Great at causing drama and putting it on paper—all from his small, overpriced apartment in Manhattan.
Current
Kevin Renn’s New York Times ‘Modern Love’ essay The Manny Diaries, is now available on the Modern Love podcast; July 2022 .
This past fall, Kevin was semi-finalist for Austin Film Festival (Playwriting Competition), and an artist fellow at MacDowell
In-Development
Starring, Sonya Beaumont (Film Spec)
In an attempt to save her career, a Hollywood film star begins rehearsal for her first Broadway play, only to discover; she has major stage fright.
Agency (TV Pilot)
A group of young, newly promoted talent agents must navigate their high stress positions amidst a crushing PR firestorm regarding the agency’s president.
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01
BLACKS + PHATS
BY KEVIN RENN
(3f, 2m)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Black Panther Party; Michael Jackson? BLACKS+PHATS is a satirical, vignette play about black cultural issues, body image, fetishism, and their representation in modern society.
Development
Festival Playhouse at Kalamazoo College, 2022 [Production]
02
Jungle Juice
BY KEVIN RENN
(3m, 2f)
On the eve of their college graduation, six friends gather together to celebrate with one final rager – but after the night takes a surprising turn, the group is forced to confront both their uncertain futures, and a troubling secret that looms between them.
Development
Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, 2021 [Workshop]
The Artist Co-op Development Series, 2019 [Workshop]
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 2017 [Reading]
03
Location, Location, Location
BY KEVIN RENN
(3m, 3w)
The comedic story of two friends who secure their dream apartment in New York City, but soon discover, amidst cheeky mix-ups and humorous turmoil, that appearances can be deceiving.
Development
Little Island (NYC), 2022 [Reading]
04
Showcase: A Rehearsal Musical
BOOK & LYRICS BY KEVIN RENN
MUSIC & LYRICS BY ERIN J. REIFLER
(7 performers,
f/m/non-binary)
A group of BFA musical theatre college students come together the night before their college showcase, hoping to get through a smooth final rehearsal. To their surprise, their last run through is anything but smooth.
Development
The Green Room 42, Sep 2022 [Concert]
29hr Reading, Aug 2022 [Workshop]
Emerson College, Oct/Nov 2021 [Workshop]
Manhattan School of Music, Spring 2022 [Workshop]
Residency & Honors
Macdowell
Playwriting Fellow, 2023
The Sable Project
Summer Artist Residency, 2021
SPACE on Ryder Farm
Greenhouse Residency (Finalist), 2020
About
Kevin Renn currently resides with two roommates, a bamboo plant, a vinyl copy of Whoopi Goldberg: Live on Broadway, and the dream of one day affording a studio apartment.
