(LISTED IN APPROXIMATE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)
Shade
, unproduced, 1984. A ghost play. 2 characters, 1m, 1f.
"Meadowlands play", unproduced one act, 1984? A young man meets a homeless person who lives in a shack in the middle of the Meadowlands of New Jersey. 2 characters, both male.
All Falls Recent, unpublished, unproduced. Given a reading, (1986?) at Phoebe’s Café in NYC with Jay O’ Sanders and Damian Young. Directed by Mark Lutwak. A mysterious man finds himself drawn to a graveyard. 2 characters? 1m. 1f.
Paper Klips, a collection of short plays, included in published edition of The Size of the World and Other Plays, (Billings/Morris, London,). First produced at The Raft Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC, Spring 1988, with a cast that included Damian Young, Rob Nissan and Frank Favata.
Shots, unpublished. Produced at The Williamstown Theatre Festival as a workshop production, 1987, with Damian Young. First professionally produced in Toronto Canada, 1989. A man lives in a garage and makes movies in his head. 3 characters? 1m, 2f.
Running Funny, winner of The Crawford Award and included in published edition of The Size of the World and Other Plays, first produced at The Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1987, with Paul Giamatti, Peter Gregory and Nick Brooks, directed by Bonnie J. Monte. Two recent college graduates rent an apartment garage from an old blind man and start real life. 3 characters, all male.
Billy and Dago, included in published edition of The Size of the World and Other Plays, (Billings/Morris). First produced as a "Drama 50" at Yale in 1988 with Tom Beckett and William Francis McGuire. Directed by Elizabeth Margid. Subsequently produced in LA on a bill with "It’s Kinda Like Math," at The Flight Theatre, (Directed by the author). Also, produced at The Guthrie Theatre and at The Walker Street Theatre in NYC, directed by Anastassia Traina and subsequently at The Actors Studio in NYC starring Peter Gregory and Damian Young, directed by Rob Greenberg. Two friends, now very different, meet after several years apart. 2 characters, both male.
The Size of the World, included in published edition of The Size of the World and Other Plays, (Billings/Morris). First produced as a "101 Project" at Yale, starring Sean Cullen, Zoey Zimmerman and Joseph Fuqua. Directed by Elizabeth Margid, 1989. Given a reading at The Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1989 starring William Fichtner, Olympia Dukakis and Louis Zorich, directed by Steve Lawson. Subsequently produced by Lloyd Richards in 1991 as a "Winterfest" production at Yale Repertory Theatre, starring Mary Fogarty, Liev Schrieber and Conrad McClaren, 1991. Subsequent productions regionally and at Circle Rep in NYC, where it starred Frank Whaley, Louis Zorich and Rita Moreno in 1996. Author presented with $15,000 Berilla Kerr Award, 1991. Adapted into a screenplay by Evered and Liev Schreiber. A down and out young man tries to use his skills as a professional "public speaker" to escape his past. 3 characters, 2m 1f.
Traces, included in published edition of The Size of the World and Other Plays, (Billings/Morris). First produced in 1991 as a "101 Project" at Yale, directed by Mark Rucker with Sean Haberle, Roxanna Auguson and Enrico Colantani. A street guy is on the run from the mob in Atlantic City. 4 characters, 2m, 2f.
The Shoreham, included in published edition of The Shoreham and Other Plays, (Whitman Press.) Premiered at The Black Dahlia Theatre in LA in October of 2001, directed by Matt Shakman with Eric Stoltz and Wendy Rolfe Evered. A Congressman invites a mysterious woman up to his hotel room. 3 characters, 1m, 2f.
Bridewell, included in published edition of The Shoreham and Other Plays, (Whitman Press.) Premiered at The Harper Joy Theatre in Walla Walla, WA, Dec of 2001, directed by Bill Corbett. A very un-politically correct phone repair guy visits a girls dorm at a liberal arts college.
Visiting, included in published edition of The Shoreham and Other Plays, (Whitman Press.) Premiered at The Harper Joy Theatre in Walla Walla, WA, Spring of 2002 with Morgan Murphy and Wendy Rolfe Evered. Two lonely souls meet at a graveyard. 2 characters, 1m, 1f.
Adopt A Sailor, (10 minute version), Premiered in September of 2002 at Town Hall in New York City, directed by Craig Carlisle with Bebe Neuwirth, Neal Patrick Harris, Michael Nouri, Sam Waterston, Liev Schreiber, Amy Irving, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson in a rotating cast. A sailor is invited to dinner by upscale New Yorkers during "Fleet Week." 3 characters, 2m, 1f.
The next three plays constitute "The Spy Trilogy:"
Wilderness of Mirrors
, published by Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. First directed by Morgan Murphy in April of 2002 at The Harper Joy Theatre in Walla Walla, WA. Workshopped at New York Stage and Film at Vassar, July of 2002, directed by Liev Schreiber. The story of a professor at Yale and his young charge during the early years of the OSS. 7 characters, 4m, 3f.
Clouds Hill
, published by Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. Commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Given a workshop production July of 2003 at MTC, directed by David Auburn. Presented as a “Special Presentation at MTC, Dec 1, 2003 with Mary Stuart Masterson and David Harbour, directed by David Auburn. Given its professional premiere at The City Lights Theatre in San Jose, directed by the author with Lisa Mallette, Kit Wilder and Kunal Prasad. Two professors suspect a student of being a terrorist. 3 characters, 2m, 1f.
Celadine, Published by Broadway Play Publishing, fall of 2005. Given its professional premiere November of 2004, starring Amy Irving. 5 characters, 3m, 2f.
Ted’s Head
, unpublished. Premiered during The Boston Theatre Marathon, May 22, 2005. Sponsored by The Huntington Theatre Company. Adapted into the screenplay: "The Science of Hitting." Two long lost brothers meet after years apart when one of them steals the cryogenically frozen head of his hero, Ted Williams. 2 characters, both male.
Looking Again, produced, unpublished. The Loft Theatre, Redlands, CA., fall of 2008. A ten minute play about two guys at a bar talking about women and the descent of mankind. 2 characters, both male.
Adopt A Sailor,
(Full length version, with short play as appendix), Produced in NYC in a workshop production March 29-April 1, 2007 by UNYYC. Directed by Craig Carlisle. Published fall of 2007 by BPPI. 3 characters, 2m. 1f.
Boston
, A ten minute play about the murder of a pedophile priest in prison. Produced March, 2008, by The Curan Repertory Company, NYC. 2 characters, both male.
Class,
a two act play about a jaded acting teacher and his mysterious new student. First public reading premiere September of 2008 in Princeton, New Jersey starring Roger Rees, directed by Bebe Neuwirth. 2 characters, one male, one female.
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