FULL LENGTH A Year in the Life of 25 Strangers Living in a City by the Lake Productions -Off-off-Broadway Production by Ten Grand Productions at The Algonquin Theater – 4/28/08- 5/18/08.Dir. Shaun Colledge. -Production by Shantz Theatre in the 2006 Minnesota Fringe Festival presented at The Playwright’s Center – 8/3-14/06.Dir. Matt Fotis. -Staged Reading by Ten Grand and a Burger Productions (New York) as part of the Cold Cuts Reading Series – 3/6/06. Dir. Jason Hewitt. -Production by Shantz Theatre and Links Hall presented at Links Hall (Chicago, IL) 9/9-11/05. Dir. Adal Rifai. -Production by Shantz Theatre in the 2005 Indianapolis Fringe Festival at the Phoenix Underground Theatre – 8/19-28/05.Dir. Matt Fotis. -Production by Shantz Theatre in the 2005 Kansas City Fringe Festival presented at the Next Space Theatre – 7/29-31/05. Dir. Matt Fotis. Awards -Finalist for the 2005 Theatre Publicus Award for Dramatic Literature (Media Darlings). -Honorable Mention for Literary Excellence – Theatre Publicus Prize for Dramatic Literature. -Finalist for the Guthrie Theatre’s Fringe Encore. -Ranked #7 out of 167 shows in audience attendance at 2006 MN Fringe. -Finalist in the 3rd Annual Metropolis Performing Arts Centre New Play Festival. - Named one of the “Top 7” reasons to attend the KC Fringe by The Kansas City Star.
The Van Gogh Exhibit Productions -Production by Shantz Theatre presented at the American Theater Company – 1/5-28/06. Dir. Matt Fotis. - University production by IllinoisStateUniversity’s Freestage Committee, presented in the 2005 Freestage Festival at the Allen Studio Theatre – 4/23-30/05. Dir. Adal Rifai. -Production by Shantz Theatre and MonmouthCollege presented at the Wells Theatre (Monmouth, IL) 10/2-3/04. Dir. James DeYoung. -Production by Shantz Theatre in the 2004 Minnesota Fringe Festival presented at the Loring Playhouse – 8/6-15/04. Dir. Matt Fotis. Awards - Named Anna’s Pick for the 2004 MN Fringe by Anna Pratt of the Minneapolis Skyway News. -Finalist in the 2nd Annual Metropolis Performing Arts Centre New Play Festival. -Alternate in the 2005 Region III KCACTF National Playwriting Program. Publications -Opening monologue published in Audition Arsenal for Women in Their 30s: 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes & Under, ed. Janet B. Milstein, by Smith & Kraus publishers - 2005. Pittsfield Production -Staged Reading as part of the Missouri Playwrights Workshop – 8/25/09. Dir. David Crespy. -Concert Reading as part of the Mizzou New Play Series – 4/13/10. Dir. Noah Lelek. - Developmental Workshop at The Playwright's Center - 6/8-9/10. Dir. Noel Raymond. Awards -2009-10 Playwrights’ Center Core Apprentice A Shot in the Dark Productions -Staged Reading as part of the Shantz Theatre Reading Series at American Theater Company – 1/24/06.Dir. Jeanette Nielsen. - Staged Reading as part of the Missouri Playwrights Workshop – 2/17/09. Dir. David Crespy. - Concert Reading by University of Missouri Summer Repertory Theatre’s Comedies-in-Concert – 7/21/09. Dir. David Crespy.
The Marriage of Marcus Tyler Productions -Production by Theatre on the Square (Indianapolis, IN) – 2/20-3/22/09. Dir. John Fullam. -Production by Shantz Theatre presented at the Breadline Theatre – 5/3-27/06. Dir. Katy Lacio. -Staged reading by The Chameleon Theatre Circle (Apple Valley, MN) – 2/1/03. Dir. Tim Kuehl. -Staged reading by MonmouthCollege’s Crimson Masque – 5/1/01. Dir. James DeYoung. Awards -Quarter Finalist in the 2001 Sonoma Country Repertory Theatre’s SCRipts Festival. -Showcase selection in the 2003 Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Festival.
Teaching America Production -Available for premiere.
The Chosen One Production -Available for premiere. Lincoln’s Lagoon Productions -University production by Monmouth College – 2/22-26/01. Dir. Matt Fotis Awards -Finalist in the 2002 Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence. The Diner Variations Productions -Production by Shantz Theatre in the 2003 Minnesota Fringe Festival presented at the Hey City Theatre – 8/1-10/03.Dir. Matt Fotis. Awards -Included in the Eileen Heckart Senior Drama Archives at the Lawrence & Lee Theatre Research Institute at The OhioStateUniversity.
ONE-ACT
The Candid Biography of a Single Chess Table Chosen at Random on an Ambiguous Spring Day in Central Park Productions -Production by Shantz Theatre at the 2006 Indianapolis Fringe Festival presented at the Murat Theatre – 8/24-9/3/06.Dir. Matt Fotis. -Production by Shantz Theatre and the Bryant Lake Bowl (Minneapolis, MN) presented at The Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre – 10/7-28/02. Dir. Matt Fotis. -Production by the Summer Company (Pittsburgh, PA) in the 2002 Pittsburgh New Works Festival – 9/5-8/02. Dir. Jason Fleece. -Production by Shantz Theatre in the 2002 Minnesota Fringe Festival presented at the Whitney Studio – 8/2-11/02. Dir. Matt Fotis. -Amateur production by Anvilhead Theatre (Monmouth, IL) – 12/6-9/01. Dir. Jeanette Nielsen.*Early version of the script. Awards -Donna Award recipient at the 2002 Pittsburgh New Works Festival. - Selection for the 13th Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference Play Lab. - Last Frontier Theatre Conference Travel Grant Recipient.
Burying Mom Productions - Off-off-Broadway Production by Emerging Artists Theatre (NYC) as part of EATfest – 2/24-3/5/09. Dir. Deb Guston. - Staged Reading at the 2009 Great Plains Theatre Conference 5/26/09 – Dir. Matt Mason. - Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Gorilla Tango Theatre – 9/7-16/07. - Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Indianapolis Fringe Festival – 8/25-9/2/07. - Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Minnesota Fringe Festival – 8/1-12/07. - Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Iowa Fringe Festival – 7/19-22/07. Dir. Matt Fotis Awards -Finalist & Selection in the 2009 Emerging Artists Theatre Spring EATfest. - Finalist & Selection in the 2009 Great Plains Theatre Conference. -Great Plains Theatre Conference New Voices Playwright. - Honorable Mention in The John Cauble Short Play Award. Publications - “Buying Caskets” monologue published in Theatre Audition Book, ed. Gerald L. Ratliff, Meriwether Publishing, Ltd.
The Zebra Baby Productions -Production by Shantz Theatre presented at the American Theater Company – 1/5-28/06. Dir. Jonathan L. Thomas. -Amateur production by NormalCommunityHigh School (Normal, IL) – 12/6-9/05. Dir. Kenny Metroff. -Amateur production by Blackbox Theatre Productions (Santa Rosa, CA) presented at Maria CarrilloHigh School – 10/2002. Dir. Annmarie Jensen. -Staged reading by Sonoma County Repertory Theatre – 9/19/02. -Amateur production by Anvilhead Theatre – 12/6-9/01. Dir. Vicki Kunz. Awards -Winner of the 2002 Sonoma County Repertory Theatre’s New Drama Works SCRipts Festival. - Finalist in the 2006 Intentional Theatre Short Play Festival (Waterford, CT). - Honorable Mention in the 2006 Union League Club of Chicago Civic & Arts Foundation Fiction Competition. - Finalist in the Curan Repertory Company’s Notes From the Underground Festival (NYC). - Finalist in the 2007 Impact Theatre Winter One Act Festival (Brooklyn, NY). - Finalist in the 2010 Paw Paw Village Players One Act Festival (Paw Paw, MI).
On the Surface Productions -University production by MonmouthCollege – 5/5-6/01. Dir. Matt Fotis. Awards -Finalist in the 2002 Sonoma County Repertory Theatre’s New Drama Works SCRipts Festival.
The Mystery of Simon Levene Productions -Production by Pegasus Theatre Company (Monte Rio, CA) – 6/13-15/02. Dir. Mark Gregory. Awards - 2nd Place in the 2003 Sonoma County Repertory Theatre’s New Drama Works SCRipts Festival. Simplicity: or The Day Ron Blomberg Ruined My Life Productions -Available for premiere. Awards -2nd Place Award in the 2001 Rosanna Graham Webster Creative Writing Contest.
TEN-MINUTE
The Music Shop Productions -University Production as part of 23:59 – A Revolution of Plays, University of Missouri. November 7, 2009. Dir. Noah Lelek.
Insomniacs in Heat Productions -Available for premiere. A Casket Man Productions -Off-off-Broadway Production by Curan Repertory Company (NYC) as part of the Notes from the Underground Festival. May 19-24, 2009. Dir. Ken Terrell. -University Production as part of the MU Life & Literature in Performance Series. September 17-20, 2009. Dir. Emily Rollie.
A Casket Gal Productions -University Production as part of the MU Life & Literature in Performance Series. September 17-20, 2009. Dir. Emily Rollie. - Production by Acme Theatre Productions as part of the Acme New Works Winter Festival. January 8-16, 2009. - Production as part of the Minnesota Shorts Play Festival. September 9-10, 2010. Awards -Winner in the 2010 Minnesota Shorts Play Festival.
The Crying Club Productions -Production as part of the "8 in 48" Claire Donaldson Short Play Festival. September 11, 2010.
Erased from History Productions -Available for premiere. Matt Directs Hamlet: A Metatheatrical Odyssey Production -Production as part of the "8 in 48" Claire Donaldson Short Play Festival. September 11, 2010. The Pants Productions -Available for premiere.
Moving On Productions -Amateur production by Anvilhead Theatre – 12/6-9/01. Dir. Kyle Anderson.
SKETCH
Northern Foreclosure: All I Want for Christmas Are My Front Door Keys (Writer) Productions - Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Gorilla Tango Theatre – 12/5-21/08. Dir. Kenny Metroff No-EL, or how The BlagojeGrinch Stole Christmas (Head Writer) Productions -Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Gorilla Tango Theatre – 12/7-23/07. Dir. Matt Fotis. Awards -Listed as Recommended by The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Suntimes, Chicago Magazine, MetroMix, RedEye, Chicagoist.com, Windy City Times, Going Chicago and Midwestbusiness.com
Requiem for a Department Store, or how Jesus taught me to shop at Macy’s (Head Writer) Productions - Production by Shantz Theatre presented at Gorilla Tango Theatre – 12/8-17/06. Dir. Matt Fotis Awards - Listed as Recommended/Best Bet by The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Herald, New City Chicago, and MidwestBusiness.com.
Baby Sotis Productions -Presented at the Central States Communication Association Conference as part of the Performance Studies Division – 4/2/2009. -University Production as part of the MU Life & Literature in Performance Series. September20, 2009.
The Day the Music Died: the story of a boy and a lamp Productions -Production by University of Missouri in the Life and Literature Series – 10/25-28/08.