Theatre Arts Program Director Gino DiIorio’s play, “Sam and Dede, or My Dinner with Andre the Giant” will have its area premiere at the Washington Stage Guild (Washington, D.C.) from March 19 through April 12. The play tells the story of the unlikeliest of friendships, which began when an aspiring writer, an Irish expatriate in…
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DiIorio’s ‘Sam and Dede’ to be produced by the Washington Stage Guild
“Sam and Dede” or“My Dinner with Andre the Giant” will be produced by the Washington Stage Guild as the final plan in its 2019–20 season (March 19 to April 12, 2020). The play follows the unusual relationship between playwright Samuel Beckett and the young Andre the Giant, who went on to become a professional wrestling…
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Prof. Gino DiIorio publishes two plays in one month
Theatre Arts Program Director Gino DiIorio published two plays through Samuel French in the month of November. The first, “Centennial Casting,” was originally produced at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Brook, N.Y., and has had subsequent productions at Virginia Stage Company (Norfolk, Va.), Seven Angels Theatre (Waterbury, Conn.), and the Arclight Theatre (New York, N.Y., now called Theater…
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DiIorio’s short play ‘Clown Alley’ to be featured at New Jersey Rep’s Theatre Brut Festival
Theatre Arts Professor Gino DiIorio‘s short play “Clown Alley” will be featured at the New Jersey Rep’s Theatre Brut Festival — “When the Circus Comes to Town” — this coming weekend, September 21–23. “Clown Alley” tells the story of Phinny and Adeline, circus-lifers. But as their circus life comes to an end, what’s next in store for them…
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DiIorio’s ‘CRIB’ to be produced at Playhouse on the Square
Professor Gino Diiorio’s new play “CRIB” will be produced this summer at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tenn. “CRIB” was the winner of the Playhouse’s 2017 New Works Competition. Synopsis: Tracy is an African-American professor in the midst of a tenure fight. Rajon is a star basketball player, negotiating the challenges of freshman year…
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DiIorio’s play ‘The Jag’ to be published by Samuel French
Theatre Program Director Gino DiIorio’s new play “The Jag” is soon to be published by Samuel French. The play had its world premiere at the New Jersey Rep with a subsequent production at Shadowland Stages (Ellenville, N.Y.). Both productions featured Dan Grimaldi of “The Sopranos.” The play was directed by Brendan Burke.
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DiIorio’s ‘James Hemings’ to be read at the Great Plains Theatre Conference
Theatre Professor Gino DiIorio‘s new play, “James Hemings,” will be developed at a reading this summer at the Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The nationally recognized conference offers extensive opportunities for top emerging playwrights to learn and grow. Over 1,000 plays were submitted to this year’s conference, with 20 plays selected for development. “James…
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Clark Theatre Arts students honored at 2018 Kennedy Center Regional Conference
Two Clark Theatre students won honors at this year’s Kennedy Center Regional Conference in Danbury, Conn. Jaime Silverman ’19 won the KCACTF Award for Honorable Mention in Costume Design and The USITT NE Design and Technologies Meritorious Award. (this second one comes with a trip to the national conference in Fort Lauderdale). Jaime won for…
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Feb. 27: DiIorio’s ‘Three Exits’ to be read at Clark
Theatre Arts Program Director Gino Diiorio‘s new play, “Three Exits,” will be read on Feb. 27 in the Experimental Theatre at Little Center. The reading, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., will feature Clark alum Karin Trachtenberg ’83, along with Linda Goetz and David Anderson, and will be directed by Kathryn Howell. The play runs…
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DiIorio’s ‘Breaking in the New Boss’ to be featured in New Jersey Rep arts festival
Theatre Professor Gino DiIorio’s new short play, “Breaking in the New Boss,” will be performed as part of New Jersey Repertory Company’s All About Eve Festival of the Arts. This week-long festival, which also includes music, art, photography, and poetry, will feature the work of more than15 regional playwrights as part of “Theatre Brut,” a 7-session…
