Kim E. Ruyle

Kim E. Ruyle

Kim E. Ruyle is a playwright based in Wisconsin. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America and The Playwrights’ Center and an alumnus of the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive and the Producer Development & Mentorship Program Master Class through Theatre Resources Unlimited. Awards include:
2022 Tennessee Wet Rub – Overall Winner of 2022 Legacy Play Reading Festival. Honorable Mention in...
Kim E. Ruyle is a playwright based in Wisconsin. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America and The Playwrights’ Center and an alumnus of the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive and the Producer Development & Mentorship Program Master Class through Theatre Resources Unlimited. Awards include:
2022 Tennessee Wet Rub – Overall Winner of 2022 Legacy Play Reading Festival. Honorable Mention in the Script (Stage Play/Television/ Movie Script/Short Film) category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Semifinalist for Panndora Productions New Works 2022 Festival. Second Round Selection in Stage Play Category, Austin Film Festival.
2022 Love Lately – Second Round Selection in Stage Play Category, Austin Film Festival.
2022 Sliding into Seniorhood – Finalist for Best Original Full-Length Production of Theatrical Season 2021 (Writing), Northeastern Pennsylvania Theatrical Alliance, Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
2022 Saved at Summitview Manor – Best Feature Screenplay of January 2022, Wiki Screenplay Contest. Quarterfinalist, New York International Screenplay Awards. Semifinalist, Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards. Selection, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards. Award Winner, WRPN.tv Screenplay Competition.
2021 Thalia’s B&B – Semifinalist for the International Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival, Center for the Performing Arts, Bonita Springs, Florida.
2020 Sliding into Seniorhood – Grand Winner of 2020/2021 Original Playwrights Full-Length Competition, Shawnee Playhouse/Pennsylvania Council of the Arts.
2019 Sky Club Compatibility – Winner of 2019 Brevard One-Act Play Writing Competition, Cocoa Beach, Florida.
2018 Kalispell – Winner of 2018 Brevard Full-Length Play Writing Competition, Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Writing plays is a second career for Kim. He had a long and successful career as a human resource executive and leadership development consultant before focusing on writing for the stage. Kim’s academic credentials include three master’s degrees and a PhD.

Plays

  • Mourning Woods Merengue by Kim E. Ruyle
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: mature love, adult children + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, movement/physical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: mature love, adult children, dancing, budding romance, competitive dance
    [Full-Length]
    After being forced out of his job, Loren, a resident of Mourning Woods Village, is deeply depressed. Shar, his next-door neighbor, is determined to reanimate and romance Loren. She invites him to partner in a dance contest with the support of Paloma, the earthy, vivacious activities coordinator who ludicrously supports the matchmaking. Adult children jump in and complicate things with...
    [Full-Length]
    After being forced out of his job, Loren, a resident of Mourning Woods Village, is deeply depressed. Shar, his next-door neighbor, is determined to reanimate and romance Loren. She invites him to partner in a dance contest with the support of Paloma, the earthy, vivacious activities coordinator who ludicrously supports the matchmaking. Adult children jump in and complicate things with their own problems and interference. In the end, will anyone find romance? Will anyone even dance?
  • A Crooked French Affair by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: infidelity, unexpected consequences + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: infidelity, unexpected consequences, community theatre, a play within a play
    [Full-Length]
    Perry, a wannabe playwright/director has written his first play, A Crooked French Affair, ostensibly a dramatic romance set in the royal court of Louis the 15th. When he pitches his play to the dysfunctional Board of Directors of the Pity Falls Community Playhouse, it throws them into a conniption fit. Against all odds, Perry’s play is selected, and now the real work begins with the cast...
    [Full-Length]
    Perry, a wannabe playwright/director has written his first play, A Crooked French Affair, ostensibly a dramatic romance set in the royal court of Louis the 15th. When he pitches his play to the dysfunctional Board of Directors of the Pity Falls Community Playhouse, it throws them into a conniption fit. Against all odds, Perry’s play is selected, and now the real work begins with the cast of amateur, inept actors, who work on a set and in costumes designed by recruits from the local junior high school. Complicating everything is an undercurrent due to the affair between Perry’s wife and the husband of Avis, a board member who is recruited to play a part in Perry’s play. On opening night, the production loses its way yet creates a stunning audience reaction and a fortuitous discovery for Perry.
  • Tennessee Wet Rub by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: american race relations, American values + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: american race relations, American values, Appalachian culture
    [Full-Length]
    It’s January 30, 1951, and perhaps what is the worst winter storm in Tennessee’s history is burying the state under snow and ice. Roads have been shut down, and people are without power. As the storm rages, Bertha and Hank, an older white couple, huddle in their shuttered barbecue restaurant around a kerosene lantern when two young people, a white girl and a black male enter seeking...
    [Full-Length]
    It’s January 30, 1951, and perhaps what is the worst winter storm in Tennessee’s history is burying the state under snow and ice. Roads have been shut down, and people are without power. As the storm rages, Bertha and Hank, an older white couple, huddle in their shuttered barbecue restaurant around a kerosene lantern when two young people, a white girl and a black male enter seeking refuge. The values and compassion of Bertha and Hank are put to the test when a deputy sheriff arrives hunting for something or someone.
  • Love Lately by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: budding romance, comic romance + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: budding romance, comic romance, good roles for seniors
    [Full-Length]
    The first date between Maeve, a PhD psychologist, and Rob, a blue-collar welder, turns into a weekend whirlwind of sensuality, conflict, and surprises as this unlikely couple explores attraction, compatibility, and love later in life. Their verbal swordplay slices away layers to reveal the inner lives of these vibrant mature characters. At times amusing, other times painful, their banter...
    [Full-Length]
    The first date between Maeve, a PhD psychologist, and Rob, a blue-collar welder, turns into a weekend whirlwind of sensuality, conflict, and surprises as this unlikely couple explores attraction, compatibility, and love later in life. Their verbal swordplay slices away layers to reveal the inner lives of these vibrant mature characters. At times amusing, other times painful, their banter takes them to a place they could not have predicted and leads to a stunning conclusion.
    NOTE: THIS PLAY WAS PREVIOUSLY TITLED, SENIOR SWORDPLAY
  • Five Frickin Winters by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Seniors, infidelity + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Seniors, infidelity, hard decisions, love, blooming romance, personality, family medical problems
    [Full-Length]
    Roger, a struggling writer, finds his life in a tailspin. He’s dead broke. His best friend’s wife has an out-of-control libido and keeps attempting to seduce him. His friend, oblivious to his wife’s flirting, tries to set Roger up with an inconceivable companion. And worst of all, he’s got no inspiration to write. Will Roger stave off his love-starved neighbor? Will he fall head-over-heels...
    [Full-Length]
    Roger, a struggling writer, finds his life in a tailspin. He’s dead broke. His best friend’s wife has an out-of-control libido and keeps attempting to seduce him. His friend, oblivious to his wife’s flirting, tries to set Roger up with an inconceivable companion. And worst of all, he’s got no inspiration to write. Will Roger stave off his love-starved neighbor? Will he fall head-over-heels for un unlikely paramour? Will he leave his beloved Florida to endure five frickin winters in Minnesota? Or maybe, just maybe, this wild and wacky scenario will provide Roger with the very inspiration he craves.
  • Sliding into Seniorhood by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Seniors, Relationships + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Seniors, Relationships, aging, intimacy, neuropsychology, love, compatibility
    [Full-Length]
    The paths of six intriguing characters intersect as they navigate the unpredictable and challenging twists and turns of aging. On the slide into seniorhood, they encounter relationships and experiences, some painful, some sensual, and some just downright silly. When all is said and done, will they find that life has left them with anything more than simple memories?
  • Kalispell by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    9–10
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: family, dysfunction + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: family, dysfunction, Thanksgiving, televangelism, montana
    [Full-Length]
    The insane dynamics and dysfunction of a western Montana logging family are laid bare over a Thanksgiving holiday. A volatile redneck patriarch, a doting matriarch, and five grown children are forced to confront their biases, and broken relationships with a series of crises that careen between tragic and hilarious.
  • Va-Va-Vicarious by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: romance, Eros + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romance, Eros, meet cute, meet-cute, writers, mile high club, living vicariously
    [10-Minute]
    A pair of mismatched writers on a layover happen to meet in an airport frequent flyer lounge. As they discuss their approaches to living, loving, and writing, they reach a surprising conclusion.
  • It's Not Blood by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: American military, brothers + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: American military, brothers, family legacy
    [10-Minute]
    Jimmy and Danny consider the past, the future, and their obligation to the family legacy as they prepare for their younger brother’s funeral.
  • Thalia's B&B by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 15
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: creativity, inspiration + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: creativity, inspiration, theatre, muses
    [10-Minute]
    An emerging playwright and his wife explore the source of inspiration with the proprietors of a B&B.
  • Pa's Patience Monologue by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: monologue
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: monologue
    Pa’s Patience Monologue is one of a series of ~2-minute monologues inspired by Kalispell, a full-length play by Kim E. Ruyle that follows the insane dynamics of a dysfunctional logging family from Montana.
  • Claire's Invisibility Monologue by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: monologue
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: monologue
    Claire’s Invisibility Monologue is one of a series of ~2-minute monologues inspired by Kalispell, a full-length play by Kim E. Ruyle that follows the insane dynamics of a dysfunctional logging family from Montana.
  • Jeffrey's Gray Man in a Gray World Monologue by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: monologue
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: monologue
    Jeffrey’s Gray Man in a Gray World Monologue is one of a series of ~2-minute monologues inspired by Kalispell, a full-length play by Kim E. Ruyle that follows the insane dynamics of a dysfunctional logging family from Montana.
  • Dragos' American Dream Monologue by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: monologue, Immigrants + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: monologue, Immigrants, American Dream
    Dragos’ American Dream Monologue is one of a series of ~2-minute monologues inspired by Kalispell, a full-length play by Kim E. Ruyle that follows the insane dynamics of a dysfunctional logging family from Montana.
  • Cleve's Fried Wiener Monologue by Kim E. Ruyle
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: alcoholism, family dysfunction + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: alcoholism, family dysfunction, monologue
    Cleve’s Fried Wiener Monologue is one of a series of ~2-minute monologues inspired by Kalispell, a full-length play by Kim E. Ruyle that follows the insane dynamics of a dysfunctional logging family from Montana. This monologue is delivered after Cleve, in a drunken state, urinates on an electric fence.