Biography and education
Caitlin Turnage holds a B.F.A in Playwriting and Dramaturgy from the University of Houston and an M.F.A. in Theatre from Texas State University. She's a co-founder of Ignition Theatre Productions a student run group operating out of the University of Houston. Her play "It's a fine day for a picnic" was featured in the first ever University of Houston ten-minute play fest. She was named as a National Finalist for the Gary Garrison National Ten Minute Play Contest for her play "Jigsaw Cactus" which was read in Washington D.C. as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The play also went to L.A. where it was performed as part of Scribe Stages "Motel Plays: Lost and Found". Caitlin's one-act play "Routine" was named a National Semi-Finalist of the John Cauble One- Act contest, her one-act "In a Darkroom, The Lord Knows" was named the recipient of the National John Cauble Short Play award. Caitlin was a finalist for the 42nd annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway festival, and a NPDW ATHE participant with her play “The Holes in Human Flesh”. She's a past attendee of the Dorsett Theatre Writer's retreat in partnership with Theresa Rebeck and the Lark. Her play "What We Scream Underwater When No One Can Hear Us" was a 2019 O'Neill semi-finalist and produced by Renegade Productions in Lubbock TX.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Lonely Culture. 2025.
- Harbinger.
2023.
Performances:
- Reading. May 2023 - Present Public Theatre, San Antonio.
- Warmth. 2021.
- Lie To Me.
2021.
Performances:
- Reflections Series. 2021 Zoom.
- What We Scream Underwater When No One Can Hear Us.
2019.
- Reviewed by: Addison Mckissack.
- Reviewed by: Andronica Owens.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Semi-Finalist for Screencraft Pilot Competition, ScreenCraft. March 2022 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Semi-Finalist for ScreenCraft Pilot competition "VOLANT", ScreenCraft. September 2021 - Present
- Award / Honor Nominee: Ashland New Play Festival. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Inaugural 3 for the SoTex Playwrights Lab, Public Theatre San Antonio. October 2022 - May 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Finalist for Atlanta Screenplay Awards, Atlanta Screenplay Awards. January 2022 - June 2022

Featured service activities
- University Mentor
American College Theatre Festival
- Participant
College News
- Undergraduate Advisor
APO
- Undergraduate Advisor
James W Price Festival
- Reviewer / Referee
Great Plains Theatre Conference
- Chair
American College Theatre Festival National Playwriting Program
