Bio and Resume

Kristina Meek, Playwright Aspire Playwrights Collective Photos Play Synopses Greek to Me Miss Roberts if You're Nasty Public Relations and Copywriting Services Bio and Resume What's New

Education 


South Coast Repertory Theatre 
Playwriting III, Cecilia Fannon  Fall, 2006

Goldsmiths College, University of London 
M.A. Writing for Performance  July, 2004

Northern Kentucky University 
B.A. English, Minors in Theatre and Dance  December, 1997
cum laude

Plays

Salt, Light & Stars, a full-length drama

Cara and Grace, best friends since age 12, look back on how they were won over to fundamentalist Christianity during their teens, and decide how to move forward in light of adult relationships, sex, death and friendship.

Production history:  Aspire Playwrights Collective, San Diego, Stage Reading, 1/2006

Semi-Finalist for 2007 Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference

 

She, a two-act play with dance        

Take  a lyrical dance into the collective unconscious where the loving goddess dwells in all her forms: Maiden, Mother and Crone. Meet 9 women whose physical ages belie their spiritual ones.

Production history:  Athena Theatre Company, Los Angeles, Staged Reading, 10/2006

   Oval House Theatre, London, Staged Reading, 6/2004

 

Greek to Me, a one-act farce

Lying, cheating, jealousy, revenge… is it a Greek tragedy or an American high school?

Production history:  MadLab Theatre Company, Columbus Fringe Festival, Columbus, OH, 5/2006

Messenger Theatre Company Myth Festival, New York, Staged Reading, 6/2005

The Fault Line Theatre, San Diego, 1/2005

 

Miss Roberts if You’re Nasty, a one-act comedy

Barbie Millicent Roberts – you know her as Barbie Doll ™, takes the stage to defend herself, and shed some light on how women view themselves in modern society.

Production history:  Riverside Theatre, Walking the Wire Festival, Iowa City, IA, 10/2005

North Park Vaudeville Theatre, San Diego, 9/2005

The Fault Line Theatre, San Diego, 3/2005

 

The Day After Yesterday, a one-act comedy

The world government has decided to make everyone on the planet take a day off. Workaholic Gina’s sense of time spins out of control in a video game-like landscape.

Production history:  North Park Vaudeville Theatre, San Diego, 9/2005

                 Lestat’s Coffee House, San Diego, Staged Reading, 8/2003

 

Songs From the Basement, a one-act tragedy

Doug and Brandon have been best friends forever, but, beneath the surface both teenagers are still reeling from a tragic car crash a year earlier, as they were headed for the prom.

Production history:  The Mental Eclectic @ The Fault Line Theatre, San Diego, 3/2000

                                   The Muse Theatre Company, San Diego, Staged Reading, 2/2000

 

Balloon Animals, a one-act dramady

When Eve, a lazy but idealistic bookshop clerk meets, Rick, a homeless guy who makes balloon animals for money, she finds out her theories on life aren't bulletproof.

Production history: AASD Actor’s Festival, San Diego, 5/2000

 

Hear Me Roar, a ten-minute dark comedy

                A political debate that will make herstory.

Production history: AASD Actors’ Festival, San Diego, 7/2007