Caleb
Dukes
NYC Playwright
Caleb Dukes is an award-winning, New York City-based playwright and (sometimes) actor/director with a creative focus on social justice and dark comedy. After graduating cum laude from Rice University in 2022, they began their current journey at the Actor’s Studio Drama School, working towards an MFA in playwriting. Their work has been performed throughout Texas and New York, at venues such as The Tank, The Secret Theater, and The Hudson Guild. They are an associate of The Dramatists Guild of America.
UPCOMING
UPCOMING
Daisy Theatricals presents a staged reading of The Feminine Urge by Caleb Dukes, directed by Allyson Broyles, at New York City Center on July 21st at 7:30 pm. The burgeoning theatre company, founded to uplift the voices of writers and foster community, will produce Caleb Dukes’ undergraduate thesis play, free to attend, in order to assist in further development. Content warning for extreme violence and sexual acts.
“My style is very ‘put the bad thing in people’s faces so we can talk about it.’ Because if we don’t acknowledge the problem, we will never change.”
Caleb Dukes • Playwright
PRODUCTIONS & READINGSVirginia……………………………………………………...…Texas Educational Theatre Association Festival (January 2018)
Virginia……………………………………………………………………………………………..….Westlake High School (May 2018)
My Song: An Exploration in Group Therapy……………………………………………..……..Rice University (February 2020)
Virginia…………………………………………………………………………………..Four Point Middle School (December 2022)
Dirty Laundry……………………………………………………………………...Actors Studio Drama School (December 2022)
Dirty Laundry………………………………………………………………………...………Secret Theatre NYC (July-August 2023)
Dirty Laundry………………………………………………………………………………………...…….…The Tank (December 2023)
Prosecution/Defense…………………………………………………………….... Actors Studio Drama School (December 2023)
Prosecution/Defense……………………………………………………………………….. Actors Studio Drama School (May 2024)
Prosecution/Defense………………………………………………………………………………………The Hudson Guild (June 2024)
Blizzard News Play…………………………………………………………………………………….East Village Basement (July 2024)
The Feminine Urge……………………………………………………………………………………New York City Center (July 2024)