Kevin Artigue

Kevin writes plays, TV and film. He was raised in Redlands, CA and calls Brooklyn home.

He recently joined the resident playwright company at New Dramatists, class of 2026. He’s also a current member of the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group at Primary Stages, and an alum of The Working Farm @ SPACE at Ryder Farm, Interstate 73, and the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group.

His plays have been performed and developed with South Coast Rep, Shattered Globe, Golden Thread, Page 73, The Public Theater, the National New Play Network, NYTW, Long Wharf Theater, Portland Center Stage, and the Playwrights’ Center. He received his MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.

Kevin writes plays, TV and film. He was raised in Redlands, CA and calls Brooklyn home.

He recently joined the resident playwright company at New Dramatists, class of 2026. He’s also a current member of the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group at Primary Stages, and an alum of The Working Farm @ SPACE at Ryder Farm, Interstate 73, and the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group.

His plays have been performed and developed with South Coast Rep, Shattered Globe, Golden Thread, Page 73, The Public Theater, the National New Play Network, NYTW, Long Wharf Theater, Portland Center Stage, and the Playwrights’ Center. He received his MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.

Scripts

SHEEPDOG

by Kevin Artigue

1

Cast Size

2

Genre

drama,

mystery/thriller,

political

Amina and Ryan are both officers on the Cleveland police force, and they are falling deeply and passionately in love. When an officer-involved shooting roils the department, the cracks in their relationship widen into confusion and self-doubt. At breakneck speed, Amina’s pursuit of the truth may exact a devastating toll on their relationship. SHEEPDOG is a gripping mystery that confronts the intersection of...

Amina and Ryan are both officers on the Cleveland police force, and they are falling deeply and passionately in love. When an officer-involved shooting roils the department, the cracks in their relationship widen into confusion and self-doubt. At breakneck speed, Amina’s pursuit of the truth may exact a devastating toll on their relationship. SHEEPDOG is a gripping mystery that confronts the intersection of police violence, interracial love, and class in the 21st century.

THE FORCINGS

by Kevin Artigue

1

Cast Size

9

Genre

dark comedy,

drama

Nobody knows what happened to "The 17," a group of environmental activists whose disappearance from an anti-Exxon protest site in Mexico sparked international outrage. Ernie Ledezma, the public face of Exxon's operations, navigated the corporation through the scandal, and now, on the eve of his retirement, his loved ones have gathered to celebrate. But the ghosts that haunt his achievements cast a shadow over...

Nobody knows what happened to "The 17," a group of environmental activists whose disappearance from an anti-Exxon protest site in Mexico sparked international outrage. Ernie Ledezma, the public face of Exxon's operations, navigated the corporation through the scandal, and now, on the eve of his retirement, his loved ones have gathered to celebrate. But the ghosts that haunt his achievements cast a shadow over the festivities, and the appearance of a mysterious stranger triggers a deluge of secrets to slip through his fingers. Rife with magic realism, THE FORCINGS is a dynamic new play that stares unflinchingly at a family in crisis and a civilization barreling toward extinction.

The Most Dangerous Highway in the World

by Kevin Artigue

2

Cast Size

6

Genre

drama,

fable/folktale,

political

A fearless eight-year-old businessman makes his living selling fish and directing traffic with a coke bottle on the highway connecting Jalalabad to Kabul, Afghanistan.