WRITING

I write across multiple genres. My publications and productions include:

• My zines being sold at Spectator Books in Oakland, CA.

• My writing being published in Hearth & Coffin, The Winnow, beestung (Nominated for Best American Science Fiction/Fantasy 2023), Punk Monk Magazine, and Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine.

• My plays being performed at Lyric Theatre, UCLA, and Rubicon Theatre.

• My film/spoken word piece being shown at New York City Theatre.

VISUAL ART 

I create costumes, props, makeup looks, set pieces. I also make paintings, collages, and comics. My work has been featured at photobooths in Seattle, in storefront windows in downtown San Francisco, and published in various online and print anthologies.

DIRECTING/PRODUCING

INSPIRED BY. . .

Director (Mirror Stage. Seattle, WA.)

I directed a short play as part of Mirror Stage’s festival of short works inspired by an ongoing research-based, journalistic podcast about Seattle history. I utilized unique staging and a Viewpoints-informed approach to connect with performers and audience members and help tell a story about art, community, and the coexistence of hope and hopelessness.

RECOVER: A CABARET BY AND FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS 

Producer and host (Copious Love Productions. Seattle, WA.)

This was a cabaret variety show by and for people with mental illness. I created a fundraising campaign to pay my cast and crew a rate above industry standard. This was a powerful community event where we felt empowered to tell our own stories.

DANGER ANGEL 

Director and Producer (Copious Love Productions. Seattle, WA.)

A durational drag solo show about queer revolution, living with strong emotions, and turning your pain neon so it glows. This show explores a lifelong obsession with angels and fairies. I embody my status as a grieving social outcast and find my power in this “monologue through music.”

VARIOUS DRAG PIECES (Seattle, WA. )

Director and deviser

I worked with multiple performers and writers in Seattle to create group numbers and duets.

SHATTERED GLASS PROJECT

Director (Seattle, WA.)

I worked with the Shattered Glass Project as a director. I helped them develop their program dedicated to empowering theatre artists oppressed on the basis of gender.

PERFORMANCE

Theatre

 ½ A CRAYON (Reboot Theatre)

MAD WOMAN (12 Minutes Max Festival)

DANGER ANGEL (Copious Love Productions)

PRIVATE LIVES  (Reboot Theatre)



Film

TO BE (Lore Media)

Other

Drag/dance/movement performer and host in Seattle nightlife under the name Arrhythmio. Performed at venues across the city and internationally from 2017-2020.

STAGE CREW/MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATIVE 

INTIMAN THEATRE
Administrative assistant

WELCOME TO ARROYO’S
Assistant stage manager

PEACHES CHRIST PRODUCTIONS/QURB MAGAZINE
Wardrobe crew for touring productions

OJAI PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE
Dramaturgical intern

EDITING

I edit/curate Trash Wonderland.

I am on the editorial team of Punk Monk Magazine, where I read flash fiction and poetry submissions.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

I trained at UCLA’s Master of Fine Arts program in Theatre, Film, and Television with a concentration in playwriting; Ojai Playwrights Conference; and Rubicon Theatre.

B.A. in English Literature from Lewis & Clark College  (Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude, Dean’s List, editor of a literary journal)

RESEARCH

 
I received a grant to research the poet Frank O’Hara. I visited archives and various locations in NYC and wrote about community, queerness, and the artistic revolution of the post-WW II era in NYC.

I have assisted on academic and professional research projects, including working in archives and providing dramaturgical perspectives.

I have written works about the medical humanities, gender non-conforming historical figures, and am fascinated by our world and creatures that fight the concept that they do not belong.

TEACHING

I teach workshops on creative writing and multidisciplinary artistic practice with a concentration on character building, dialogue, and creating work within capitalistic constraints.

Questions/inquires/sample requests: kitlascher@gmail.com