I am so pleased to announce that Boomerang Theatre Company right here in New York City has awarded me with a New Play Commission! Read all about it here. Very grateful to Tim Errickson and the entire team at Boomerang for this amazing opportunity ..read more

Hello everyone! I am pleased to announce that my play HYANNIS will be produced at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles next month. Information available here. I also started a Substack that is mostly about being diagnosed with ADHD in midlife, which has been a strange journey. I post about other things, too, but if you’re so inclined I have a free and paid option. It’s a great way to support my work! I just finished a draft of my brand new play - The World I Have Known - which goes into developmental readings next month. It’s good to be working again ..read more

Hi all, My friend and amazing playwright Leah Nanako Winkler was kind enough to interview me for this feature in American Theatre Magazine about class and income in the theatre. Having grown up in a working class background and having times where I was poor af trying to cobble together a theatre career, I was grateful to get to speak on this issue. Also, some other amazing playwrights like Nikole Bekwith, Patricia Ione-Lloyd, and Jose Rivera are interviewed. Check it out! http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/01/24/how-to-make-it-as-a-poor-theatre-artist-in-new-york-city/ Hope everyone is surviv ..read more

Was super proud and honored that WENDY AND THE NECKBEARDS was an Honorable Mention on this year’s Kilroys List. What a powerhouse group of plays to be included in! I went to the List Drop Party at WP Theater and had such a fantastic night meeting new writers and actors and hanging with friends old and new! I was also a finalist for the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program this year, a very exciting honor ..read more

It was a busy few months! THE WORST MOTHER IN THE WORLD closed at Halcyon Theatre in early May. The production went really well and we got a great review and audience feedback. So proud! I recently recorded a podcast interview with Play4Keeps about the play and the production, if you are interested. https://play4keeps.org/play4keeps-podcast-reflecting-experience-through-theatre-kari-bentley-quinn-and-marie-claire-erdynast/ My play HYANNIS was a semi-finalist for Seven Devils Playwriting Conference, as well as a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. I was also in the final round ..read more

So excited that my play HYANNIS will be one of four plays offered at Premiere Stages Play Festival at Kean University in Union, NJ! The reading is on March 15th at 7 pm. More information at the link below. Congratulations to my fellow Finalists! http://www.premierestagesatkean.com/current-shows We also made it into American Theatre Magazine, what a thrill. https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/03/05/premiere-stages-announces-2019-play-festival-finalists ..read more

So excited to formally announce that my play THE WORST MOTHER IN THE WORLD is having its World Premiere with Halcyon Theatre in Chicago! Previews start March 24 and it runs through early May. Seems right that my first show in a few years would be in a city I love so much. The crew at Halcyon has been a joy to work with so far. I think it’s gonna be great! All the information can be found on Halcyon’s website ..read more

So excited to announce that I am a part of this exciting new initiative started by the folks from Ashland New Plays Festival! Play4Keeps is a new way for people to hear new plays - in podcast form. The plays are performed by a group of talented actors and recorded for your listening pleasure. The site is still in beta, and they have a discounted subscription model. You have to subscribe to listen to the full play, but you can listen to an excerpt of my play THE WORST MOTHER IN THE WORLD for free. Such an exciting way to hear new plays ..read more

So proud that my play THE DIVER was a semi-finalist for the Playwrights Realm Writing Fellows Program this year. You can read about the other semi-finalists, finalists and new Fellows here. https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-Playwrights-Realm-Announces-2018-19-Writing-Fellows-20181001 My play WENDY AND THE NECKBEARDS was an Honorable Mention for the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award this year. I was among such esteemed company as Caridad Svitch and Eleanor Burgess. Congrats to Martyna Majok who took home the prize, and rockstar Gina Femia who was the runner up! http://www.wom ..read more

Hi friends! So excited to announce that this weekend is the workshop of my play, THE OCEAN THOUGHT NOTHING. I am thrilled to be working on this play again, directed by the talented Lana Russell, and with an amazing cast. This is a barebones work-in-progress workshop, but we have all been working so hard over the past few weeks and I think the script is looking really strong. Here are the deets: THE OCEAN THOUGHT NOTHING A workshop in-progress (supported by Goldfish Memory Productions) By Kari Bentley-Quinn Directed by Lana Russell When seventeen year old aspiring marine biologist Colleen goe ..read more