I’ll be reading my monologue ROBERT on Monday, April 4th as part of Some1Speaking, the monthly monologue festival run by Roland Tec. Five writers reading their own work. It’s a terrific series, come check it out! See the first comment for Ticket Info, and remember to select Monday, April 4. See you there!
Here’s the link for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some1speaking-the-art-of-monologue-tickets-119119837641?fbclid=IwAR2mRN_CMigfzy_KPFN8ui4NnpIv7doU8kD5uPYLgn_w78yqS2UI5pCxjTM
My monologue, AUNT PITTIPAT IN THE TOWER, is one of 5 monologues to be featured at Hear Me Out Monologue’s 1st Monday series, Some1Speaking, on November 1, at 6pm.
I will be reading AUNT PITTIPAT, which is a remembrance of both 9/11, and my old friend, Francis Riccardelli, who was one of the thousands of people killed in the attack.
Here’s the complete lineup of playwrights for Monday, November 1: Hank Greenspan Golp, Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro, Lisa Grunberger, Allison Fradkin, and me.
You can reserve your ticket for Some1Speaking at Eventbrite, who will send you a link to the Zoom event a few hours before the 6pm ‘curtain.’ For tickets, use this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some1speaking-the-art-of-monologue-tickets-119119837641
I can let the cat out of the bag: my play EX-GAY BAR, was just awarded the ArtsWestchester Voices for Change Grant, along with composer/pianist Pablo Mayor. This is an exciting opportunity to develop work with the intent of effecting social change. Thanks to ArtsWestchester, and to everyone who has lent their talent and support in the development of the script.
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CRUEL SHOES: revised online demo
Book/Lyrics: David Simpatico
Music: Ross Patterson
Featuring Adam Chanler-Berat, Christiane Noll, Mary Testa, Chuck Cooper, Ron Bohmer and others
Logo design: Rachel Biello
Track 1: Cruel Shoes
Track 2: The State I’m In
Track 3: Cupid’s Ax
Track 4: Cherry Jubliee
Track 5: Udder Delight
Track 6: The Future’s in my Hands
Track 7: We Mean You No Harm
Track 8: Make Time for Destiny
Track 9: Goddess Within
Track 10: Manhunt
Track 11: Dream of Me
Track 12: Glen or Glenda?
Check out my CRUEL SHOES mood board; this is something I threw together, a mood board of themes and inspirations for my new backstage musical comedy, with a score by Ross Patterson, which will be given a concert reading at this summer’s NYMF festival.
The opening song CRUEL SHOES is sung by Christiane Noll, Chuck Cooper, Ron Bohmer, Mary Testa and the ensemble from our original online demo.
This is my libretto for the ENO Mini Opera Competition, THE MOTHER OF GOD. I used Neil Gaiman’s SWEEPER OF DREAMS as the literary source of inspiration. Thanks.
(click above link)
just some archival footage of the collage i worked on for Second Life
This is the libretto to SEED in case you want to read it or follow along with the score; this was the final class project for myself and composer Gerald Cohen, as part of a year long fellowship with American Lyric Theatre, in the Composers and Librettists Development Program. A great program headed by Larry Edelson.
Press Here to download libretto: Seed final final
David Simpatico, Dramatist 