Cathy Earnest
About Cathy!
Cathy Earnest's newest play, THE ARK, was read at Chicago Dramatists in 2023 as completion of her MA in Playwriting from Wilkes University. Her play ANOTHER BONE was a finalist at both the O'Neill (2013) and The Ashland New Play Festival (2014) and went on to a production at Chicago's Redtwist Theatre. Her short play "Disappearing" won Take Ten Festival in NYC. She has been a resident at the Millay Colony and Byrdcliffe. She taught Writing at the University of Illinois and DePaul University and has Master degree in fiction from the Writer’s Program at the University of Illinois Writers. She is currently a candidate for the MFA in playwriting at Wilkes University. She lives in Chicago, is active with Chicago Dramatists in Chicago, and is currently on their Board of Directors.
Select Works
Pastor Kris, a charismatic pastor, sees what’s needed in the world and knows she is God’s appointed leader to make it happen. THE ARK is about what can happen when someone is very, very sure of themselves.
The Ark
What to do when, five years after 9-11, the bones of your first husband start arriving at the door. And what to do when someone says, “No - this bone is your husband’s and that one is mine.”
Another Bone
Who are you? Why are we sitting on a cloud? And—OH!— why are my feet fading away?
Disappearing