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Jason Pizzarello

JASON PIZZARELLO

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    The Gersh Agency, NY  represented by Leah Hamos

Jason Pizzarello. Plays include: Once there Was a Boy, produced by the Fordham Alumni Theatre Company; InsideOut,produced at HERE Arts Center (NYC), and nominated for an Innovative Theatre Award;the Last One Left, produced by Geek, Ink (NYC); Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time, produced by Push Productions at the 14th Street Y Theater (NYC); andGlued to Grammy, produced at HERE Arts Center. Nine of his plays are published by Playscripts, Inc. and have been produced in more than 30 states as well as in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Syria, and Thailand. He is the co-founder and creative director of Live Project, a mixed media performance group founded in 2002 with director Aaron Rhyne. Mr. Pizzarello is a graduate of Fordham University's Playwriting Program.

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

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         After People Like You         Alice in Wonderland         All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie         Around the World in 8 Plays         Found Upside Down         Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fifth Period, A         Glued To Granny         Good Cop, Bad Cop         Half Right - An Army Play         Home Schooled         InsideOut         It's a Wonderful Neverland         Mother Goosed         On The Line         Once There Was A Boy         Pelican For Hire         Providence Adrift         Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (full-length)         Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (one-act)         To Date or Not To Date         Up For Review         Very UnMerry Adventures of Robin Hood, The         When Bad Things Happen To Good Actors         When I Had Three Sisters         Worstest Play Ever Wrote, The

After People Like You

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Four estranged friends meet on a late night New York subway train

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Alice in Wonderland

Synopsis:
After Alice tumbles down a mysterious rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange land where everyone is raving mad. With the help of a Cheshire Cat, an astute Caterpillar, and a righteous Humpty Dumpty, Alice must find her way home and discover who she really is. A darker, more faithful version of Lewis Carroll's classic tale that reimagines the experience of Wonderland, and ends with an unexpected new twist.

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1st Produced:
Ruth Ann Street Theatre (Kingsport, Tn, United States)     2008

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
30-40 min Drama/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  9            Other:  9 males, 9 females, 12 either (11-38 actors possible: 6-33 males, 5-32 females)

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie

Synopsis:
In today's chaotic, challenging world, we often don't know where to turn for help. Little did we know that life's most valuable lessons lie within the undead. Finally, zombies engage us with musings on life, death, and everything in between. They show us that brains aren't everything. . .you are what you eat. . .and what doesn't kill you makes you. . .more alive.

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1st Produced:
Irondale Ensemble, Brooklyn, NY     14 Jun 2013

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Playscripts, Inc   -

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Genre:
35 min comedy drama

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  14 either (5-45 actors possible: 0-45 f, 0-45 m)

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Around the World in 8 Plays

Synopsis:
Travel around the world and explore forgotten myths and unusual legends in eight fast-paced and hilarious tales! Guided by a band of roaming gypsies, the audience is transported from the ancient Far East, where a hero must kill a giant centipede to save a dragon king, to the Russian countryside, where a poor orphan must defeat three witches who stole his grandfather's eyes. Always quirky, and sometimes bizarre, these eight tales are filled with magic, mystery, and morals.

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
75-90 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  10            Other:  10 males, 10 females, 10 either (10-80 actors possible: 3-40 males, 3-40 females)

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Found Upside Down

Synopsis:
What happens when the world is suddenly turned upside down? Literally. Alex must band together an unlikely crew of survivors -- including her fainting best friend, an 80-year-old paper girl, and a mad scientist -- to find a way back home where things were normal. Kind of. A goofy adventure through what-if worlds, where sometimes you have to make the best of what life dishes out.

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1st Produced:
Salina Central High School (Salina, Ks, United States)     2008

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
30-35 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  8 males, 5 females, 4 either (9-17 actors possible: 4-12 males, 5-9 females)

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Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fifth Period, A

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fifth Period, A
To win his freedom from school bully Bugs, smart aleck Tommy offers to help him get a date to the prom with popular actress Stephanie Mezaluna. But the only way to get her attention is to convince her that Bugs is a famous actor in hiding, and as one cover-up leads to another, it's not long before a jock, Steve, is parading as Bug's slick New York agent, and Tommy is stuck trying to get Steve's sister a date to the prom. Of course, prom tickets are only on sale until fifth period -- so Tommy has to act fast and try to control the chaos in this wild high school hallway farce.

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1st Produced:
Palo Verde High School Theatre, Las Vegas, Nv     06 Dec 2010

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Genre:
25-30 min Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  10 either

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Glued To Granny

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Genre:
Black Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Good Cop, Bad Cop

Synopsis:
A large number of suspects - none of whom seem to have done it. How do Good Cop, Bad Cop sort it all out?

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Written by Jason Pizzarello and Ian McWethy

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Playscripts Inc   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  5 either sex

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Half Right - An Army Play

Synopsis:
A group of young men at Basic Training think one of their number is a terrorist

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Home Schooled

Synopsis:
When the town council blows their entire budget on a cheese festival they have to make economies such as closing the schools and getting the parents to teach their children

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  30 either sex

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InsideOut

Synopsis:
InsideOut is a theatre/video hybrid performance piece where actors, cows, cameras, and video projections interact equally to challenge audience members to question identity, revenge, hell, and the role of beef in America. Using innovative video technology to create a live theatrical performance, InsideOut tells the story of an ordinary man who wakes up trapped inside a cow. We struggle with him as he attempts to make sense of this new world, who he is, and why he's inside - a cow.
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Live Project

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Genre:
Piece

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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It's a Wonderful Neverland

Synopsis:
Neverland is turned on its head in this clever blend of It's a Wonderful Life and J.M. Barrie's classic tale. When the Lost Boys go missing, Peter Pan wishes he never came to Neverland. Unfortunately, his wish is granted by Tinkerbell's unkempt fairy cousin, Stinkerbell, and Peter is given a glimpse of what the world would be like without him. Seeing the Lost Boys now employed by Captain Hook (now known as Captain Two Hands), the obnoxious Darling children, and a Tinkerbell who's lost her wits, Peter finally realizes the importance of his existence -- and how it really is a wonderful Neverland.

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written by Patrick Greene And Jason Pizzarello

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
30-35 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  4 males, 4 females, 12 either (8-25 actors possible: 3-22 males, 3-22 females)

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Mother Goosed

Synopsis:
Something unprecedented is happening in Fairytale Land -- all the nursery rhyme characters are revolting against their own stories. Humpty Dumpty refuses to fall off the wall, Little Miss Muffet strikes back at the spider, and Peter Piper finally loses his peppers. Fortunately, the local news crew is live on the scene -- but Frank the anchor has jumped ship, and Mother Goose is keeping suspiciously silent. . .

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1st Produced:
Palisade High School (Palisade, Co, United States)     2007

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
25-35 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  8 males, 6 females, 6 either (10-30 actors possible: 5-25 males, 5-25 females)

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On The Line

Synopsis:
Two soldiers man a remote outpost on a mountain in Afghanistan

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Once There Was A Boy

Synopsis:
A boy grows up literally attached to his father. He meets the daughter of a witch and they gall in love and plan to free themselves from life's shackles

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Genre:
Surrealist

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Pelican For Hire

Synopsis:
An oil slicked pelican tries to get a job in a hardware store

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  1 pelican

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Providence Adrift

Synopsis:
Survivors of the sinking of the whaleship "Essex" adrift at sea for ninety days after a white white sank their ship

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (full-length)

Synopsis:
In an ambitious plan to bring peace to Ancient Greece, Dialysis and Peon create Betterland, a city where once-doomed tragic characters can start a better life. But this new society of refugees must face enemies and Gods who don't tolerate free will or utopian ideals. Weaving together the stories of Ancient Greek characters from Oedipus to Hercules, this hilarious reinvention of the classics asks the question, "Is it possible to escape your own fate?" (A one-act versionof this play is also available.)

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1st Produced:
Push Productions (New York, NY, United States)     2005

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
75-90 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  8 males, 6 females (12-26 actors possible: 7-14 males, 5-10 females)

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Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (one-act)

Synopsis:
In an ambitious plan to bring peace to Ancient Greece, Dialysis and Peon create Betterland, a city where once-doomed tragic characters can start a better life. But this new society of refugees must face enemies and Gods who don't tolerate free will or utopian ideals. Weaving together the stories of Ancient Greek characters from Oedipus to Hercules, this hilarious reinvention of the classics asks the question, "Is it possible to escape your own fate?" (A full-length version of this play is also available.)

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1st Produced:
Charles M. Russell High School (Great Falls, Mt, United States)     2006

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
40-45 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  8 males, 6 females (12-22 actors possible: 7-12 males, 5-9 females)

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To Date or Not To Date

Synopsis:
Shakespearean worlds collide as the Bard's most famous characters go out on blind dates with each other. Can Romeo woo Lady Macbeth before she goes mad? Will Juliet marry King Lear or will her Nurse stand in the way? How will Joan of Arc inspire Hamlet to finally take action? Can Bottom really date all three witches at the same time? Hosted by waiter Puck,To Date or Not to Date is a wild ride of unlikely matchups and unexpected romances.

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1st Produced:
Owasso High School (Owasso, Ok, United States)     2008

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
25-35 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  4 males, 6 females, 1 either (6-18 actors possible: 2-7 males, 4-12 females)

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Up For Review

Synopsis:
A young married couple review their first year together

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 either sex

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Very UnMerry Adventures of Robin Hood, The

Synopsis:
Sherwood Forest is in danger of being destroyed and it's up to Robin and his band of dimwitted Merry Men to save the day. When the Sheriff challenges them to a contest to determine the forest's rightful owner, their skills are put to the test. Unfortunately, archery is only the first round. Robin and his men will also have to win a talent show and a beauty pageant. Will this be the end of Sherwood? Most likely.

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1st Produced:
Shawnee Middle School (Shawnee, Ok, United States)     2008

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
30-40 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  7            Other:  8 males, 7 females, 10 either (10-30 actors possible: 5-25 males, 4-25 females)

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When Bad Things Happen To Good Actors

Synopsis:
Everything goes wrong during a production of "The Wizard Of Oz". Forgotten lines, missed cues and the sound effects man will only play dinosaur noises

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Written by Ian McWethy and Jason Pizzarello

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  10-30 either sex

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When I Had Three Sisters

Synopsis:
A brother and his three sisters act out the "Three Sisters" in their living room

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Worstest Play Ever Wrote, The

Synopsis:
What do you get when you combine an after school special, a penguin heist, accent-challenged knights, puppet-show Shakespeare, and a vampire murder mystery? One playwright thinks these could be the ingredients for his magnum opus, but it could be the recipe for the worst play ever written in the history of the world. . .and possibly the universe. With Stage Directions and Scene Heading as our narrators and flashy Flashback giving backstory, nothing on earth could possibly outdo this hilariously awful night of theater.

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Genre:
35 min comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  26 either (10-30 actors possible: 2-28 females, 2-28 males)

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