A Heretic Without A Home

Megan Kemple (she/her) is a multidisciplinary writer, performer, and teaching artist thrilled to join the Arcana universe. Her work is a fusion of theatre and poetry, and she is equally comfortable on the page and on the stage. As a playwright, her plays "Where There's a Will" and "Tough Love" were produced as part of the 2025 Chain Theatre One-Act Festival Off-Broadway. As a poet, she has been published in Milk Press, The Drama Therapy Review, Preposition: the Undercurrent Anthology, & other publications. As a slam poet, she placed 3rd at the Rookie Slam at the National Poetry Slam 2017, & 3rd in the NUPIC Slam at NPS 2018, where her team placed in the top ten. Her first chapbook, American Blasphemies, was released through Ghost City Press (2017), and was staged as an immersive dance piece. She has an MA from NYU Steinhardt in Drama Therapy, and a BFA in Theatre Performance from Niagara University.