About me.
Photo by Annie Wang (c) 2018.
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Playwright about town. Recent Plays: alexander moments before with Drama League Award winning company Theater In Quarantine; OR, AN ASTRONAUT PLAY at The Tank; ROUND at the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival; PATIENCE at The Corkscrew Festival and Columbia University; IT'S A GHOST STORY with Homebase Theatre Collective; IN THE WOODS WE RETURN in Fringe NYC. Other plays include BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY; THE PROBLEM WITH MAGIC IS: (2021 Bay Area Playwrights Festival Winner), RUINATION, and STRIP HEARTS. Johnny has had work developed with Second Stage Theater, JAG Productions (White River Junction, VT), 59E59 (NYC), Judson Memorial Church (NYC), and Theatre Lab (Boca Raton, FL).
Other cool projects: House Writer for SALON SEANCE; Staff Writer for MAÑANALAND; Collaborator for QUEEN at Dixon Place and BALDWIN[GIOVANNI]BRANDO at Columbia University. Currently: Member of the 2020-2021 Clubbed Thumb Emerging Writers Group. Previously: Member of the 2019-2020 Liberation Theatre Company Writing Residency, 2017-2018 Shubert Fellow for Playwriting. Finalist: Columbia@Roundabout Series 2020 (Problem With Magic, Is:). Semifinalist: 2020-2021 Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowship, 2018 Clubbed Thumb Open Commission, 2014 National Playwrights Conference. MFA in Playwriting: Columbia University. Producing Director for InVersion Theatre based in NYC. Recent Projects: INTRALIA, THE WEIRD PARK, a soundscape; WE READ BOOKS series at the Tank; GREGOR at Access Theater; IN THE WOODS WE RETURN in FringeNYC; THE MOST UNDEAD TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO AND JULIET at The Drama League. Producer and Administrator In NYC. Director of Artistic Development at The Tank. Other Recent Projects: Fornes Marathon at The Public (Volunteer Coordinator); WORK/PLAY at Columbia University (Producer); FOOD FOR THE GODS with Khunum Productions at La Mama (Line Producer). Occasional Dramaturg and Theatre Helper. Recently: jazz singer at Abrons Arts Center (Assoc. Director; dir. Joshua William Gelb); THE HISTORICAL RANGE OF URSUS AMERICANUS at Coumbia University (Dramaturg); RED HILLS at En Garde Arts (Asst. Director; dir. Katie Pearl.) If you'd like to see a full resume, send me an e-mail. I'm very friendly. I'm also on New Play Exchange, if that floats your boat. |
Coming Up.
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PATIENCE directed by Taylor Reynolds Reading at Second Stage Theater May 24th - May 30th Get tickets here |
Contact me.
I'm very nice and great to have around at parties.
BEN IZZO // Literary Agent
A3 Artists Agency
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave. 38th Floor
New York, NY 10118
ben.izzo@a3artistsagency.com
(pls don't contact ben if you want to have me at your party you can message me on linkedin instead)
BEN IZZO // Literary Agent
A3 Artists Agency
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave. 38th Floor
New York, NY 10118
ben.izzo@a3artistsagency.com
(pls don't contact ben if you want to have me at your party you can message me on linkedin instead)