Kevin Sparrow (they/them)

Literary Manager

Kevin Sparrow (they/them) is a Chicago-based playwright, performer, and dramaturg. They premiered the self-help satire Cornerstone with Nothing Without a Company in 2018. As Literary Manager for NWaC, Kevin was dramaturg for the productions Down the Moonlit Path and ThroatPunch, and they produced the 2018 and 2019 editions of the New World Play Festival, which showcased 16 new short plays from local and national playwrights. Kevin creates devised work through their independent project MUnCh, and they premiered the virtual, interactive experience The Kingdom of Slovenalia: An Agri-fantastical Parable in 2021 with support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the City of Chicago. Most recently, they premiered White Unders as part of Rhinofest in 2023.