Klae Bainter (he/him) is a playwright currently based in Northern Ohio, USA. His plays use poetic language to examine the grotesque nature of people, their values, and the spaces they hold sacred. His work has been produced in Cleveland, Spokane, Seattle, & Houston. Klae received his MFA in playwriting from Ohio University, and his BA in English Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Washington. He lives with an obnoxious orange cat named Cormac.