Kate Isabel Foley

Kate Isabel Foley (she/her) is a bisexual playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her storytelling plays with whimsy, queerness, mental health, womanhood, the inner child, and reinterpreting the stories we thought we knew—sometimes all at once.

Captain Darling—Kate’s dark reimagining of Peter Pan that centers Mrs. Darling—had its world premiere in 2024 at the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Jo Van Gogh–the story of the woman responsible for solidifying Vincent van Gogh’s legacy–enjoyed a workshop and staged reading at City Theatre as part of its 2025 Momentum Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kate holds a B.A. in English and Theater, with distinguished honors, from Ursinus College and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. You...

Kate Isabel Foley (she/her) is a bisexual playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her storytelling plays with whimsy, queerness, mental health, womanhood, the inner child, and reinterpreting the stories we thought we knew—sometimes all at once.

Captain Darling—Kate’s dark reimagining of Peter Pan that centers Mrs. Darling—had its world premiere in 2024 at the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Jo Van Gogh–the story of the woman responsible for solidifying Vincent van Gogh’s legacy–enjoyed a workshop and staged reading at City Theatre as part of its 2025 Momentum Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kate holds a B.A. in English and Theater, with distinguished honors, from Ursinus College and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. You can follow her on Instagram at @kateifoley and visit her website at https://kateisabelfoley.com.

Scripts

Jo Van Gogh

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

In the wake of her husband Theo’s passing, 28-year-old Johanna van Gogh is left with nothing but her infant son, 200 of her brother-in-law’s paintings, and her husband’s dying wish: to make Vincent van Gogh a world-renowned artist. As Johanna sorts through the paintings, she uncovers the little-known stories of the women Vincent painted, leading her to question what kind of mother and businesswoman she wishes to...

In the wake of her husband Theo’s passing, 28-year-old Johanna van Gogh is left with nothing but her infant son, 200 of her brother-in-law’s paintings, and her husband’s dying wish: to make Vincent van Gogh a world-renowned artist. As Johanna sorts through the paintings, she uncovers the little-known stories of the women Vincent painted, leading her to question what kind of mother and businesswoman she wishes to be. A story about love, legacy, and reinvention.

Captain Darling

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

What if Peter Pan isn’t the hero and Captain Hook isn’t the villain? What if something more sinister is happening in Neverland? What if the stories handed down to us tell only part of the story? In this dark, feminist adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic, Kate Isabel Foley reimagines the characters we thought we knew and takes us on a journey in which Mrs. Darling and Wendy must decide whom to trust and how far...

What if Peter Pan isn’t the hero and Captain Hook isn’t the villain? What if something more sinister is happening in Neverland? What if the stories handed down to us tell only part of the story? In this dark, feminist adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic, Kate Isabel Foley reimagines the characters we thought we knew and takes us on a journey in which Mrs. Darling and Wendy must decide whom to trust and how far they would go to save those they love.

One Nice Family Dinner

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

Caught in the middle of her mothers’ crumbling marriage, Isabella takes to escaping into her storybook, which holds a fantasy world of magical creatures and underwater treasures. But when she’s dragged along to a multi-generational Jackson family barbecue, Isabella finds that her storybook may not be enough to block out the fighting over expensive heirlooms, a decades’-old puppet, and the perfect baked Alaska...

Caught in the middle of her mothers’ crumbling marriage, Isabella takes to escaping into her storybook, which holds a fantasy world of magical creatures and underwater treasures. But when she’s dragged along to a multi-generational Jackson family barbecue, Isabella finds that her storybook may not be enough to block out the fighting over expensive heirlooms, a decades’-old puppet, and the perfect baked Alaska. This is a story of family secrets, family shames, family cycles, and family recipes.

In the Backseat

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive meets A Christmas Carol in an introspective magical realism narrative told through multiple timelines and one woman’s car.

Twenty-two-year-old college dropout Harper is taking an impulsive road trip across the U.S., and she won’t stop until she reaches the coast–it’s the best way to outrun the ghosts from her past. Or maybe it’s not, considering her ghosts keep showing up in...

Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive meets A Christmas Carol in an introspective magical realism narrative told through multiple timelines and one woman’s car.

Twenty-two-year-old college dropout Harper is taking an impulsive road trip across the U.S., and she won’t stop until she reaches the coast–it’s the best way to outrun the ghosts from her past. Or maybe it’s not, considering her ghosts keep showing up in the backseat of her Subaru. Past exes, her roommate, it doesn’t matter who these uninvited hitchhikers are–they all have something to teach Harper, something to help her discover what she’s been hiding from herself.

But there’s one hitchhiker Harper can’t shake: the one she’s avoiding most, and the one who knows the most about Harper–like why she ran away in the first place.

Pride and Prejudice at Pemberley College

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

Elizabeth Bennet, sophomore at Pemberley College, has her sights set on revolutionizing the neuroscience field, but steering her sisters from disaster has become a full-time job: Jane is hopelessly in love with the kindhearted Charlie Bingley but can’t control her nerves, Lydia is determined to throw all caution to the wind to join the Delta Delta Delta sorority, and Mary . . . well, Mary’s up to something in...

Elizabeth Bennet, sophomore at Pemberley College, has her sights set on revolutionizing the neuroscience field, but steering her sisters from disaster has become a full-time job: Jane is hopelessly in love with the kindhearted Charlie Bingley but can’t control her nerves, Lydia is determined to throw all caution to the wind to join the Delta Delta Delta sorority, and Mary . . . well, Mary’s up to something in that dorm of hers.

Even Lizzy, who’s sworn off men and women alike until she finishes her studies, finds herself caught between charming swim star Wickham and the gorgeous—but stuck-up—Darcy Williams. Can Lizzy win the Fellowship Competition and protect her heart?

Breadsticks

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

Julia is on a mission to find love. But the harder she tries to find it, the more she's convinced the only love she'll find is in the bottomless breadsticks basket.

A 10-minute comedy about the trials and tribulations of dating in your twenties.

Julia is on a mission to find love. But the harder she tries to find it, the more she's convinced the only love she'll find is in the bottomless breadsticks basket.

A 10-minute comedy about the trials and tribulations of dating in your twenties.

Sigma Sigma Delta

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

Any girl would jump at the chance to be a part of the Sigma Sigma Delta sisterhood. Alex is the newest pledge, but does she have what it takes? A secret nighttime ritual and an increasingly invasive line of questioning heightens tensions between the SSD sisters. Maybe the all-powerful sorority president isn't as untouchable as she thinks she is.

Any girl would jump at the chance to be a part of the Sigma Sigma Delta sisterhood. Alex is the newest pledge, but does she have what it takes? A secret nighttime ritual and an increasingly invasive line of questioning heightens tensions between the SSD sisters. Maybe the all-powerful sorority president isn't as untouchable as she thinks she is.

Letters from Sappho

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

A writer struggling to find her voice accidentally discovers that she can send letters back in time to the Greek poet Sappho.

A writer struggling to find her voice accidentally discovers that she can send letters back in time to the Greek poet Sappho.

Ghost Light

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

Community theater actors Eli and Dean virtually celebrate at a distance the simultaneous opening and closing night of their musical production due to the rise of COVID-19 in the United States.

Community theater actors Eli and Dean virtually celebrate at a distance the simultaneous opening and closing night of their musical production due to the rise of COVID-19 in the United States.

Sharp-Tongued Women

by Kate Isabel Foley

Synopsis

When Lizzy Bennet meets the infamous Miss Darcy at a dinner party, what follows is a night of witty repartee, dancing, and, of course, sensual eye contact.

When Lizzy Bennet meets the infamous Miss Darcy at a dinner party, what follows is a night of witty repartee, dancing, and, of course, sensual eye contact.