Karen Saari
Karen Saari’s plays In a Clearing, ‘Rain on Fire, Bad in Bed (A Fairy Tale), Joyland and Mornings with June have received multiple honors. She is a two-time O’Neill NPC and Princess Grace Award semi-finalist and ATHE /Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award finalist. She co-wrote (book and co-lyrics) the musical Ten Days in a Madhouse for Music Theatre of Madison, which premiered in 2022. She was a 2022 Inge Festival New Play Lab Playwright. Her work has been developed with Flint Repertory Theatre, Broad Horizons Theatre Co (NYC), Renaissance Theaterworks, Forward Theater Company and more. Her work has been produced by Magnetic Theatre Company, Flint Rep, Otherworld Theatre, Stray Dog Theatre, Acadiana Repertory Theatre and more. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Augsburg University and is a professor of Communication and Performing Arts at Madison Area Technical College.