Kristen’s theatrical works began in high school, when she wrote a comedy for a Renaissance Faire about a princess, a prince, and a swordfighting dragon. Beyond the occasional script or choreography for parties, she writes plays, musicals, short sketches and other playful and experimental media.
Plays
- Be Mused won the first annual Flash Mob Play Contest by the Aluminous Collective. Directed by Michael French, it was performed at the Lake Merritt pergola in 2016.
- The Dirndl Diaspora, written for Oakland’s Oaktoberfest celebration, is supported by grants from the Dimond Improvement Association in 2020.
Musicals
- Shoes, a Mirror, and a Big Pink Rose is an unperformed trilogy of musicals about young women with princess-like problems.
• The Souls of Her Feet
• Mirror Imag(in)e
• The Number The Beast
- Stand-alone cabaret songs Bedside Manner,
Shows
- La Dolce Vita feat. Alexandra Alisé and Sara Klotz de Aguilar (producer, emcee)
- By A Waterfall choreography (choreographer, performer)
- 88 Keys (producer)
- Sequoia Dadz Club Talent Show 2004-2009 (co-producer)
Sketches
- Walk-Off Pie fake cooking show segment
- Tea in the Tropics at the 2016 Gatsby
Illustrated Narrative
“’Cartooning is actually theater that hasn’t happened on stage yet,’ says Caven.”—Mike Rosen, The Monthly
