GORGEOUS
“In my writing, I focus on the ugly, messy complexity of being a human being. I think the unforgivable sin in theatre is to bore.”
"This play asks a question I find urgent and deeply personal: what does it truly mean for women — especially Asian American women and AFAB folks — to center themselves in a world that tells them not to. Gorgeous is about disrupting cycles of learned social violence, and daring to believe you are worthy of your own care and attention."
Keiko Green (Playwright, Screenwriter & Performer)
(she/her) is a playwright, screenwriter and performer based in Los Angeles and Seattle. Productions include: You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! (South Coast Rep; Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Upcoming), Empty Ride (Old Globe), Young Dragon (Seattle Children’s Theatre, Kennedy Center – Upcoming), Gorgeous (Raven Theatre), Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play (Old Globe; San Francisco Playhouse; Pork Filled/SIS Productions – Upcoming), Hells Canyon (Theater Mu; Washington Ensemble Theatre – Upcoming), The Bed Trick (Seattle Shakespeare Company; Artists Repertory Theatre – Upcoming), Wad (American Lives Theatre – Upcoming), Sharon (Cygnet Theatre) and Hometown Boy (Actors Express; Seattle Public Theater). Her plays have been developed by the Old Globe, the Kennedy Center, the National New Play Network, Playwrights Realm, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company, and twice by the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference.
Past and Current Affiliations: CTG Writers Workshop, Geffen Writers Group, Seattle Rep Writers Group, ACT Core Company, Chance Resident Playwright, Theater Mu’s Mu Tang Clan. She currently holds commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club/Sloan Foundation and Atlantic Theatre Company. Awards/Honors: Susan Blackburn Award Finalist, Kilroys List, San Diego Critics Circle Award (Outstanding New Play), Gregory Award (Outstanding New Play), Sound on Stage Award (Outstanding New Play).
As a screenwriter, she has worked on multiple projects, including Hulu’s Interior Chinatown and Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles. As an actor, she has performed at theaters nationwide and originated the role of Connie in Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap at the Denver Center and Seattle Rep. BFA: NYU Drama – Experimental Theatre Wing, MFA: UCSD Playwriting.
Cat Ramirez (director)
Cat Ramirez (Director) (they/he/she) is a queer, mixed race, Philly-based performance director and producer who loves logistical puzzles, community meals, and bisexual lighting. Some of their favorite directing projects include She Was a Conquistawhore with Rachel O’Hanlon Rodriguez and Die Cast, Letters to the Moon and deciphering the knots in the pine beams with Mel Hsu, Half Magic with Joseph Ahmed, Meet Murasaki Shikibu with Tiny Dynamite (Barrymore nomination for Outstanding Direction), Young Americans with Theatre Horizon, and Space Opera with Obvious Agency. They have produced and developed programming for the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Asian Arts Initiative, and Lightning Rod Special, and their writing has appeared in American Theatre Magazine. Cat is the outgoing Creative Director for Philly Asian Performing Artists (PAPA), and the current Creative Producer for Obvious Agency. They serve as a Board Member of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation. They are an alumni of the National New Play Network’s Producer-In-Residence Program and have been recognized by Governor Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs for their contributions to Asian American Theatre in the state of Pennsylvania.
Brenny Campbell* (Bernie) (Actor)
Brenny is an actor whose two great loves are developing new plays and loving complicated characters into existence. WAM Theatre: Debut. Selected Theatre Credits Elsewhere: Capital Rep (Becky Nurse of Salem, A Sherlock Carol, Blithe Spirits, among others), Florida Studio Theatre (Hand to God, Handy Award Best Featured Actress), Arkansas Rep, InterAct Theatre Co., Majestic Theatre, Bristol Riverside Theatre, among others. TV: Gotham (Fox), the other two. (Max) Creative inspiration: Brenny is inspired by the human potential for love and growth, and by her husband, Dale, and son, Nolan. Membership: Actors Equity Association. Proud client of Boals, Winnett and Assoc. Selected training: MopCo Improv Theatre Alumna, BATS intensive, Shakespeare and Co.Final word: Genee, we’re playing together! Connect: www.brennycampbell.com
Annie Fang* (Jenny) (Actor & Singer)
Annie is an actor and singer from Potomac, MD. She has a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and doesn’t really need to say much more about that. Most recently: Men on Boats at Nantucket Performing Arts Center. Off-Broadway: Cymbeline (NAATCO), Your Own Personal Exegesis (LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater), SHHHH (Atlantic Theater Company). Also in NYC: LOBSTER (The Tank), A Woman Among Women (Bushwick Starr/New Georges), Usus (Clubbed Thumb), and other stuff! Connect: fang-annie.com
