# Kate Trefry
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'''Kate Trefry''' is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known as a writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix television series ''[Stranger Things](/source/Stranger_Things)'', and as the writer of the stage play ''[Stranger Things: The First Shadow](/source/Stranger_Things%3A_The_First_Shadow)''.
== Early life and education ==
Trefry grew up in [Anchorage, Alaska](/source/Anchorage%2C_Alaska). She later moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City), where she studied [English](/source/English_(academic_discipline)) at [New York University](/source/New_York_University).[{{Cite web |title=Kate Trefry, Playwright |url=https://stageagent.com/writers/20899/kate-trefry |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=stageagent.com}}]
== Career ==
Trefry began her career as a screenwriter with original film projects. Two of her unproduced feature screenplays, ''Pure O'' and ''Revolver'', were included on the annual [Black List](/source/The_Black_List_(survey)) of notable unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.[{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Regina |date=2025-08-07 |title=How Do You Turn a Sci-Fi Series into a Stage Sensation? |url=https://www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf-stages/how-do-you-turn-a-sci-fi-series-into-a-stage-sensation/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=tdf |language=en}}] and later became a [co-executive producer](/source/co-executive_producer) on the series, for which she was nominated as a producer for the 2022 [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Drama_Series).[{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122305852/emmys-2022-full-list-of-nominees |title=Primetime Emmys 2022: The full list of winners and nominees |first=Maison |last=Tran |website=NPR |date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2026}}]
In addition to her work on television, Trefry co-wrote the screenplay for the horror film ''[Fear Street Part Three: 1666](/source/Fear_Street_Part_Three%3A_1666)'' (2021), part of Netflix's ''[Fear Street](/source/Fear_Street_(film_series))'' film trilogy.
Trefry also wrote and directed [short film](/source/short_film)s. Her short film ''How to Be Alone'' (2019) premiered at [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest). She also co-wrote the short film ''[Souls of Totality](/source/Souls_of_Totality)'' (2018).
In 2023, Trefry wrote ''[Stranger Things: The First Shadow](/source/Stranger_Things%3A_The_First_Shadow)'', a theatrical prequel to the television series. The stage play premiered in [London](/source/London)’s [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) and was developed in collaboration with the creators of ''Stranger Things''.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122305852/emmys-2022-full-list-of-nominees |title=Primetime Emmys 2022: The full list of winners and nominees |first=Maison |last=Tran |website=NPR |date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2026}}]
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|rowspan=2|2024
|[Laurence Olivier Award](/source/Laurence_Olivier_Award)
|[Best Entertainment or Comedy Play](/source/Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Entertainment_or_Comedy_Play)
|rowspan=5|''[Stranger Things: The First Shadow](/source/Stranger_Things%3A_The_First_Shadow)''
|{{nom}}
|[{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/olivier-awards-winners-2024-nicole-scherzinger-sarah-snook-1235873815/ |title=Olivier Awards Winners 2024: Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook Among Honorees |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 14, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2026}}]
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|[WhatsOnStage Awards](/source/WhatsOnStage_Awards)
|Best New Play
|{{nom}}
|[{{Cite web |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/the-2024-whatsonstage-awards-full-list-of-winners_1729734/ |title=The 2024 WhatsOnStage Awards Full List of Winners |website=TheaterMania |date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2026}}]
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|rowspan=2|2025
|[Drama League Award](/source/Drama_League_Award)
|[Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play](/source/Drama_League_Award_for_Outstanding_Production_of_a_Play)
|{{nom}}
|[{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/photos-2025-drama-league-awards-with-winners-nicole-scherzinger-sam-pinkleton-more |title=Photos: 2025 Drama League Awards (Winners, Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Pinkleton & More) |website=Playbill |access-date=2025-05-09}}]
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|[Outer Critics Circle Award](/source/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award)
|[Outstanding New Broadway Play](/source/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Outstanding_New_Broadway_Play)
|{{nom}}
|[{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |title=Maybe Happy Ending Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners |url=https://playbill.com/article/maybe-happy-ending-leads-2025-outer-critics-circle-awards-see-the-full-list-of-winners |website=Playbill |date=May 12, 2025 |access-date=May 9, 2026}}]
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=4418668}}
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