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Dan Castellaneta

DAN CASTELLANETA

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Washington Square Arts & Films  

Dan Castellaneta is a four time emmy recipient for his work on the Simpsons (as Homer, Krusty, Grandpa, and others), where he is also Consulting Producer and Writer. He co-starred on the emmy winning Tracey Ullman Show, with Tracy Ullman and Julie Kavner, and co-starred with Marsha Mason on the ABC series Sibs. Dan has written for the Simpsons, and the Tracey Ullman Show. His play A Purple Dawn premiered at Geneva College and Northwestern College in Orange City IowA. He, along with Deb Lacusta, founded the improv scenario group InstANT Theater in Chicago, where they wrote, directed and performed comedic one act plays.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Banana Tree, The         Empire Burlesque         For Piano and Harpo, by DAN CASTELLANETA. The Antaeus Theater, 5114 Lankershim Blvd.. North Hollywood, CA 91601. From Dec 14, 2014 to Dec 15, 2014.         Shock and Awww

Banana Tree, The

Synopsis:
A talking fruit tree brings two strange and estranged lovers together in a small town outside Vegas. After botched robberies, a kidnapping, and magic shows gone awry, we find out who's really bananas.

Notes:
written by Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta

1st Produced:
Bloomington Playwrights Project, In    06 Dec 2013

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Genre:
two act comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Empire Burlesque

Synopsis:
empire Burlesque, a satirical Vaudeville romp hosted by Mark Twain, chronicles America's bumbling first foray into empire - the Spanish-American War. Media mogul William Randolph Hearst is the sole backer, so his Showgirl paramour can make her stage debut. the medium is the message, as Twain and Hearst struggle for control of the show, and their version of history. And of course, there's the red-hot vocal stylings of Emma Goldman, William McKinley's patriotic sleight-of-hand, Teddy Roosevelt's tap-dance up San Juan Hill, with a bevy of all-American showgirls.

Notes:
Written by Dan Castellaneta, Book & Lyrics with Deb Lacusta, Music by Laura Hall. empire Burlesque was selected as part of the Disney/ASCAP Musical Workshop hosted by Stephen Schwartz. Before his passing, historian and author Howard Zinn ("A People's History of the United States") called empire Burlesque "hilarious and powerful," and "certainly relevant to what is happening today."

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Genre:
Musical (Satire)

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For Piano and Harpo, by DAN CASTELLANETA. The Antaeus Theater, 5114 Lankershim Blvd.. North Hollywood, CA 91601. From Dec 14, 2014 to Dec 15, 2014.

Synopsis:
the story of Oscar Levant, the brilliant, pill-popping concert pianist, who wakes up in the Mt. Sinai psych ward. He goes on a nightmarish journey, crossing paths with Jack Paar, George Gershwin, and his only friend, Harpo Marx. This new work from Castellaneta explores the comic and tragic trip from addiction to recovery.

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selected as part of the Antaeus theater's ClassicsFest

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Antaeus Theater, 5114 Lankershim Blvd.. North Hollywood, CA 91601    14 Dec 2014

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Shock and Awww

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written by Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta

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Part Of Sci-Fest '14 In Los Angeles    09 May 2014

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Genre:
one act comedy

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