Kate McMorran

Kate McMorran

Kate McMorran is a writer pursuing her MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage at Northwestern University. Her play CHOPSTICK won the judges choice award at the Playbill Virtual Theatre Festival, and several of her short plays have been produced in NYC. Her work has been published by Smith & Kraus and various lit mags, and she is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Kate writes toxic rom-coms about women searching...
Kate McMorran is a writer pursuing her MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage at Northwestern University. Her play CHOPSTICK won the judges choice award at the Playbill Virtual Theatre Festival, and several of her short plays have been produced in NYC. Her work has been published by Smith & Kraus and various lit mags, and she is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Kate writes toxic rom-coms about women searching for pleasure. She also loves to obsessively stare at her houseplants and can usually be found reading at least three books at once. For more, please visit katemcmorran.com or follow on Instagram @kate.mcmorran

Plays

  • Akrasia by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 2
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    3
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: Relationships, consent + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: Relationships, consent, gaslighting, sexual assault, gender roles, anti-romantic, Therapy, Toxic Masculinity
    Struggling through therapy to handle a painful breakup, Amy meets Jason - the perfect rebound. As their relationship builds, Amy realizes everything isn’t quite what it seems
  • The Captain by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 5
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    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: pirates, female sexuality + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: pirates, female sexuality, Movies, anxiety, quarterlife crisis, gender roles, relationship, dating
    On her thirtieth birthday, Elizabeth tries to reconnect to her sexuality by hiring a Jack Sparrow impersonator.
  • Tadpole by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 1
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    6
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: identity, perception + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: identity, perception, girls, women, eating disorders, puberty, gender roles, Surrealism, Magic Realism
    A mysterious doppelgänger. An unrequited crush. A longing to be seen - and a child’s drawing that comes to life. In this surrealist play, multiple stories converge to ask the question - how do we see ourselves? Told through monologues, vignettes, and magical drawings, Tadpole explores the agony, absurdity, and beauty of what it means to exist within a body that cannot escape perception.

    Tadpole...
    A mysterious doppelgänger. An unrequited crush. A longing to be seen - and a child’s drawing that comes to life. In this surrealist play, multiple stories converge to ask the question - how do we see ourselves? Told through monologues, vignettes, and magical drawings, Tadpole explores the agony, absurdity, and beauty of what it means to exist within a body that cannot escape perception.

    Tadpole was developed with support from Fosters Theatrical Artists Residency
  • In Character by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 7
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: sexual harassment, feminism + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: sexual harassment, feminism, theatre, mentorship, abuse by teacher, Toxic Masculinity
    When Mel is cast in her first Broadway play, things take a dangerous turn when her famous male costar offers to mentor her.
  • Chopstick by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 3
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    2
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: magic, parallel universe + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: magic, parallel universe, queer love, Gay and LGBTQ, takeout, absurd, whimsical, zoom
    Alice and Holly are forced to reckon with their relationship when they find a mysterious portal in the bottom of their takeout container. (ten-minute play)
  • I Don't Want To End Up As A Douchebag Character In One Of Your Plays: A Play by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 23
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    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: breakup, Relationships
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: breakup, Relationships
    It's in the title
  • Slideshow by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 2
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    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: online, zoom + 7 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: online, zoom, mother and daughter, death and grief, family, one act, E-mail, afterlife, digital afterlife
    On the one-year anniversary of her mother's death, June receives a mysterious e-mail.
  • The Registry by Kate McMorran
    Recommendations: 3
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    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: wedding, Sisters + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: wedding, Sisters, self-care, feminist, marriage, comedy, subversive, hipsters, millennials
    Kaitlin announces that she is planning a huge wedding. Her sister Sarah has little patience once she realizes that Kaitlin plans to get married to herself. As Kaitlin insists on protesting traditional marriage, the sisters argument takes the concept of self love to the next level