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BRIAN C PETTI (1969 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Brian C. Petti has been produced Off-Off Broadway (Masquerade, Before the Parade Passes By, Hindenburg-the Musical) and regionally (Next Year in Jerusalem, The Measure of a Man, On the Expectation of White Christmases) by such companies as Ten Grand and a Burger Productions, The American Theater of Actors, Inc. and The Duplex Cabaret. Masquerade was staged at Cherry Lane Theater in NYC and Next Year in Jerusalem was the winner of the Humboldt State University National Play Contest in California, where it received a student production. The Measure of a Man is published by JAC Publishing and Promotions
Plays by Brian C Petti
Art of Negotiation | ||
| 1st Produced: | Turtle Shell Theater, 300 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036 >>> | 06 Jan 2010 | ||||
Company: | Thespian Production | |||||
| 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 | #108949 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of The Imperial Garden of Disillusion a program of four short plays | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Banshee | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York International Fringe Festival | Aug 2011 | ||||
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 | #130560 | |||
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Genre: | 1h 30m Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | pettiplays.wikispaces.com | |||||
Synopsis: | A mythical Irish harbinger of death is stalking the Sullivan family in this modern thriller. Jerry attempts to change his life with a girlfriend and a job, but his precarious mental state is threatened by his mother's warning of "Banshee". | |||||
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Hindenburg - The Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 >>> | 2001 | ||||
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 | #82278 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Joel Flowers; lyrics by Brian C Petti; book by Brian C Petti | |||||
Synopsis: | A group of actors rehearsing a new musical "Hidden burg" realise that it is crap. | |||||
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Masquerade | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cherry Lane Theater, New York, NY | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Ten Grand and a Burger Productions | |||||
| 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 | #82542 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In Masquerade, different generations' attitudes toward AIDS collide when long-time companions Mario and Hersh decide to thrown a surprise "positive party" for their much younger friend Doug, who has just tested positive for HIV. With the message "I'm positive and proud" written on the cake, the guests arrive dressed as their favorite literary characters, from Tennessee Williams to Cervantes and Dante. However the party goes off the rails when Doug appears with his mother, who has no idea of his condition. What results is a near farcical effort by those present to hide the truth (not to mention the fact that one of the ladies present is actually a guy). Eventually, things take a sharp and sobering turn as unspoken thoughts and emotions come to the surface. Through a mix of comedy and drama, Masquerade examines AIDS through the prism of differing generations, attitudes and understandings. Reviews say: "&(Petti's) script touches emotions and his characters have veracity." "&a well-rounded, fast paced play with witty one-liners, moving speeches, and real-life dialogue." | |||||
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Measure of a Man, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | The CENTER at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, NY | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Rhinebeck Theater Society | |||||
| 1st Published: | JAC Publishing and Promotion (2008) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #93762 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 2 male youth | |||||
Notes: | Some parts can be combined. One male role can be played by a female. | |||||
Synopsis: | The Measure of a Man traces moments in the life of German boxer Max Schmeling, whose epic fights with Joe Louis underscored the pre-war tensions between Germany and the United States. Long portrayed as a Nazi "show horse," Schmeling's actions and motivations are examined in the play, from his cooperation with, but refusal to join the Nazi party, to his insistence on keeping his Jewish-American manager, to an act of heroism during Kristallnact that saves two Jewish boys' lives. Schmeling's life after his boxing career is also explored, including his stint in the German Army as punishment from the Nazis and his reconciliation with Louis as an old man. Reviews say of the play: "Petti's drama&draws us into the wake of the man's humanity. We are ennobled in the witnessing. A play whose hour has come." | |||||
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Next Year in Jerusalem | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cunneen Hackett Cultural Center, Poughkeepsie, NY | 1999 | ||||
Company: | The Play's the Thing Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | Hollow Hills Publishing (defunct) (1999) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #93764 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2-4 | |||||
Notes: | Some parts may be doubled. | |||||
Synopsis: | Next Year in Jerusalem traces the memories and insights of an 81-year-old Holocaust survivor who is preparing a speech he must give about his experiences. He is led through moments of his life through ghosts of his past, moving from incidents in the Warsaw Ghetto to a family Seder in Lublin to a chance encounter in 1970s Brooklyn. Cumulatively, Next Year in Jerusalem is one man's search for meaning, understanding and spiritual truth in the aftermath of a life broken by uncontrollable forces. Critics call it, "&(a) poignant and deeply moving drama." "An eloquent and moving tribute to the millions who died and the victims who survived." | |||||
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On the Expectation of White Christmases | ||
| 1st Produced: | Columbia Greene Community College, Hudson, NY | 2007 | ||||
Company: | The Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural Centre | |||||
| 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 | #93763 | |||
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: | Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | One female part is for an 11-year-old girl. | |||||
Synopsis: | On the Expectation of White Christmases takes place in 1975 suburban New York from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day. It tells the story of Mary, an 11-year old girl who is waiting for her long estranged father to show up for a Christmas dinner reconciliation. Mary lives (quite uncomfortably) in her Irish grandparents' house with her mother Katherine. Her Nana, the unquestioned authority in her home, is decidedly against the prospect of hosting a dinner for the man who abandoned her daughter and pulls no punches in letting Mary know exactly what she thinks of him. As the family waits for the missing father to appear, an unforgettable Christmas night ensues. Reviews call it: "The first play to focus on the life of the Irish in New York, (their) sad dysfunction and piercing humanity. . .a riveting theatrical experience." | |||||
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