Kevin Armento
Writing
Biography
Kevin Armento is a Brooklyn-based writer originally from San Diego. His plays include BETS & BLUE NOTES (San Diego Lyceum Theatre), COMPANION PIECE (Pleasance, London), and KILLERS (Tom Noonan’s Paradise Factory). His work has also been performed or developed with Seattle Repertory Theatre, Rogue Machine Theatre, Ugly Rhino, INTAR, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Theatre503 in London, and Ars Nova. He was an inaugural member of Fresh Ground Pepper’s PlayGroup, and is the recipient of a commission from the Abingdon Theatre. A WAY TO REACH ME was previously read at the New Ohio and will have a workshop presentation with Naked Angels this summer. Kevin’s screenplays have received honors from Slamdance, Action on Film Festival, New York City Horror Film Festival, and Los Angeles International Film Festival, and his work has also been featured on Glamour, Yahoo, and The Huffington Post.
Known For
Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.
Sometimes I Think About Dying
A man's life begins to unravel after he eats an unsettling meal abroad and becomes obsessed with recreating it at home.
Chow
Taylor makes a last-ditch effort to find love by becoming a contestant on a reality dating show. Now down to just herself and two other women competing to win the heart of Mason, she begins to feel the artifice of the show fade, and the game becomes terrifyingly real. Amidst the opulent beachfront setting, fairy-tale dates, and ever-flowing champagne, pursuit turns into obsession and rivalry turns into treachery as reality itself blurs.
The One
Marley places a Craigslist ad, which is answered by Peter, for a rendezvous with an older man. But when he shows up, things don't quite go as planned. Will everyone leave satisfied?
w4m
A German tourist who gained fame in the 1970s after becoming lost in America and a washed-up one-hit-wonder indie rocker are connected across history by feelings of having already peaked.
Main Man
Fran is thinking about dying, but a man in the office might want to date her.