Kevin F. Story

Kevin F. Story

Kevin F. Story (they/he) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist based in New York, where they are a consultant for the Musical Theater program at the 92nd Street Y, helping to develop new theatre for young audiences. They are also a member of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. They have written original music, plays, poems, and prose, including the score for the short film Looney in a Straight...
Kevin F. Story (they/he) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist based in New York, where they are a consultant for the Musical Theater program at the 92nd Street Y, helping to develop new theatre for young audiences. They are also a member of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. They have written original music, plays, poems, and prose, including the score for the short film Looney in a Straight Jacket and its sequel; music for the world premiere of Viewers Like You, the world premiere of The Animal Within, and the Long Island premiere of Jewtopia; as well as book and music for Theatre Three's King Arthur's Krazy Kwest, Starship Imagination, and Peter Pan: Neverland Adventures. Their plays have been performed across the country. They hold an MA in Performance Studies from NYU, a BFA in Theatre Arts from Five Towns College, and a certification in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Theatre component. Proud Dramatists Guild and ASMAC member.

Plays

  • Created Equal, or An Essay on the Gettysburg Address by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: History, absurd + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, political
    Keyword: History, absurd, capitalism, marxism, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Aristotle, Karl Marx, essay, Freedom
    Leaf has been assigned an essay on the Gettysburg Address for homework, and while they attempt to write the essay, they are visited by an odd character named Mr. Toad and a small handful of historical figures.
  • Paul's Last Letter by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: christianity, early Christianity + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, period
    Keyword: christianity, early Christianity, St. Paul, epistles, Bible, god, philosophy, Rome, humanism, faith
    Paul, the author of early Christian theology, dictates one last letter to his scribe and ends up getting a philosophical conversation out of the deal.
  • The Cleanse by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: office, absurd + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce
    Keyword: office, absurd, power dynamics, downsizing
    It's just a normal day at the office, until it isn't.
  • Complication by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: office, absurd + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce
    Keyword: office, absurd, business, furniture, coffee
    Bill and Steve went into business together, but things aren't going well. An absurdist take on David Mamet's style.
  • Transcendentalism, or Change by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: farce
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    Keyword: absurd, transcendentalism + 7 more
    Genre: farce
    Keyword: absurd, transcendentalism, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Concord, writing, Walden
    All Nat wants to do is write another great novel, but his annoying Transcendentalist neighbors keep bothering him.
  • Iron Will Rust by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Relationships, names + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Relationships, names, high school, young love, lesbian relationships, high school sweetheart
    Doll and Effie form a relationship at school. Over time, Doll comes to know who she is and wonders if Effie is really right for her.
  • Occupation (A Fairy Tale for Adults) by Kevin F. Story
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: brotherhood, occupy wall street + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: brotherhood, occupy wall street, big banking, morality, protest, love
    Ben and Barry were brothers, and the best of friends, until Ben became a businessman and Barry... well, Barry didn't much know what to do with himself. One day, Barry sees a girl carrying a protest sign, and suddenly he finds a purpose.