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TWISTED SHORTS returns with its Christmas edition, SEASONS READINGS,  on Tuesday November 28th,  2023, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Sea Cliff NY.  Participating in  the annual Giving Tuesday,  a portion of the proceeds will go to NOSH Delivers, a food pantry helping out the needy in the North Shore area.

 

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MARJORIE , my newest play, is a dark comedy about gun culture in America.  It had its first reading in September 2023 at the Sea Cliff Arts Council space in Sea Cliff NY, featuring Maggie Odell, Paul Marchese, Joe Hughes, Liz Stroppel and Ann DiPietro.

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KELLYANNE AND GEORGE: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY, a two-character play about a certain political couple, had its first public reading in November 2021 at the Metropolitan Bistro in Sea Cliff, NY, featuring Joanna Keylock and Peter Plano. 

 A production is planned for spring 2024 in NYC.

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CURVEBALLS is a comedy series about the crazy and very adult goings-on behind the scenes of a kids baseball show.   I created the show with my old Third Rail Comedy partner Jennifer Jiles, who once worked for the NY Mets as the host of a similar show called "Dynamets!" , so she knows the terrain well.  The pilot episode, which I wrote, has been recorded as a podcast, working with SueMedia Productions, and will be available for your listening pleasure in the near future.

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VIRAL VIGNETTES, a web-series dealing with the Covid pandemic, which was streamed in 2020, is now a feature-length film.   Produced by David Levin, the short films featured a revolving cast of well-known actors: Robert Wuhl,  Don Most, Barry Bostwick, Max Gail Jr., Susan Ruttan,  Renee Taylor, Fred Melamed, Jane Kazmareck,  John Schneider, Linda Purl, Audrey Landers, Jim Meskimen, Gail O'Grady, Yvonne Jung and  Lydia Cornell.  I served as head writer and story editor, and wrote five episodes: "Old Buddies", "Care Package", "Phoning It In",  "Prom Night" and "Common Census".

 

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RIVER OF DOUBT, a play about Teddy Roosevelt and his life-and-death expedition into the Amazon, had its first NYC reading at the National Arts Club off Gramercy Park in September 2018.  The three-man cast featured Allan Zeller as Teddy Roosevelt,  Dave Morrissey as his son Kermit, and R. G. Madruga as Colonel Candido Rondon.  Looking to do a NYC production later this year.

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THE GIRL IN THE RED DRESS, a new musical with book by myself and music and lyrics by Maia Sharp, Buddy Mondlock  and Art Garfunkel, had its first NYC reading in May 2018 at the National Arts Club   The reading featured Broadway's Kennedy Caughell, with a cast including Richard Barone,  Bill Phillips, Joanna Keylock, Kimberly Squires and Allan Zeller.  A workshop production directed by Hunter Foster was performed at the Redhouse Theater in  Syracuse in summer of 2019. The musical is being developed by Mark Graham and Peter Staley of Saugatuck Productions. 

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TOMORROW'S TODAY, an independent film based on my screenplay CHARLIE BOY, wrapped production in July 2018 in Astoria.  Produced by School of Old Productions (Greg Kritikos, producer; Dean Martini, executive producer), the film stars Greg Kritikos, Kelly LeBrock, Burt Young, Teddy Smith, Peter Plano and is directed by Timothy Hines.

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FALL RIVER, a new play about Lizzie Borden and the "Crime of the Century", had  its world premiere  at Penguin Rep in Stony Point NY in  October 2017, directed by Artistic Director Joe Brancato, and featuring  Sofia Jean Gomez and Oliver Wadsworth.

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The Penguin Rep production of SMALL WORLD completed a successful run in NYC in September 2017.  The original cast of Mark Shanahan (as Walt Disney) and Stephen D'Ambrose (as Igor Stravinsky) were again directed by Joe Brancato, with performances from September 13-October 7 at the 59E59 theater complex.  Critics raved: "Highly original and entertaining!" "Totally fascinating!"  "Profound and memorable!"

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