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MATT CASARINO |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Matt Casarino has been writing since 1997, when City Theater in Wilmington, Delaware produced his first play. Since then, his short plays been produced in 49 states and eight countries. His full-length comedy The PornoZombies debuted with the Renegade Theater Experiment in San Jose and was produced in Chicago, Delaware, and North Carolina. Mr. Casarino's plays have been anthologized by Original Works and United Stages, and his play Larry Gets the Callappears in the Smith & Kraus' Best American 10-Minute Plays series. His works have appeared at such theaters and festivals as the Emerging Artists Theatre, New York 15-Minute Play Festival, Prop Thtr, The ArtsCenter 10X10 Festival, The Short & Sweet Festival, Impact Theatre, Moving Arts, City Theater, The High Desert Play Development Workshop, the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, and Philly Fringe. In 2005, he was awarded an Established Artist Fellowship by the Delaware Division of the Arts, and his works have been honored with the L.W. Thomas Award and the Alan Minieri Playwriting Award. His plays have appeared at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference (Valdez, AK) and the Kennedy Center Playwrights Intensive. Mr. Casarino is a member of The Dramatists Guild and Emerging Artists Theater, and a co-founder of First Draft Theatre, an ongoing workshop for east-coast playwrights. He lives in Delaware. Turn-ons include singing, songwriting, Tom Waits, purple, Smithwicks, Tilly and the Wall, and Tromeo & Juliet.Turn-offs include mushrooms.
Plays by Matt Casarino
Belle and Angel | ||
| 1st Produced: | EATFest at TADA Theatre, New York | 11 Nov 2009 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #125076 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Book of Job Part Two: Job Strikes Back | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65050 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Job takes God to court. | |||||
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Condensed Theatre Classics Presents: Lives in the Wind | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chapel Street Players (Newark, DE, United States) | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6394 | |||
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Genre: | 15-25 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 3 males, 3 females (5-6 actors possible: 2-3 males, exactly 3 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A small cast attempts to produce a sprawling, historical, century-spanning epic play, in only fifteen minutes. Events start out silly and continue to unravel as our actors fight for the good roles and try to make sense of it all. | |||||
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Curtain Call to Arms, or, The Final Bow, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | CrossCurrents Productions, Just Off Broadway Theatre (Kansas City, MO, United States) | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6395 | |||
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Genre: | 20-30 min Dark comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | 6 males, 6 females, 4 either (9-16 actors possible: 4-11 males, 4-10 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The play is over, and the cast would like to take their bows. Unfortunately, a crazed unseen chorus member with a gun is making things difficult. Realizing that the show ain't over 'til the cast takes their curtain call, the actors try several methods to subdue the chorus member, all with disastrous results. Finally, inspiration strikes the leads, as they realize that there are people among them willing to pay the ultimate price for a moment of glory. . . | |||||
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Eddie | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65051 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two women watch a baseball match and discuss life, sex and so on. | |||||
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Emily Breathes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Producers Club, NY | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Emerging Artists Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73896 | |||
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Genre: | short play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of Emerging Artists Theatre presents EATfest, the fall edition of the company's short play series | |||||
Synopsis: | A gay young man confronts a priest during confession with the fact that he is his son. | |||||
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Goldilocks | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wilmington Drama League (Wilmington, DE, United States) | 2007 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106988 | |||
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Genre: | 35-40 min Comedy for young audiences | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 3 males, 4 females, 6 either (13-30 actors possible: 2-21 males, 4-25 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In this comic spin on the classic fairy tale, Goldilocks is once again confronted by the Three Bears. . .and Joe, the Bears' species exchange student. From Goldilocks' house to the Bears' home and back again, a slew of fairy tale characters cross Goldilocks' path to give advice and tell their tales. This fresh adaptation teaches young audiences the meaning of responsibility through its clever, upbeat dialogue and audience participation. | |||||
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Hill of Magic Beans, or Here's Looking at You, Jack, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | City Theater Company (Wilmington, DE, United States) | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #89467 | |||
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Genre: | 35-40 min Comedy for young audiences | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 4 males, 3 females, 3 either (8-17 actors possible: 5-10 males, 3-10 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | The story of Jack and the Beanstalk gets interrupted by Larry -- the old guy who sells Jack his magic beans. Larry gets to tell his story, which begins during the Great Fairytale Wars, when Larry owned a milk bar. He stayed neutral in the war, but one day his old friend Humpty Dumpty burst in with urgent news: a giant in the sky started the war. Larry decides to join the fight, but not without the help of his friends Pinocchio, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, and, of course, a boy with an axe named Jack. | |||||
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How I Know Chuck | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66450 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Charlotte is told be a stranger that the Woorld is a better place because she is in it. | |||||
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Key to the Mystic Halls of Time | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66451 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two young guys have spent all night playing a computer game. | |||||
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Larry Gets The Call | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66452 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Larry finds himself talking to God. God is not what Larry thought he would be. | |||||
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Mediocreville | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66453 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A young man thinks that suicide is his only way out of Mediocreville. | |||||
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Never Land | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66454 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A brother and sister save each other by reading "Peter Pan". | |||||
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Pixie | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66455 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A man mourns the death of his dog | |||||
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Plunge, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66456 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Three friends prepare to jump into the sea on New Year's Daywhen one of them announces she is going to do it naked. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Porno Zombies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Renegade Theatre Experiment, San Jose, CA | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Renegade Theatre Experiment | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | ow-pornozombies | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #64414 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | playing multiple roles | |||||
Notes: | Suitable for audiences 15 and up | |||||
| In The PornoZombies, an insidious new threat is creeping into the American mainstream zombie porn. It's up to our hero, right-wing Detective Karla Lumpkins, and her faithful band of vigilantes to stop the evil scientist/auteur Dr. Hadfield and save the country from moral decay but does the country really want to be saved? And are Karla and her minions ready to face the PornoZombies? The PornoZombies is a take-off on the cautionary tale movies of the '40s and '50s in which the entire movie existed to warn you against some lurid topic like the evils of smoking pot while they exploited the topic at the same time. | |||||
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Random Act, A | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66457 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A homeless man and an executive have an encounter. | |||||
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Record, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66458 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Smith accidently tells a reporter a scandellous secret about his boss. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Smokers Hill | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66459 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Alex is being bullied and he thinks he can see a way to stop it. | |||||
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Something Went Wrong | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66460 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A man goes for a take away but returns with a dead clown. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Trophy Wife, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Geneva Theatre Guild (reading) (Geneva, NY, United States) | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6396 | |||
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Genre: | 20-30 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 2 females | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In a San Francisco restaurant, Peter and Valerie, a handsome May-December couple, are having drinks. Meanwhile, Peter's wife Susan and her new friend Man (who calls himself Henry) are sharing a bottle of wine in her upper-class New Jersey home. All four begin to carefully explore their secrets and betrayals, which may or may not include infidelity and murder. Valerie learns the truth about the jovial Peter, while Man and Susan, despite their carefully chosen dialogue, reveal their darkest intentions to each other. | |||||
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Warning! Spoilers Ahead | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #66461 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | A family of psychics discover the difference between knowing your fate and preventing your fate. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Yes, Mamet | ||
| 1st Produced: | City Theater, 10-Minute Play Festival (Wilmington, DE, United States) | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6397 | |||
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Genre: | 12-17 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 3 males, 1 female (4 actors possible: 2-3 males, 1-2 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two David Mamet-obsessed writers pitch their play to Reginald, an African-American theatre director. Their work is a derivative doozy -- a compilation of all things Mamet, including con artists, rhythmic dialogue, and lots and lots of profanity. Reginald sees right through their Mametisms and urges them to rediscover their own voices, but the boys find that maybe there's another hero out there to emulate. . . | |||||
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