Mary Lyon Kamitaki

Mary Lyon Kamitaki

Mary is a script writer and dubbing script adapter based in New York City.

She writes comedies about young women with mixed identities who are totally unprepared for what they're going through. Her plays and TV pilots tend to feature teenagers discovering that none of the rules make sense, imagining a better future, and realizing that they're probably gay. Mary is currently developing...
Mary is a script writer and dubbing script adapter based in New York City.

She writes comedies about young women with mixed identities who are totally unprepared for what they're going through. Her plays and TV pilots tend to feature teenagers discovering that none of the rules make sense, imagining a better future, and realizing that they're probably gay. Mary is currently developing new work as a member of the Interstate 73 Writers' Group at Page 73.
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Her debut play was produced by Playwrights Arena in Los Angeles and has been developed at the Alliance Theatre, A Noise Within, Open Fist Theatre Company, Pasadena Playhouse, Skylight Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California. Her work has also received semifinalist status for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and I73 Playwriting Fellowship, and finalist status for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, the Asian Pacific American Friends of Theatre & Artists at Play Emerging Playwright Commission, and the Humanitas PLAY LA Workshop.
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MFA Dramatic Writing, USC. BA Math and Media Studies, Pomona College.

Plays

  • Fuck That I Wanna Be Famous by Mary Lyon Kamitaki
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: reality tv, ABSURD LGBTQ + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: reality tv, ABSURD LGBTQ, LGBTQ, adaptation, contemporary romance, comedy, comic surrealism
    A surreal comedic adaptation of No Exit set in the world of a reality TV dating show. Four women arrive on set, ready to compete for the man of their dreams, but quickly find themselves trapped with only each other--and one mysterious producer-- for company. As the night goes on, secrets surface and reality begins to break down, forcing the contestants to decide how much they'll sacrifice in order to fall in love on TV.
  • King of Maricopa County by Mary Lyon Kamitaki
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Family. Gay. LGBTQ, LGBTQ + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, political, tragedy
    Keyword: Family. Gay. LGBTQ, LGBTQ, political, romance
    When Duke, a conservative talk radio personality, marries Casandra, he fears she’ll clash with his adult son Freddie. Instead, Casandra and Freddie fall in love, forcing them to choose between their loyalty to Duke and each other while Duke fights to avenge his pride and regain control over his family. An adaptation of the Spanish Golden Age tragedy Castigo sin Venganza, by Lope de Vega.
  • Southernmost by Mary Lyon Kamitaki
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Hawaii, Hawaiian + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Hawaii, Hawaiian, multi-cultural, Fathers and Daughters, retirement, asian
    When a lava flow threatens his town, a retired fisherman in rural Hawaii struggles to stand his ground despite his family's warnings.
  • Failure to Thrive by Mary Lyon Kamitaki
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: aging, dying + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: aging, dying, death, family, family memory
    When 90-year-old Magda’s family arrives for a visit, she surprises them with a request: she’d like them to help her die. As Magda retreats deeper into her own dreams and memories, her daughters battle over how to handle the crisis. Eventually, her granddaughter Lola is left alone with Magda, forced to make a choice between honoring her grandmother's request and prolonging her life.
  • Top of the World by Mary Lyon Kamitaki
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Sovereignty, colonialism + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, science fiction
    Keyword: Sovereignty, colonialism, feminism, apocalypse
    Four delinquent teen girls on a service trip wake up alone on the island of Kaho'olawe, without their chaperones, and surrounded by unexploded ordnance leftover from WWII. With no hope of rescue-- or any sign of what happened to everyone else-- they must learn to survive and build their own society, while leaving behind the old one.