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American playwright
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Kate Tarker (born 1984) is an American playwright.
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Kate Tarker | |
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| Education | Interlochen Arts Academy, Reed College |
| Alma mater | Yale University M.F.A., 2014 |
| Known for | Playwright |
| Website | katetarker |
Early Life and Education
Tarker was born in New Jersey. At age 5, her family moved to a small village outside of Pirmasens, Germany, where she lived until she left to attend Interlochen Arts Academy as a visual artist.[1]
Career
In 2016, Tarker participated in a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference, where she developed her play Laura and the Sea.
Tarker's plays An Almanac for Farmer's and Lover's in Mexico and Laura and the Sea were listed on the 2015 and 2016 Kilroys' Lists, which recognize excellence in un-produced or rarely produced works by women, transgender, and non-binary playwrights.
Tarker's play Dionysus was Such a Nice Man was selected by the Wilma Theater to be their first "HotHouse" commission. The Wilma produced the world premier in 2019, directed by Dominique Serrand.[2]
Her writing has also appeared in The Paris Review[3], and in the McSweeney's anthology "I Know What’s Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom," edited by Shelly Oria.[4]
Works
- Original Plays
- Thunderbodies (2014)
- An Almanac for Farmers and Lovers in Mexico ()
- Laura and the Sea (2015)
- God is Dead Let's Make Love (2016)
- Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man (2019)
- Montag (2022)
Musicals
- The Counterfeit Opera (book and lyrics; composer, Dan Schlosberg) (2025)
Collaborations
- A Period of Animate Existence (co-librettist; principals, Troy Herion, Mimi Lien, Dan Rothenberg (2017)
Awards
- 2017: Paula Vogel Playwriting Award[5]