Kathleen Culebro

Born and raised in Mexico City, Kathleen Culebro is the author of A LEOPARD COMPLAINS OF ITS SPOTS, which premiered at the Pantheon Theatre in New York in 2001 with an extended run. LA LLORONA premiered off-Broadway in a production by Stageplays Theatre Company in 2007 (“clearly a writer of promise” NYTimes) and has received productions around the country at professional companies and university stages. Her play THE AMAZING, FABULOUS, AND SPECTACULAR UNTRUTHS OF JUAN GARCIA has been developed at Orlando Shakes, and was a semi-finalist for the O’Neill Playwrights Conference. It will have a world premiere in October of 2024 at Amphibian Stage. She is honored to have received a commission from Bishop Arts Theatre Center for their 2024 Banned Books Festival. She has taught screenwriting at...

Born and raised in Mexico City, Kathleen Culebro is the author of A LEOPARD COMPLAINS OF ITS SPOTS, which premiered at the Pantheon Theatre in New York in 2001 with an extended run. LA LLORONA premiered off-Broadway in a production by Stageplays Theatre Company in 2007 (“clearly a writer of promise” NYTimes) and has received productions around the country at professional companies and university stages. Her play THE AMAZING, FABULOUS, AND SPECTACULAR UNTRUTHS OF JUAN GARCIA has been developed at Orlando Shakes, and was a semi-finalist for the O’Neill Playwrights Conference. It will have a world premiere in October of 2024 at Amphibian Stage. She is honored to have received a commission from Bishop Arts Theatre Center for their 2024 Banned Books Festival. She has taught screenwriting at Texas Christian University and is the Founding Artistic Director of Amphibian Stage in Fort Worth, Texas.

Scripts

The Amazing, Fabulous, and Spectacular Untruths of Juan Garcia

by Kathleen Culebro

Synopsis

When Juan Garcia returns home to Oaxaca after years at the university in Mexico City, he’s ready to make an impression and take over as the fanciest, smartest, richest man in town. Never mind that he’s none of those things; he plans to say whatever it takes to impress everyone—particularly the lady he has set his sights on (whose identity he has gotten completely wrong). But the shop owners want to be paid, the...

When Juan Garcia returns home to Oaxaca after years at the university in Mexico City, he’s ready to make an impression and take over as the fanciest, smartest, richest man in town. Never mind that he’s none of those things; he plans to say whatever it takes to impress everyone—particularly the lady he has set his sights on (whose identity he has gotten completely wrong). But the shop owners want to be paid, the servants are tired of working day and night and eventually the truth is going to come out. Based on LA VERDAD SOSPECHOS by Juan Ruiz de Alarcón--but much less sexist and, we hope, much funnier.

Smart Pretty Funny

by Kathleen Culebro

Synopsis

People say that there is someone for everyone, but when fate sends a letter to every person on Earth revealing their one true love, Meg is left alone without a match. Confused and hurt while her boyfriend flies across the world to meet his new love, she turns to her family and finds that she may just be better off without a soul mate. Smart Pretty Funny is a provocative and captivating comedy about love...

People say that there is someone for everyone, but when fate sends a letter to every person on Earth revealing their one true love, Meg is left alone without a match. Confused and hurt while her boyfriend flies across the world to meet his new love, she turns to her family and finds that she may just be better off without a soul mate. Smart Pretty Funny is a provocative and captivating comedy about love, loneliness, motherhood, and the idea that life never turns out the way you planned.

"remarkably polished and funny...The clever premise, punctuated with Breaking News T.V. broadcasts, is a springboard for thoughtful journeys into what relationships are or should be." Dallas Morning News

La Llorona

by Kathleen Culebro

Synopsis

LA LLORONA is a story of an American executive assigned by his company to open a fast food restaurant in Mexico City. He and his pregnant wife, a college art professor, move into the home of Carlos and Irma who are forced to rent their family home in order to support themselves. "Clearly a writer of promise." NYTimes

LA LLORONA is a story of an American executive assigned by his company to open a fast food restaurant in Mexico City. He and his pregnant wife, a college art professor, move into the home of Carlos and Irma who are forced to rent their family home in order to support themselves. "Clearly a writer of promise." NYTimes