Alex Kulak

Alex Kulak is a playwright and composer based in Chicago. His work includes The Lawyer’s Father and Sink, which both received workshop readings at his alma mater, Illinois State University. His most recent play, Gas 4 Less, was named a semi-finalist in the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center’s National Playwright’s Conference. As a composer, he has written scores for productions of Twelfth Night, Vinegar Tom, and Sunny Days. He is currently writing music and lyrics for the musical Fortune’s Fools, with writer Frederick Stroppel.

Alex Kulak is a playwright and composer based in Chicago. His work includes The Lawyer’s Father and Sink, which both received workshop readings at his alma mater, Illinois State University. His most recent play, Gas 4 Less, was named a semi-finalist in the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center’s National Playwright’s Conference. As a composer, he has written scores for productions of Twelfth Night, Vinegar Tom, and Sunny Days. He is currently writing music and lyrics for the musical Fortune’s Fools, with writer Frederick Stroppel.

Scripts

Gas 4 Less

Written by Alex Kulak

Synopsis

In the town of Wilmington, IL, Jodie and her daughter Abby tend to a struggling Mobil gas station, located on what used to be the busiest road in America. When an important opportunity presents itself for Abby, Jodie faces the reality that legacies have an expiration date. A play about inheritance, rural America, and the world we’re leaving our children, like it or not.

In the town of Wilmington, IL, Jodie and her daughter Abby tend to a struggling Mobil gas station, located on what used to be the busiest road in America. When an important opportunity presents itself for Abby, Jodie faces the reality that legacies have an expiration date. A play about inheritance, rural America, and the world we’re leaving our children, like it or not.

Incendiary

by Alex Kulak

Synopsis

A few years ago, Charlie wrote a play. Madison made that play not happen. Now, Madison wants to talk about that play. A play about art, forgiveness, and the ownership of our own stories.

A few years ago, Charlie wrote a play. Madison made that play not happen. Now, Madison wants to talk about that play. A play about art, forgiveness, and the ownership of our own stories.

Making The Cut

by Alex Kulak

Synopsis

A woman breaks some tough news to her best friend regarding her upcoming wedding.

A woman breaks some tough news to her best friend regarding her upcoming wedding.

Buzz

by Alex Kulak

Synopsis

A woman tries to convince her boyfriend to care about a pressing social matter.

A woman tries to convince her boyfriend to care about a pressing social matter.

The Size Up

by Alex Kulak

Synopsis

Two performers instruct a third on proper professional etiquette at a performer's showcase.

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

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

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...

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

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

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...

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

Synopsis

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...

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.