Off-Key Anthem Theatre Collective

Finally, our last playwrights are a mother and son who wrote a badass pick your own adventure show and we are so incredibly excited to present it to you all! Thank you Jennifer A. Kokai and Oliver Kokai-Means for trusting us with this show!

Zombie Thoughts was written by Jennifer A. Kokai and Oliver Kokai-Means. Jennifer has worked with Plan-B, THML, Building Better People, Lark PDC, and more. This is Oliver's first play. Oliver is 11 and his life and experiences have been shaped by living with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Our hopes is for kids, parents, and teachers to better understand what anxiety looks like and tools to deal with it.

“Zombie Thoughts” by: Jennifer A. Kokai and Oliver Kokai-Means. “Sam is anxious. Pig is punny. They are trapped in a video game called Zombie Thoughts. Can the audience help them defeat the evil machine?”

Next playwright intro goes to Anna Kadewska!
So excited to have her play “Devoted to You” in our Stronger Than a Breakdown festival.

Anna is a recent graduate from Loyola University Chicago. She is currently a part of Second City's Comedy Studies Program, where she does her best to find the humor in everyday situations that can at times be difficult to discuss. Mental health is a topic that has a serious undertone associated with it, and I hope in my work to not make light of it, but instead to find moments of joy and humor that every individual struggling with an illness needs.