Playwright bio.

Hanna Kime (she/her) is a Jeff-Nominated Chicago-based playwright and screenwriter originally from St. Louis, Missouri. Her full-length work has been presented or developed with theatres such as the Goodman, Berkeley Rep, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, A Red Orchid, Steep, Jackalope, [producingbody], Bramble, the New Coordinates, UP, Broken Nose, Sideshow, where she was an ensemble member, and First Floor, where she previously served as Literary Manager. Most recently, her play DOGS had its world premiere at Red Theater. Before that, her play THE BEST DAMN THING served as the first fully produced play at The Understudy: Coffee and Books. Kime is a two-time O’Neill Finalist, was the winner of OKC Rep’s New Voices Contest, and has been named a semifinalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Ashland New Play Festival, and Premiere Stages Play Festival. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago in English and Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is represented by UTA and managed by Curate.

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NEWS

  • NEXT DOOR at [producingbody]

    A workshop production of NEXT DOOR, directed by Amy Carpenter, was announced by [productingbody]. Public presentations will take place at Raven Theatre on August 11-13.

  • THE TARGETED at A Red Orchid

    The World Premiere of THE TARGETED announced as part of A Red Orchid Theatre’s 33rd Season, directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng and featuring ensemble members Kirsten Fitzgerald, Lawrence Grimm, Sadieh Rifai, and Natalie West. More info here.

  • Festival of Unfinished Work

    NEXT DOOR announced as a selection in Bramble Theatre’s 2025 Festival of Unfinished work. Tickets available here.

  • A Taste of Red

    The Targeted was read on February 25, 2025 through A Red Orchid Theatres A Taste of Red Series. The reading was directed by Grace Dolezal Ng and featured Larry Grimm, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Natalie West, Sadieh Rifai, Stephanie Shum, and Glenn Obrero.

  • DOGS Receives Three Jeff Nominations

    Red Theater’s production of DOGS received 3 Jeff Nominations: Best New Work (Hanna Kime), Best performer in a supporting role (Stephanie Shum), and Best Ensemble (Elisabeth Del Toro, Stephanie Shum, Allyce Torres, Tatiana Pavela ,Isabela Moran del Cueto, and Julian “Joolz” Stroop).

  • DOGS at Red Theater

    DOGS saw its world premiere at Red Theater in Chicago, October 30-November 24, 2024. The production was directed by Becca Holloway and featured Elisabeth Del Toro, Stephanie Shum, Allyce Torres, Tatiana Pavela, Isabela Moran del Cueto, and Julian “Joolz” Stroop.

  • THE BEST DAMN THING at the Understudy

    THE BEST DAMN THING had a devleopmental production at The Understudy: Coffee and Books in January and February of 2024. The production was directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng, included original music co-written by Sara Geist and Hanna Kime, and featured Elisabeth Del Toro and Maya Hlava.