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Chasing Nicolette
[Regional (US)]
Regional Production, 2004
Nemur
From My Hometown
[Off-Broadway]
Return Engagement [off-Broadway], 2004
Memphis
From My Hometown
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2003
Adventures in Love
[St. Paul, MN (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2000
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winner
IT Awards - 2014 - Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award

Kevin R. Free

IT Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Ensemble

Kevin R. FreeToo Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind


winner
IT Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Ensemble

Kevin R. Free(Not) Just A Day Like Any Other

IT Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Ensemble

Kevin R. FreeToo Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

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Cast Set for THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL at The Apollo Photo
Cast Set for THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL at The Apollo
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2026

FRIGID New York and The Apollo will present the 17th season of the Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences.
Phoenix Festival Will Present DR. UNCANNY PRESENTS: MOREAU ’96 Photo
Phoenix Festival Will Present DR. UNCANNY PRESENTS: MOREAU ’96
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025

Phoenix Festival will present DR. UNCANNY PRESENTS: MOREAU ’96, a staged reading with music adapted from David Gregory’s 2014 documentary Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (courtesy of Severin Films). 
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Announces 2025-2026 Season Photo
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Announces 2025-2026 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2025

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) just announced its 2025-2026 season—a line-up of bold new plays that cross cultures, generations and borders, featuring stories of love, intersectionality and resistance.
CHUANG Stage Reveals Cast for World Premiere of Mfoniso Udofia’s THE CEREMONY Photo
CHUANG Stage Reveals Cast for World Premiere of Mfoniso Udofia’s THE CEREMONY
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2025

CHUANG Stage will present the world premiere of Mfoniso Udofia’s The Ceremony, the sixth play in her Ufot Family Cycle, September 11–October 5, 2025, at Boston University’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre, directed by Kevin R. Free.
NO HISTORY By Reynaldo Piniella Kicks Off Yendor Theatre Company's Newest Series Photo
NO HISTORY By Reynaldo Piniella Kicks Off Yendor Theatre Company's Newest Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2025

Yendor Theatre Company will launch Soul-O, a new series celebrating the richness and vibrancy of the one-person play. The series will kick off on Saturday, June 28 with No History, a raw and intimate new solo play written and performed by actor and playwright Reynaldo Piniella.
KUDZU CALLING Comes to Alabama Shakespeare Festival Photo
KUDZU CALLING Comes to Alabama Shakespeare Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2025

Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present Kudzu Calling, written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays and directed by Kevin R. Free. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
THE GARDEN STATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL: BRIDGING ART AND COMMUNITY Begins In May Photo
THE GARDEN STATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL: BRIDGING ART AND COMMUNITY Begins In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2025

Jersey City Theater Center and The New Jersey Play Lab will present the inaugural Garden State New Play Festival from May 1–4 and 8–11, 2025.
Review: Portland Stage Presents Agatha Christie With a Comic Twist Photo
Review: Portland Stage Presents Agatha Christie With a Comic Twist
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Feb 3, 2025

Portland Stage’s latest production, Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE LINKS, aims to lighten the winter blues with a comic take on the usually formulaic murder mystery. 
Special Guests Set to Join HOMOS! Musical Performances At The Stonewall Inn Photo
Special Guests Set to Join HOMOS! Musical Performances At The Stonewall Inn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025

The award-winning queer musical comedy 'HOMOS! A Solo Disaster Musical, bitch' by and starring Dan Kitrosser will return to New York. Learn more!
MURDER ON THE LINKS Comes to Portland Stage Company Photo
MURDER ON THE LINKS Comes to Portland Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

Portland Stage Company will kick off 2025 with laughter. MURDER ON THE LINKS hits the stage this month. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
FRIGID New York Presents THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL Photo
FRIGID New York Presents THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2024

FRIGID New York will present the 16th season of the Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences, at wild project.
THE CHRISTMAS SHOW MUST GO ON Comes to Mile Square Theatre Photo
THE CHRISTMAS SHOW MUST GO ON Comes to Mile Square Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024

Mile Square Theatre will present the holiday show of their 21st season, the World Premiere of THE CHRISTMAS SHOW MUST GO ON, written by Pia Wilson. Learn more here!
Playwrights Set for THE FIRE THIS TIME Festival 7th Cycle Of New Works Lab Photo
Playwrights Set for THE FIRE THIS TIME Festival 7th Cycle Of New Works Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2024

The Fire This Time Festival will present Melda Beaty, Rachel Herron, and Marcus Scott as playwrights for its New Works Lab. Learn more about the Lab and about the playwrights!
A Diwali Celebration Comes to Mile Square Theatre Photo
A Diwali Celebration Comes to Mile Square Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2024

Mile Square Theatre will partner with the Hoboken Business Alliance and Live And In Color foror A Diwali Celebration, conceived and directed by Devanand Janki & Kevin R. Free.
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW to Play Mile Square Theatre Next Month Photo
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW to Play Mile Square Theatre Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 28, 2024

MILE SQUARE THEATRE  has announced the FIRST show of their 21st season: The New Jersey Premiere of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, written by JOHN MINIGAN.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Announced At Portland Stage Company Photo
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Announced At Portland Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2024

Portland Stage Company will bring back the smash comic hit, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. 
2024 New York Independent Theater Honorary Award Recipients Announced! Photo
2024 New York Independent Theater Honorary Award Recipients Announced!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 11, 2024

The League of Independent Theater has announced the 2024 New York Independent Theater Award recipients, highlighting exceptional leadership, service, and artistry in the indie and off-off Broadway community.
SAY GAY PLAYS Will Have a Benefit Reading at NYU Skirball Next Month Photo
SAY GAY PLAYS Will Have a Benefit Reading at NYU Skirball Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2024

Voyage Theater Company will present SAY GAY PLAYS, an evening of queer theater to benefit New Alternatives For Homeless LGBT Youth on Monday, May 13 at NYU Skirball.
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Make Their New Jersey Premiere At Mile Square Theatre In April Photo
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Make Their New Jersey Premiere At Mile Square Theatre In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2024

Mile Square Theatre will present THE 24 HOUR PLAYS on April 7, 2024, in Hoboken.
RABBIT SUMMER Comes to Mile Square Theatre Next Month Photo
RABBIT SUMMER Comes to Mile Square Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2024

RABBIT SUMMER plays a limited engagement at Mile Square Theatre (1400 Clinton St. Hoboken, NJ 07030) beginning Wednesday, March 6 through Saturday, March 30th. 
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Kevin R. Free written?

Kevin R. Free has written 1 shows including Uncommon Voices: Balboa Is Not Drowning (Playwright).

What awards has Kevin R. Free been nominated for?

Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award (IT Awards) for , Outstanding Ensemble (IT Awards) for Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Outstanding Ensemble (IT Awards) for (Not) Just A Day Like Any Other and Outstanding Ensemble (IT Awards) for Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.

What awards has Kevin R. Free won?

Kevin R. Free has won the Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award (IT Awards) and received the Outstanding Ensemble award (IT Awards) for (Not) Just A Day Like Any Other.

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