Kiley Gaddis

Kiley Gaddis is a playwright based in Brooklyn, NY originally from Austin, TX where she earned a BA in Theatre Arts and Writing from St. Edward's University. She was also a part of the Powerhouse Theatre Training Program at Vassar College with a concentration in playwriting in 2023. Through her education, she has been able to conceptualize many new works, executively direct dramatic reading productions, and work with and alongside Equity talent in an AEA house regional theatre.
She most enjoys creating stories that contain topics and themes such as: gender and sexuality, complex family dynamics, weird creatures, neuroticism, the body, women being funny, and super awkward cringey moments in life.
Her work has been produced off and off-off Broadway at theatres such as Soho Playhouse...

Kiley Gaddis is a playwright based in Brooklyn, NY originally from Austin, TX where she earned a BA in Theatre Arts and Writing from St. Edward's University. She was also a part of the Powerhouse Theatre Training Program at Vassar College with a concentration in playwriting in 2023. Through her education, she has been able to conceptualize many new works, executively direct dramatic reading productions, and work with and alongside Equity talent in an AEA house regional theatre.
She most enjoys creating stories that contain topics and themes such as: gender and sexuality, complex family dynamics, weird creatures, neuroticism, the body, women being funny, and super awkward cringey moments in life.
Her work has been produced off and off-off Broadway at theatres such as Soho Playhouse, Brooklyn Art Haus, and The Chain. Additional credit to playwriting cohorts in affiliation with Theatre Write Now (2026), The Table Read Co. (2026), and Purple Light Theatre Productions (2024/25).
In her spare time, you can find her reading, journaling, and trying new recipes with a lot of vegetables in them, probably. Please feel free to inquire regarding opinions on the latest season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
website: kileygaddis.com

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Scripts

The Daily Grind

by Kiley Gaddis

1
Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy

A group of 20-something baristas (and starving post-grad theatre makers) navigate the challenges of customer service, capitalism, and messy interpersonal relationships, asking whether or not artistic fulfillment is worth the sacrifice of financial security.

A group of 20-something baristas (and starving post-grad theatre makers) navigate the challenges of customer service, capitalism, and messy interpersonal relationships, asking whether or not artistic fulfillment is worth the sacrifice of financial security.

The Big Slug

by Kiley Gaddis

Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy

It's Nora's brother Lou's birthday, and Nora wants desperately to impress and reignite their relationship over the course of a weekend camping trip. Things become complicated once Nora's roommate Matty joins the mix, and Nora doesn't realize that both her brother and roommate have complicated feelings for each other and have kept it a secret from her for over a year. Also, Nora has a banana slug living inside of...

It's Nora's brother Lou's birthday, and Nora wants desperately to impress and reignite their relationship over the course of a weekend camping trip. Things become complicated once Nora's roommate Matty joins the mix, and Nora doesn't realize that both her brother and roommate have complicated feelings for each other and have kept it a secret from her for over a year. Also, Nora has a banana slug living inside of her that she needs to throw up in order to keep her brother alive and well. A play about eldest daughter syndrome and carrying things inside of us we can't carry alone.

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My Best Friend's Fish

by Kiley Gaddis

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy

When Melanie takes a spur of the moment vacation, Henry is tasked with watching his best friend’s fish until she returns. As he occupies the space, he is forced to come to terms with the harmful nature of his longest and most affected friendship. A new play about codependency, self-worth, and what it means to be therapized by a talking fish.

When Melanie takes a spur of the moment vacation, Henry is tasked with watching his best friend’s fish until she returns. As he occupies the space, he is forced to come to terms with the harmful nature of his longest and most affected friendship. A new play about codependency, self-worth, and what it means to be therapized by a talking fish.

Divine Feminine, or The Male Validation Play

by Kiley Gaddis

2
Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
fantasy,
satire

On the night of the full moon, three college-aged women plan on having a night of unabashed fun. The night in question however is completely thrown for a loop when one of them unexpectedly decides to invite a guy, completely transforming the way the friends treat themselves and one another.​

On the night of the full moon, three college-aged women plan on having a night of unabashed fun. The night in question however is completely thrown for a loop when one of them unexpectedly decides to invite a guy, completely transforming the way the friends treat themselves and one another.​

Hourglass

by Kiley Gaddis

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

In a series of dressing rooms, a mother helps her daughter choose a dress for her high school prom.

In a series of dressing rooms, a mother helps her daughter choose a dress for her high school prom.