Jason Pizzarello

Biography

Jason Pizzarello's play Lost Near Daytona, Found will be a part of The Tank's next season (NYC). Other plays/productions include: Bethel Park Falls (Everyday Inferno Theatre Company/NYC Central Park); After People Like You (Blue Riders at Classic Stage; Finalist, Arts in the Armed Forces Bridge Award); All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie (Irondale Ensemble in Brooklyn; published with Playscripts), When I Had Three Sisters (Soho Rep Writer/ Director Lab), Once There Was a Boy (Fordham Alumni Theatre Company; semi-finalist, Princess Grace Award, O'Neill Playwrights Conference); InsideOut (HERE Arts Center; Innovative Theatre Award nomination); and Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (14th St. Y Theater; published with Playscripts). Five of his short plays were selected by the Actors Theatre of Louisville as Heideman Award finalists. Over thirty of his plays for young actors are published and have been performed over 3,000 times in all 50 states and in over 25 countries, including a Norwegian and Bengali translation. His work has been featured in Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens, Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women, and Random Acts of Comedy (Playscripts). He is the co-founder of Stage Partners, a licensing house of new plays for young artists and audiences. When he's not writing, he proudly serves as a logistics officer with the New York Army National Guard. He's also equally proud to serve as the silly father of two young daughters. Read more at jasonpizzarello.com.