Writing Resume

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• NEW: Serendipity. Upheaval within two families when a fifty year old man discovers the child he fathered some twenty years past. 
• NEW: Judith Keith: Currently under option  by producer Cady McClain, Judith Keith follows the heroine of Bertolt Brecht's through her ordeal, leaving Germany, fleeing to Amsterdam before settling in New York where she must confront her past in order to have a future. 
• A Fox in the Henhouse:  (Formerly The Little Sisters of Littleton )                                     FUTUREFEST FINALIST, 2022   "... destined to be produced from sea to shining Seattle. The story of two sisters who find that sisterly love is just as valuable as romantic love may not sound as if it would offer belly laugh after titanic belly laugh, but Kate Katcher's witty and warm script will have theatergoers doing just that. In between, they'll also be wiping occasional emotional tears from their eyes. Here's the quintessential audience pleaser that will still be performed when Justin Bieber files for Social Security. Don't miss the chance to partake of its wonders.  -- Peter Filichia, Broadway Radio 
• The 36th Line: Winner of the Dorothy Silver Playwriting Award, finalist for the National Playwright's Conference, O'Neill Center, this six-character play weaves an old Hebrew legend about the Lamed  , 36 Just individuals, and the modern concept of co-dependence
• Margot: Romantic comedy in which nn aging actress with an abject fear of commitment does her level best to sabotage a truly wonderful relationship.
• Remember: In development. An old man struggles with reality as he fixates on a past transgression.

One-Acts: 

• Missus Dobbs, American:  Martha Dobbs arrives at the airport and January 7th to discover she has been placed on the No-Fly list. FBI agent McCaffrey will help her understand why. Rogue Theater Festival, Sharon Playhouse, New Jersey and San Francisco Film Festivals Semi-finalist.  (20 minutes)
• Sufi Dancing: A one-act play that confronts homelesssness and the stress of inner-city life.
• First Impressions: A one-act play about coping with inner-city life.

Short Plays: 

• Aftershock: A tender play about resiliency. Survivor of a school shooting, a young man has learned  about  the precarious nature of life and to seize  joy whenever he can. Multiple productions including TAW One-Act Festival, Queens One-Act Festival, and The Grief Project and at TheaterWorks New Milford, summer 2026.
• Inclination: Romance and word play as a bride-to-be faces her fears of climbing a mountain and getting married. Produced at The Chain Theatre Winter One-act Festival, 2025
• Thanksgiving at Shady Pines: Rebellion in an assisted living facility over who provided the festive meal. Boston Theatre Marathon, the Wilbury Theatre Group, 2024.
• Bassinette: A woman and her daughter answer an ad for a free bassinette with a strange purpose in mind. Ridgefield Theatre Barn, 2023
• Scarsdale: A chance encounter on a commuter train changes the course of a woman's day, and maybe her life. Published in Best Ten Minute Plays, 2021, Smith and Kraus
• Blue Skies with Approaching Storm: A visit to an art gallery turns a trip down memory lane into a domestic nightmare. Published by ArtAge Senior Resource Center
• Bread: A husband and wife are confronted with the shortage of bread at the start of the Covid pandemic. Published in Laughter is the Best Medicine: Forty-five 5-Minute Plays  in the Time of Coronavirus
• A Nice Drive: Husband and Wife take turns behind the wheel on their way to a leisurely dinner.
• Plannng Ahead: Husband and Wife try to make funeral arrangements.
• Decisions, Decisions: Husband and Wife at odds with any sort of plans.
• Like Father, Like Son?: AN 18th birthday reunion and surprise.
• 1963: In Mysterious Ways: A Doctor and his wife grapple with the abortion issue at a historic moment in time.
• Layover at Reagan National- A three-hour layover tskes an unusual turn.
• Happy Thanksgiving, Is It?: The mother of boys deals with a lonely holiday.

36  Published by Vine Leaves Press, Release date July 7. 2026.  See page above.

• Dino's Business: An odd friendship with a mentally handicapped man leads a disgruntled bus driver to straighten out his life. Quarterfinalist, Certificate of Merit, Cinestory Screenwriting Awards, 2002.
• Second Chance: A frustrated musician looks back on his life and the choice he made that dashed his dreams.
• Full Circle: A horrible realization leads a man to believe he has inadvertently married his daughter. Optioned by The Entertainment Alliance under the title Within the Circle. Originally optioned by Jon Gordon Productions.
• Doubleplay: A girls baseball team aspires to take on the minor league. Optioned by lion TV.

• Useless: Two college boys deal with the consequences of a parent's actions. (Drama)
• The Goldfish Bowl: The daily struggles of young girls in a teen shelter are put aside when the City announces its closing. (Drama)
• Camp Kawanahana: A freak snow-storm hits a summer camp in Maine. (Comedy)
• Peer Review: The all-student review board in a private school tackles discipline for some wacky offenders. (Comedy)
• Seven Minutes in Heaven: two adolescents find themselves locked in a room, expected to 'make-out' for seven minutes. (Comedy)
• Teens At the Mall: four teenage girls and one baby sister cruise the boys at a typical mall. (Comedy)
• Cars: Teenage girls sneak out for a night on the town. (Comedy)
• Filling the Void: three middle-schoolers return to school after skipping out for lunch to find it empty, (Comedy)
• I Fixed It: two young sisters hatch a plan to prevent their father from leaving.

Essays and  ramblings:

Things To Do When You're Dead

• Katie's Secret: an educational film dealing with sexual abuse among teens.
• My Body / My Buddy: Rainbow Media
• Katie's Keys: Drug use among nurses.
• Caring & Sharing: Rainbow Media

MFA in Creative and Professional Writing, specializing in Playwriting

Western Connecticut  State University

BFA in Acting,  Boston University