Kimberly Ridgeway

Kimberly Ridgeway is a Bay Area based Playwright, Actor, Director, and Producer. Kimberly wrote, produced and directed the stage plays No More Secrets, Prospect Place, Heavy Burdens, The Drowning Pool, and The Gigolo Chronicles, and the short film “The Confession”. Kimberly has directed projects for Altarena Playhouse, Bay Area Drama Company, Dragon Productions Theatre Company, Ubuntu Theatre Project, Bay Area Performing Arts Collective, Contra Costa Civic Theatre, SF Playhouse, Theatre Rhinoceros, Playwrights Center of San Francisco and TheatreFirst. Some of her favorite acting roles include Shelly in Colman Domingo's DOT, Mrs. Muller in Doubt, Coretta Scott King/Fannie Lou Hamer in All the Way, Duchess in Wonderland (World Premiere), Biz in The Human Ounce (World Premiere), and Camae in...

Kimberly Ridgeway is a Bay Area based Playwright, Actor, Director, and Producer. Kimberly wrote, produced and directed the stage plays No More Secrets, Prospect Place, Heavy Burdens, The Drowning Pool, and The Gigolo Chronicles, and the short film “The Confession”. Kimberly has directed projects for Altarena Playhouse, Bay Area Drama Company, Dragon Productions Theatre Company, Ubuntu Theatre Project, Bay Area Performing Arts Collective, Contra Costa Civic Theatre, SF Playhouse, Theatre Rhinoceros, Playwrights Center of San Francisco and TheatreFirst. Some of her favorite acting roles include Shelly in Colman Domingo's DOT, Mrs. Muller in Doubt, Coretta Scott King/Fannie Lou Hamer in All the Way, Duchess in Wonderland (World Premiere), Biz in The Human Ounce (World Premiere), and Camae in The Mountaintop for which she won the BroadwayWorld San Francisco Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local).

Kimberly is the Director of Dragon Eggs a virtual, monthly, short play incubator for Dragon Productions Theatre Company.

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Scripts

The Magician

by Kimberly Ridgeway

Cast Size
1
Genre
drama

MONOLOGUE: A woman reminisces about her absentee father.

MONOLOGUE: A woman reminisces about her absentee father.

Madam Gorgo

by Kimberly Ridgeway

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy

Medusa, the misunderstood, chill, personal assistant to Athena, the uber-famous influencer, just wants the opportunity to have fun and be seen. Little did she know, a chance encounter and the jealous rage of an egotistical Goddess would change her life, and the lives of mankind, forever.

Medusa, the misunderstood, chill, personal assistant to Athena, the uber-famous influencer, just wants the opportunity to have fun and be seen. Little did she know, a chance encounter and the jealous rage of an egotistical Goddess would change her life, and the lives of mankind, forever.

The Last Boardwalk

by Kimberly Ridgeway

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

Amanda and Christopher have decided that the last day of their lives is tonight.

Amanda and Christopher have decided that the last day of their lives is tonight.

The Drowning Pool

by Kimberly Ridgeway

Cast Size
7
Genre
drama

The Drowning Pool is a fictional tale inspired by Drekkingarhylur, “The Drowning Pool” in Þingvellir anglicized as Thingvellir, in Iceland. Set in the infamous “Golden Circle”, The Drowning Pool is a body of water that was used to execute women from 1602 – 1750 who were accused of fornicating, committing adultery, having illegitimate children and/or abandoning their children. These drownings were legal...

The Drowning Pool is a fictional tale inspired by Drekkingarhylur, “The Drowning Pool” in Þingvellir anglicized as Thingvellir, in Iceland. Set in the infamous “Golden Circle”, The Drowning Pool is a body of water that was used to execute women from 1602 – 1750 who were accused of fornicating, committing adultery, having illegitimate children and/or abandoning their children. These drownings were legal punishment for their moral crimes

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The Contract

by Kimberly Ridgeway

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy

Tracy and Chris have entered into a "Sex-clusivity" Contract; until Chris threatens to breach.

Tracy and Chris have entered into a "Sex-clusivity" Contract; until Chris threatens to breach.

Soul Mates

by Kimberly Ridgeway

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
drama

Folk tales say that everyone has a soul mate. Some tales go on to state that you meet your soul mate again in the afterlife. However, how are soul mates determined? And what if the individual you expect to show up isn’t at all who arrives?

Folk tales say that everyone has a soul mate. Some tales go on to state that you meet your soul mate again in the afterlife. However, how are soul mates determined? And what if the individual you expect to show up isn’t at all who arrives?

The Stop

by Kimberly Ridgeway

Cast Size
1
Genre
drama

MONOLOGUE: A Black Woman is pulled over by the cops. Her fears begin to consume her.

MONOLOGUE: A Black Woman is pulled over by the cops. Her fears begin to consume her.