Georgette Kelly
Playwright
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Farewell Opportunity – Chicago, IL
A commission in the works from Filament Theatre
November 2023 – In the Belly of the Whale – Chicago, IL
Mainstage Workshop Production at Northeastern Illinois University
Directed by Leslie Hull
Past...
2022
November-December 2022 – Farewell Opportunity – Chicago, IL
A touring workshop production with and for students
Directed by Julie Ritchey
Produced by Emmi Hilger
October 2022 – The Dr. Jeannie Blaustein Reimagine Award
Georgette was an inaugural recipient of this award for her work "transforming
mortality and loss into action, impact, and beauty"
Award conferred by Reimagine
Spring 2022 – Workshop on Post-Traumatic Growth
A cohort-based artistic exploration of growth after grief
Hosted by Reimagine and the Covid Grief Network
2021
A hiatus.
2020
September 20, 2020 @ 3pm CDT – Open Books Read-A-Thon
A creative writing class via Zoom for 6-12th graders to benefit Open Books
Read about Open Books here
F*ck la vie d'artiste – Kilroys List
Thanks to the Kilroys for including this piece in their list of 2020 plays
by women, trans, and non-binary writers that were cancelled or
postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
See the full list here
North Star – Chicago, IL
A workshop in the Victory Gardens Ignition Festival
Directed by Jess Hutchinson
Summer 2020 (cancelled due to differences with leadership)
Read about it here
In the Belly of the Whale – Wash., DC
World Premiere at Taffety Punk
Directed by Lise Bruneau
Spring 2020 (cancelled due to Covid)
Farewell Opportunity – Wash., DC
A workshop with New Visions/New Voices at The Kennedy Center
Directed by Julie Ritchey
Spring 2020 (cancelled due to Covid)
See a video about the process here
F*ck la vie d'artiste – Wash., DC
World Premiere at Rorschach Theatre
Directed by Jenny McConnell Frederick
Spring 2020 (cancelled due to Covid)
World Premiere at Filament Theatre
2020 (not slated due to Covid)
February 7-9, 2020 – I Carry Your Heart – Maple Park, IL
A reading series with the Kaneland Arts Initiative
2019
2018-2019 – Goodman Playwrights Unit – Chicago, IL
A new commission and residency with the Goodman
More info here
November 14-23, 2019 – how to hero – Chicago, IL
Mainstage Workshop Production at Northeastern Illinois University
Directed by Julie Ritchey
More info here
August 23-24, 2019 – North Star – Creede, CO
A reading as part of the Headwaters New Play Festival at Creede Rep
More info here
July 29 - August 2, 2019 – how to hero – Chicago, IL
A workshop to develop this play with help from youth ages 9-12,
as part of Filament Theatre's summer camp
More info here
July 5, 2019 – Portrait (holding a mirror) – Chicago, IL
A reading in process as part of the Goodman Playwrights Unit
Directed by Vanessa Stalling
More info here
June 15, 2019 @11am – Master Class – San Diego, CA
A master class in visual dramaturgy at Diversionary Theatre
More info here
June 15, 2019 – F*ck la vie d'artiste – San Diego, CA
A reading in the Spark New Play Festival at Diversionary Theatre
Directed by Heidi Handelsman
More info here
March-April 2019 – how to hero – Chicago, IL
Children's Theatre Workshop Production at Northeastern Illinois University
Directed by Adam Goldstein
March 25-April 14, 2019 – I Carry Your Heart – NY, NY
Athena Theatre Company at 59E59
Directed by Cate Caplin
More info here
January 11-13, 2019 – Fragile Filigree Love – Chicago, IL
Theatre of Western Springs
Directed by Edward Pinkowski
More info here
2018
November 8-18, 2018 – North Star – Chicago, IL
A workshop production at North Park University
Directed by Jess Hutchinson
More info here
September 23, 2018 – I Carry Your Heart – Tempe, AZ
A reading at the Bridge Initiative Theatre
Directed by Sandra Crews
More info here
August 2018 – Fragile Filigree Love – Published
Clockhouse Literary Magazine, Volume Six
Buy yours here
June 2018 – Faith in a Fallen World – Kalamazoo, MI
A Workshop in the Activate: Midwest New Play Festival at Western Michigan University
Directed by Mark Liermann
June 2018 – Fragile Filigree Love – Toronto, Canada
Produced by the InspiraTO Festival, Canada’s largest 10-minute play Festival.
Directed by Melissa (Max) Fearon
April 8, 2018 @ 4pm – Faith in a Fallen World – Washington DC
A Workshop in Rorschach Theatre’s Magic in Rough Spaces Festival
Directed by Cara Gabriel
Dramaturgy by Alan Katz
February 12, 2018 – Ballast – San Diego, CA
Ballast named Best New Play at the Craig Noel Awards
February 3, 2018 @ 2pm – Faith in a Fallen World – Chicago, IL
A Reading as part of Chicago Dramatists’ Saturday Series
Directed by Jen Poulin
January 1-6, 2018 – North Star – Creede, CO
A Workshop with the National Winter Playwrights Retreat
2017
December 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – Faith in a Fallen World – Chicago, IL
A Workshop with Something Marvelous
Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary
November 11, 2017 @ 2pm – Ballast – Chicago, IL
A Reading as part of Chicago Dramatists’ Saturday Series
Directed by Megan Carney, Artistic Director of About Face Theatre
November 11-12, 2017 – Fresh Timber / Frozen Time – Chicago, IL
Produced as part of Filament Theatre’s Crossing Six Corners Festival
Directed by Julie Ritchey
August 25 – September 10, 2017 – Ballast – Minneapolis, MN
Produced by 20% Theatre Company at Mixed Blood
Directed by Claire Avitabile
September 10-13, 2017 – The You You Hear – Chicago, IL
A 10-minute play in Bechdel Fest 5: Identity Crisis, Broken Nose Theatre
Directed by Jen Poulin
July 26-30, 2017 – F*ck la vie d’artiste – New York, NY
A Workshop Production with Eccentric Theatre Company
Directed by Chelsea Anderson-Long
June 17, 2017 @ 11am – F*ck la vie d’artiste – Washington, DC
A Workshop at the DC Source Festival
Directed by Lila Rachel Becker
June 28 – July 2, 2017 – North Star – Ely, MN
A Residency at Tofte Lake Center
Curated by Joanna Garner and Liz Engelman
May 18-June 10, 2017 – I Carry Your Heart – Los Angeles, CA
Produced by Bootleg Theatre as part of the Hope on Stage Playwriting Award
Directed by Jessica Hanna
May 4 – June 4, 2017 – Ballast – San Diego, CA
Produced by Diversionary Theatre
Directed by Matt M. Morrow
April 27-29, 2017 – I Carry Your Heart – Ithaca, NY
Produced by Hangar Theatre as part of the Hope on Stage Playwriting Award
Directed by Jeremy Webb
Photo Credit: Joe Mazza at Brave Lux