Klae Bainter

Klae Bainter

Klae Bainter is a Seattle based playwright who is currently pursuing his MFA in playwriting at Ohio
University. His work uses poetic language to examine the grotesque nature of people, their values, and the
spaces they hold sacred. He developed work with Cleveland Drafts Literary Festival (2018), and even did a
little performing with Manhattan Project (Cleveland, Ohio) His play “Bullshit”...
Klae Bainter is a Seattle based playwright who is currently pursuing his MFA in playwriting at Ohio
University. His work uses poetic language to examine the grotesque nature of people, their values, and the
spaces they hold sacred. He developed work with Cleveland Drafts Literary Festival (2018), and even did a
little performing with Manhattan Project (Cleveland, Ohio) His play “Bullshit” was part of the 2019
NEOMFA Playwrights Festival at Convergence Continuum (Cleveland, Ohio) He received his BA (cum
laude) in English Literature, with a Creative Writing focus from the University of Washington. Currently, he
lives in Athens, Ohio, with an obnoxious orange cat.

Plays

  • A Perfect Day Away-- a full length play by Klae Bainter
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: dramedy, comedy + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, tragedy, zoom
    Keyword: dramedy, comedy, queer, twohander, coping with suicide, death and grief, felines, belief in self, Butthole Surfers
    Things to do on a perfect day…
    1. Make a list
    2. Talk about hot dog ends.
    3. Deal with the ever-present shame of a serious regret that keeps me homebound.
    4. Go outside.
    5. Find my cat.
  • The Brutal Fucking Death of the Immigrant, the Drunkard, the Durable, the Juggernaut; "Iron" Mike Malloy by Klae Bainter
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: commedia dell'arte, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: anti-capitalism, American capitalism + 7 more
    Genre: commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, fable/folktale, movement/physical, political, satire
    Keyword: anti-capitalism, American capitalism, Drama/Dark Comedy, poetic, Brechtian, 4th wall break, Toxic Masculinity, a political satire, poor
    A Proprietor, an Undertaker, a Cabby, and a Chemist walk into a bar…
    …carrying a lot of debt. They hatch a murderous plot against local drunkard, Mike Malloy, for the insurance
    payout. Oh, you thought this was a joke? Well, according to Ragamuffin & Ragabiscuit, two shantytown kids trying to convince the Copper to allow them to fetch a pail of water from the only clean pump left in the...
    A Proprietor, an Undertaker, a Cabby, and a Chemist walk into a bar…
    …carrying a lot of debt. They hatch a murderous plot against local drunkard, Mike Malloy, for the insurance
    payout. Oh, you thought this was a joke? Well, according to Ragamuffin & Ragabiscuit, two shantytown kids trying to convince the Copper to allow them to fetch a pail of water from the only clean pump left in the neighborhood, this bumbling murder trust underestimated who they were messing with—and none of it is a laughing matter.
  • YOLO, Rolos! -- a monologue by Klae Bainter
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: family funerals and deaths, coping with grief + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: family funerals and deaths, coping with grief, fathers & sons, dark humor
    Nate leaves his father's funeral procession to make a pit stop for fuel & candy, and unwraps a little more than he intended.
  • Out of the Frying Pan-- a short play by Klae Bainter
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: heirlooms, Boo Berry + 4 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, political
    Keyword: heirlooms, Boo Berry, A Family issue, ghost, guilt, kitchen drama
    When roommates, Octavia & Athena, tell the stories and history of their respective family heirlooms, it becomes clear that something terrible has happened.
  • Til Death Blooms True-- a full length play by Klae Bainter
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 1 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, tragedy
    Wren, the daughter of a farmer, must overcome her father’s descent into grief over the loss of his wife, so she can save the family farm and create her own way out.
  • For a Sunbeam -- a monologue by Klae Bainter
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, period, zoom
    Nate, a ninties kid, will be the talk of the neighborhood with his new Super Soaker 100... now if he could only get his father's attention.
  • Oh, No! Let's Go!-- a short play by Klae Bainter
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, romantic comedy, zoom
    Quarantine is over. Adam & Molly, two residents of a Seattle high-rise, have survived and it's time to party. All they have to do is make it through this elevator ride.

    (Lightly inspired by "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.)
  • All The Silver Cars or (Virgos Do it Best) -- a monologue by Klae Bainter
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, horror, satire, zoom
    Unsure of where he is, but proud of every choice he's made and the skills he's used along the way, Gerald just wants a glass of water so he can continue pleading his case.