall Theatre, Connecticut), and multiple short plays with BYOT Productions in Chicago. In addition to writing, he is an award-winning actor who has performed in Cosi fan tutte, The Rocky Horror Show, and everything in-between. He recently started production on a feature-length film that he is writing and producing. Upcoming projects include a musical based on the early life of Sylvia Plath, co-written with Donaldson Cardenas.

Plays

  • Making The Cut by Alex Kulak
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: wedding, comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: wedding, comedy, ten minute, wedding planning
    A woman breaks some tough news to her best friend regarding her upcoming wedding.
  • Buzz by Alex Kulak
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: bees, extinction + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, farce
    Keyword: bees, extinction, Surreal, farcical, absurdist comedy
    A woman tries to convince her boyfriend to care about a pressing social matter.
  • The Size Up by Alex Kulak
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    Two performers instruct a third on proper professional etiquette at a performer's showcase.
  • iCancelled: A Play Suggested by an episode of iCarly by Alex Kulak
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: iCarly, adaptation + 1 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, drama, parody/spoof
    Keyword: iCarly, adaptation, cancel culture
    In 2011, Steven Carson dated two girls at the same time. One was the host of the biggest web series of the late 2000s/early 2010s, and the other was a pop star before she was famous. Ten years later, they're all still thinking about it for some reason. A play about fame, forgiveness, and those weird things that happened to us when we were kids.
  • Wildfires by Alex Kulak
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy, drama
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Two brothers ponder the future of humanity on a camping trip, and wonder if they're too far gone to be a part of it.
  • Long Distancing by Alex Kulak
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: health, theater + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: health, theater, pandemic, Pandemic and social distancing
    In the midst of a global panic, Josephine FaceTimes her little brother on the other side of his country. A grainy video chat reveals the misinformation, fear, and vulnerability of the two.

    This play was written in approximately 20 hours for the Quarantine Cake-Off.
  • Sink by Alex Kulak
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: fathers and sons, drama + 3 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: fathers and sons, drama, Toxic Masculinity, disability, prison
    In a seedy apartment in Joliet, IL, Roy visits his son Evan, recently released from prison after committing a violent crime. Desperate to understand his son, Roy agrees to open up to Evan about the realities of the world, the effects of his actions, and the truth behind a tragic incident from his youth. A play about fatherhood, injury, and the drive to prepare your children for the world. Part Three of the Father-Son Cycle
  • Rebound by Alex Kulak
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: death, fatherhood + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: death, fatherhood, family, American Midwest, Toxic Masculinity, suicide, grief, Emotional repression
    An unspeakable tragedy brings a son to his desolate homestead in rural Illinois. As he helps pick up the pieces with his grieving family, he grapples with the trauma they have all endured. A play about the broken, their enablers, and how we recover. Part Two of the Father-Son Cycle.
  • Facsimile by Alex Kulak
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: gross, coping with loss + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, science fiction
    Keyword: gross, coping with loss, parenthood, mortality, responsibility
    Calvin is a high-school football star, living with his mother in a suburban home outside Chicago. Calvin is a n'er-do-well aspiring writer, living with his mother in an apartment in Another Kind of Chicago. A small mistake will make one aware of the other's existence. A play about loss, parenthood, and the responsibility children owe their parents, and vice versa.
  • Get-Together by Alex Kulak
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: unrequited love, marriage + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: unrequited love, marriage, alcoholism, Movies
    Caleb is a socially awkward film buff struggling to express his feelings to the girl he likes before he goes off to film school. When his party-loving cousin comes over with alcohol, certain events unfold that, arguably, send Caleb on a path of self-destructive behavior that builds to a breakdown 10 years later. Get-Together is a play about fate, love, and what happens when things don't happen like they do in the movies.
  • The Lawyer's Father by Alex Kulak
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama, period + 1 more
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    Keyword: American politics, family + 3 more
    Genre: drama, period, political
    Keyword: American politics, family, fathers and sons, Toxic Masculinity, Legal drama
    Set in the most divided time of recent American history, The Lawyer's Father is a play about how (and if) family can survive in an ever-polarizing political world.

    In 1990, on the eve of a career-defining trial, civil liberties attorney Derrick Williams battles the memories of his estranged father as he prepares to become a father himself. In 2015, Derrick will find himself instead fighting...
    Set in the most divided time of recent American history, The Lawyer's Father is a play about how (and if) family can survive in an ever-polarizing political world.

    In 1990, on the eve of a career-defining trial, civil liberties attorney Derrick Williams battles the memories of his estranged father as he prepares to become a father himself. In 2015, Derrick will find himself instead fighting to hold onto his son as he becomes a part of an intense new political movement. Part One of the Father-Son Cycle.