The Bottle Tree

Beth Kander is a Chicago-based writer with Southern and Midwestern roots whose scripts have been produced far and wide. Recent playwriting awards and activities include the Ashland New Plays Festival (2016 & 2015), The Ruckus’ 2016 new works festival, BechdelFest 2016, The Kilroys List (Honorable Mentions 2016 & 2015), The New Colony Writers Room, Leapfest 2015, Downstage Left Residency, Charles M. Getchell Award, three Eudora Welty New Play awards, and more. Plays published by Stage Rights include RUNNING MATES, SEE JANE QUIT, and SCRAMBLED. In addition to plays, Kander writes novels, screenplays, and children’s literature. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Mississippi University for Women, and has degrees from Brandeis University and the University of Michigan. She lives with her husband, daughter, and two geriatric rescue dogs.