Kevin Kautzman

About

Kevin is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter and co-host of the Art of Darkness podcast. Originally from North Dakota, he holds degrees from the University of Minnesota (BA, History & Philosophy ’03) and the University of Texas at Austin (MFA, Creative Writing, Michener Fellow ’13). His work is published by Broadway Play Publishing, Oberon and Playscripts. and has been reviewed in a variety of outlets including the Dallas Morning News, the Guardian, Time Out London and the Pioneer Press.

Kevin first studied playwriting at the Royal Court’s young writers program and has received both the Jerome and Michener fellowships as well as a number of awards and scholarships, including the UK International Student Playscript (COYOTE), the Kernodle and the Southwestern Playwriting awards (DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP) and the Sewanee and Kenyon playwriting scholarships. His IRIS with Red Eye in Minneapolis was named best playwriting by Lavender Magazine’s year in review. He has been a finalist for the Yale Drama Series (THEN WAVES), the Pen Center USA (THEN WAVES, WOLF CRY WOLF), and the Princess Grace (DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP) awards in addition to the Lila Acheson Wallace program at Juilliard (MODERATION). His drama DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP was nominated for an Offie and is available from Oberon. His work has appeared in the UK and US through and at Dixon Place, the Finborough, History Theatre, the Living Theatre, Page 73, the Playwrights’ Center, Red Eye, Spooky Action Theatre and Theatre503. In 2017 Kevin worked on BBQ Films Emmy-nominated live theatrical ECoin Launch Party, in support of MR ROBOT.

Most recently his new play MODERATION received online readings from Spooky Action, Broad Horizons, Up and the Blank theatres. In collaboration with London-based director Abbie Lucas, he’s at work on numerous original feature screenplays and a concept for television – one of these screenplays, a dramedy called GREY DUCK, was a top three selection in the Hamilton Film Festival 2021. He is co-founder of the experimental theatre writers Cut Edge Collective and Bad Mouth Theatre Company. He lives in Saint Paul.