Draft:Isabel Warden

Isabel Warden
Isabel Warden is an award-nominated playwright best known for her one-act dramedy, Good Morning, Helen.

Background and Career
Formerly an actor, Warden transitioned to playwrighting in 2017, citing a "lack of modern, everyday experiences" represented on the stage. In 2018, her one-act play, Good Morning, Helen, was selected for public performance at her high school, Bishop Seabury Academy.

For her contribution to her high school's theatre program, she was the recipient of the Seabury Drama Award in 2019, given to her by Doug Weaver.

Despite transitioning into playwriting, Warden still frequently acted in plays and musicals at her alma mater, William Jewell College. During her time at there, she was a two-time nominee for "Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)" for BroadwayWorld Kansas City in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

In 2023, her first full-length play, Techies, premiered at Peters Theater in Liberty, MO. When asked to sum up the plot of Techies, Warden described it as the following:

"Chaos ensues as a group of stage technicians struggle to put on a production of "Star Wars: The Musical" at a local community theatre."

Despite its limited run as a capstone project, Techies received praise for its writing, acting, and homages to other stage comedies such as Noises Off and The Play That Goes Wrong. With critical acclaim for its ensemble cast, two performers from its run were individually nominated for BroadwayWorld KC Awards in late 2023.

Warden is an alumnus of William Jewell College, graduating in 2023 with a dual degree in Public Relations and Theatre. In 2022, she received the Virginia D. Rice Award for Excellence in Theatre. She was also a member of Alpha Psi Omega, at which point she received the 2023 Alpha Psi Omega Key Service Award for her four years of contribution to the college's theatre program, Jewell Theatre Company. Other notable performing arts alumni from the college include Jim Davis, Connie Dover, Tom Carnegie, Terry Teachout, Daniel Belcher, and Terrace Wyatt, Jr.

Personal Life
Warden is a supporter of the arts for those who are underprivileged and underrepresented, often emphasizing the importance of organizations such as The Penguin Project, Spinning Tree Theatre, and HEART in Kansas City.