Chicago area playwright, Shayne Kennedy, guest lectures Pius Creative Writing students. Her work has been produced throughout the Midwest. Her play "Agreed Upon Fictions" premiered at 16th Street Theatre in the fall of 2014 and enjoyed an extended run. Her short play "Blood Harmony" premiered in Omaha, Nebraska in 2015 and was nominated for a TAG Award for Best New Work. Her play “Mrs. Whitman’s Words for Women” will be staged at Southeastern Louisiana University in April 2022.
