ONE ACTS & SHORT PIECES

Listed below are only the titles of works which have been produced.  For information on additional titles, contact the author directly.

THE HEARTBREAK TOUR

2 Men, 2 Women

A serio-comic look at four young actors touring the country by van,  performing a children's show about the life of Stephen Foster.

Premiered at the 15 Annual Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival, NYC.

Licensed by Samuel French, Inc.

THE WORLD'S LONGEST KISS

2 Men, 1 Woman

Two desperate people attempt to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Winner of the 2003 Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Competition

Premiered at the Vital Theater, NYC (2003)

Pictured:  Susan Wallach, Rick Sabatini & Geoff Tarsen in "The Heartbreak Tour" (1990), directed by Phillip George

ONLY IN BEVERLY HILLS

2 Men, 3 Women

A wild comedy about an incredibly wealthy woman who wants her daughter to be debutante of the year. Unfortunately, the daughter is a brain-damaged, quadiplegic.

Produced by New Fangled Productions in NYC (2003)

MAD ABOUT THE BOY

2 Men, 1 Woman

A farce about two NYC roommates fighting over the same man - a Ukranain body builder who doesn't speak a word of english.

Produced at the 1st Annual Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy (1990)

DEL MUENZ  

AT THE BISHOFF GALLERY

2 Men, 2 Women

A comedy about a naive couple who accidently destroy a piece of modern art a Soho art gallery.

Produced at the Turnip Festival Theatre (1990) and the 20th Annual Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival (1992)

SHORT PIECES

PANCAKES (2 Men), premiered at the 8th Annual Fifteen Minute Play Festival (NYC, 2002), published in 2004 Best Ten-Minute Plays for 2 Actors (Smith & Kraus).  Two men and one plate of pancakes.  Who gets to eat?

DON'T OPEN THE DOOR (1 Man), premiered at the 7th Annual Fifteen Minute Play Festival (NYC, 2001), recipient of Alan Minieri Memorial Playwrighting Award.  A young man fears what's on the other side of his door.

WELL, HERE WE ARE (2 Men) premiered at the 6th Annual Fifteen Minute Play Festival (NYC, 2000), produced as part of City Theatre's Short Cuts Tour (Miami, 2003).  Two comrades take a Godot-like journey to nowhere.

TWO GINGERS (1 Man, 2 Women), premiered at Swim Shorts II (NYC, 2003).  Two girlfriends lust over a beautiful man.

OPEN CALL (3 Men), premiered at the 9th Annual Fifteen Minute Play Festival (NYC, 2003).  Standing on line to audition turns out to be a disillusioning experience for a young actor.

Pictured:  "Pancakes," directed by Marie Reynolds (2000)

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