Renee´ Flemings
Renee´ has written over one hundred short plays and numerous full-length plays. She has also written a multitude of solo shows and screenplays. For a brief overview look below.
Renee´ first full-length play is “Strange Weather” which was an O’Neill Finalist and had readings at Roundabout Theatre Company, New Federal Theatre, Centenary Stage, New Professional Theatre and Run of the Mill Theatre in Baltimore.
Renee´ has had the opportunity to be a part of numerous 24 hour (or less) play experiences including the Bechdel Plays, and the A-Train Plays as a rider/writer generating a number of short plays.
Solo shows include Passing Habits ( Cornelia St. Cafe, 55 Grove and various NYC locations); “..secrets…” (as part of various festivals including The National Black Theatre Festival, now the International Black Theatre Festival, Winston-Salem, NC, The Women’s International Festival, Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Fringe) The Bible Belt (Theatre 22, HERE, Manhattan Theatre Source); From The Front Porch, a blues musical (The Triad, Greenwich St. Theatre and various festivals). Her latest solo show, “Augusta!” has been performed at AMT Theatre and New Federal Theatre, to visit the page dedicated to “Augusta!” click here: https://www.reneeflemings.com/augusta-written-and-performed-by-renee-flemings/
Full bio below
Plays include empty spaces (2022 O’Neill Semi-Finalist; Quick Silver Theatre P.O.C. Summit 2020; A.G.E. in the Arts Legacy Grant 2023), a reading @ Bag and Baggage Theatre Company and a workshop @ Lewis & Clark College, 2025 (Portland, Oregon); Strange Weather (An O’Neill Finalist, readings at Roundabout Theatre Company (NYC), New Federal Theatre, and Centenary Theatre.) Renee´ has written over one hundred short plays several have either been produced nationally and internationally or had professional readings including Sunset, What Did You Do, The Brotherhood, Rendered, Bounce and Roll, Bel Canto, Legend, Scars (A Sam French finalist), and Coyote Calls among others. Productions of full- length plays include Daddy’s Home, Monsters and Secondhand Smoke. Readings: Good Ol’ Days and The Jam, (Genesis Festival @ Crossroads Theatre, workshop @ The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles) and With All Deliberate Speed (a full-length play about the Little Rock Nine). Renee´ has also written the anthology of short plays: The King Plays. A collection of short plays written on holiday celebrating of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. directly related to the Civil Rights Movement and his teachings and philosophies. Recent productions: The Box (B2 productions, Phoenix, Arizona and The Chain Theatre Festival); The libretto and lyrics for We RIDE! (Reading at Studio 353) and Love, Alice (A musical inspired by the events surrounding the marriage and subsequent court case of Kip Rhinelander and Alice Jones nee´ Rhinelander). Additionally, Renee ́ has written and performed several solo shows including Augusta! (New Federal Theatre and AMT), From the Front Porch, “…secrets…” and The Bible Belt. Renee´ has also been a writer for several incarnations of 24-hour writing events including The A Train Plays and The Bechdel 24 Hour Plays. Renee´ also collaborated on writing an opera with students at UCSD. Awards and grants include: 2022 A.G.E. Legacy Grant; 2023 Architect’s Fellowship through Houses on The Moon Theatre; 2024 grant from LMCC for Creative Engagement (for Augusta!); 2022 Art Omi Residency. Publications: Bounce &Roll, Bel Canto, Rewind and The Visitation, Best Male Monologues (2007), Best Female Monologues (2021). She is also the writer/director/co-producer of the award- winning film short, The Brotherhood. Other film productions as writer/co-director/producer include the documentary Nothing but The Blues and Wine Noir. Renee ́ is also the author of the short story collection, It Started with A Kiss. Member: Dramatists Guild, Honor Roll, LPTW, SAG-AFTRA, AEA.
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
In “Home, Always”, a full-length, two character play, a grandmother and her granddaughter traverse the years struggling to cope with tragedy and personality challenges. They share common wounds but haven’t figured out how to help each other heal. Reading @ KQ Playwrights.
“empty spaces” Mara’s job has a new supervisor, they call him a “cleaner” because they bring him into clean house and reduce staff. The thing is he’s only firing the black and brown employees, which is sending Mara into a tailspin. As if that weren’t enough her strained relationship with her daughter, Jazmine, reaches a fever pitch as Jazmine disappears. Mara and her husband, Franklin face uncaring dismissal and obstacles from the media and law enforcement. How far can this woman be pushed? Just how close to the brink is she. “empty spaces” has received recognition from A.G.E. in the ARTS and was created through a residency with QUICK SILVER Theatre Company. Readings @ QuickSilver Theatre Company, KQ Playwrights, and Bag and Baggage Theater (Portland, OR), workshop at Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR) “empty spaces” is a full-length play with nine actors. Four main characters and a five member ensemble that portray sixteen characters.
“The Good Old Days” is a full-length play about an extremely dysfunctional black family coming together for an obscure awards ceremony for their long dead patriarch. It borders on absurdist with broad humor. Ludora Brantley has called her three children back for this “highly esteemed” event of the city of Goldsboro, NC naming a street after her late husband, Stanford. However, as the grown children arrive, one from California, one from New York and the one who NEVER goes away (no matter how hard Ludora tries) lies, personal quirks and the hidden impact of choices are revealed. Readings at KQ Playwrights and Reneesance. This is a four character play, with a run time of approximately two hours (with an intermission)
Photos from readings, films, productions and workshops of plays written by Renee´ Flemings
The King Plays @ UPTheatre
The Brotherhood is an award winning short play, which was adapted into an award winning short film. Screened internationally to wide acclaim. Starring Ian Eaton and CK Allen, both AMAZING actors.
Renee´ Flemings Playwright
The King Plays
