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VINCE MELOCCHI |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Creative Artists Agency NY (agent Chris till) |
Vince is originally from Western Pennsylvania. While attending Penn State University, and short on credits, he took the only class still open, "Principles of Playwriting." Having never written a play before, he panicked upon learning he had to have a one act play written by the end of the term. So, he called his father for advice, "Write what you know, son. You don't know about King Henry the 5th, do you? So, write what you know." That night he began work on his one act play "MAKING MOVES", about a group of janitors in a Western Pennsylvania hospital. The play was produced at Penn State the next year. He went on to attend the Professional Training Program for actors at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. While at A.C.T, he also worked in the "Plays in Progress" unit, focusing on the reading and development of new plays. Eventually, he moved to Southern California and became a member of the award winning Pacific Resident Theatre Ensemble, where he was really given a chance to hone his skills as both actor and writer. As a member of PRT, Vince co-created "The Writers Group at PRT".. It was in that writers workshop that his critically acclaimed, Ovation award nominated full length play, "LIONS" was born. After various workshop stagings and readings, LIONS was produced as part of PRT's 2008 season, with director Guillermo Cienfuegos at the helm. After it's sold out run at PRT, LIONS was published by SAMUEL FRENCH. Along with his full length plays, JULIA, LIONS and FIGURES, his writing also includes a number of one acts, including: BULLY, THE LAST LINEN DAY, and the aforementioned MAKING MOVES. As an actor he's worked consistently in film, television, and theatre. A sampling of credits include Southland, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Seinfeld and E.R. On stage, he has appeared in Camino Real, Golden Boy, All My Sons, Rocket to the Moon, Awake and Sing, The Three Sisters and Time of Your Life, among others. He also appeared in Robert Schenkien's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "The Kentucky Cycle" at the Mark Taper Forum. He is a member of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
Plays by Vince Melocchi
Julia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pacific Resident Theatre (Venice, California) | 04 Dec 2010 | ||||
Company: | Pacific Resident Theatre (Venice, California) | |||||
| 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 | #127140 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Julia is a touching and tender examination of a 50-year-old-love lost and reclaimed. After years of self-exile in Detroit, Lou Perino returns to his hometown in Pennsylvania to right a wrong he did 50 years ago to Julia, the girl he loved. Once, the Korean War stood in their way. Now it's something entirely different. This beautiful love story delicately explores the nature of forgiveness, grief and redemption | |||||
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Lions | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pacific Resident Theatre, Venice, CA | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-69631-2 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #97940 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatic Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
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| It's the 2007 NFL season and the Detroit Lions are on a winning streak - unfortunately out of work steelworker John Waite is not. With humor and humanity, playwright Vince Melocchi offers a glimpse into The Tenth Ward Club, where the patrons place their hopes on their team, and attempt to escape the creeping demise of their city and of their way of life. | |||||
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