Wesley Cappiello

Wesley Cappiello (he/him) is a New York City–based playwright, actor, and director whose work explores love, survival, and human connection through bold, theatrical storytelling. His plays include the queer historical epic ON TIME, winner of the Mike Sockol New Play Festival, with readings at TheatreLab NYC, Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival, Cypress Productions, Music Mountain Theatre, and Villagers Theatre; the family drama LUCY IN THE SEA WITH DARVON, which received a critically acclaimed production at Clear Space Theatre Company; and the dystopian thriller THE WAITING ROOM, which had a sold-out run at Teatro LATEA.

Additional works include the psychological thriller GUILTY, the ensemble drama THE BRIDAL SUITE, and A VIEW FROM BELOW, a darkly comic, surreal examination of...

Wesley Cappiello (he/him) is a New York City–based playwright, actor, and director whose work explores love, survival, and human connection through bold, theatrical storytelling. His plays include the queer historical epic ON TIME, winner of the Mike Sockol New Play Festival, with readings at TheatreLab NYC, Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival, Cypress Productions, Music Mountain Theatre, and Villagers Theatre; the family drama LUCY IN THE SEA WITH DARVON, which received a critically acclaimed production at Clear Space Theatre Company; and the dystopian thriller THE WAITING ROOM, which had a sold-out run at Teatro LATEA.

Additional works include the psychological thriller GUILTY, the ensemble drama THE BRIDAL SUITE, and A VIEW FROM BELOW, a darkly comic, surreal examination of institutional power and moral responsibility set in an art-deco Hell. His short-play cycle FOUR SEASONS has been produced at The Chain Theatre, M.T. Pockets Theatre, Langhorne Players, and The Pharmacy Theatre.

Cappiello’s writing has been praised for its layered characters, psychological depth, and emotionally gripping narratives. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild. For more information, you can follow along @wesleycappiello or www.wesleycappiello.com.

Scripts

On Time

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

In this gay epic spanning 160 years, ON TIME follows two actors as they portray ten different characters, weaving together moments of love, heartbreak, and survival across centuries. Through a series of intimate encounters—some fleeting, some life-altering—the play explores how time bends, repeats, and reshapes the course of human lives. From the clandestine desires of two coworkers in Victorian England to the...

In this gay epic spanning 160 years, ON TIME follows two actors as they portray ten different characters, weaving together moments of love, heartbreak, and survival across centuries. Through a series of intimate encounters—some fleeting, some life-altering—the play explores how time bends, repeats, and reshapes the course of human lives. From the clandestine desires of two coworkers in Victorian England to the modern-day uncertainty of fiancés on the brink of matrimony in the American South, love, loss and fate intertwine in this sweeping, intimate exploration of human connection while illuminating the barriers history has long placed on queer love.

Lucy in the Sea With Darvon

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

Following the suicide of their sister Lucy, estranged siblings Lindsey and Levy are thrust together, forced to face their past and each other for the first time in a decade. As they grapple with their grief and buried family secrets, they must confront past mistakes, a struggle that will either heal their fractured bond or unravel it entirely. LUCY IN THE SEA WITH DARVON is a raw, intimate drama about the weight...

Following the suicide of their sister Lucy, estranged siblings Lindsey and Levy are thrust together, forced to face their past and each other for the first time in a decade. As they grapple with their grief and buried family secrets, they must confront past mistakes, a struggle that will either heal their fractured bond or unravel it entirely. LUCY IN THE SEA WITH DARVON is a raw, intimate drama about the weight of memory, the complexity of forgiveness, and the fragile hope that healing is still possible.

TW: discussion of suicide

The Bridal Suite

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

Spanning the weeks leading up to Lux’s wedding, four women orbit a ceremony that promises perfection but conceals quiet disaster. Her fiercely loyal best friend Nadine, free-spirited sister Juno, and guarded future sister-in-law Harper each carry secrets, grief, and buried desires. Across seven sharply tuned movements (including fittings, tastings, rooftop escapes, and long nights in hotel rooms) the play builds...

Spanning the weeks leading up to Lux’s wedding, four women orbit a ceremony that promises perfection but conceals quiet disaster. Her fiercely loyal best friend Nadine, free-spirited sister Juno, and guarded future sister-in-law Harper each carry secrets, grief, and buried desires. Across seven sharply tuned movements (including fittings, tastings, rooftop escapes, and long nights in hotel rooms) the play builds like a string quartet toward an unforgettable reckoning. By the time the ceremony arrives, something essential has already shifted—and there is no clean way back. THE BRIDAL SUITE is an emotionally charged, all-female ensemble drama about love, loyalty, and the masks we wear to survive.

TW: addiction, alcoholism, discussion of suicide

Guilty

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

One room. Three nights. As Lenny Mercer refines his craft, impulse becomes ritual, ritual becomes power, and power spirals into collapse. GUILTY is a relentless psychological thriller about the hunger for power, the cycles of abuse, and the ghosts that never stay buried—trapping the audience inside the mind of a serial killer who believes he’s in control... until he's not. Through a suffocating free fall into...

One room. Three nights. As Lenny Mercer refines his craft, impulse becomes ritual, ritual becomes power, and power spirals into collapse. GUILTY is a relentless psychological thriller about the hunger for power, the cycles of abuse, and the ghosts that never stay buried—trapping the audience inside the mind of a serial killer who believes he’s in control... until he's not. Through a suffocating free fall into hell, GUILTY asks: are monsters born, or are they made?

TW: blood, sexual situations, discussion of sexual assault, violence

Then Comes Dawn

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

IN DEVELOPMENT. In the predawn hours of a storm-soaked spring morning in rural Wisconsin, 1919, a guarded dairy farmer named Charles discovers a wounded drifter inside his farmhouse. As Charles tends to Floyd’s reopened war injury while his wife, Mabel, sleeps upstairs, the two men share a fragile intimacy born of exhaustion, loneliness, and the dangerous relief of being seen. But when morning light begins to...

IN DEVELOPMENT. In the predawn hours of a storm-soaked spring morning in rural Wisconsin, 1919, a guarded dairy farmer named Charles discovers a wounded drifter inside his farmhouse. As Charles tends to Floyd’s reopened war injury while his wife, Mabel, sleeps upstairs, the two men share a fragile intimacy born of exhaustion, loneliness, and the dangerous relief of being seen. But when morning light begins to expose what the night has allowed, the connection threatens the careful life Charles and Mabel have built in a community that measures who belongs and what makes a man. As suspicion rises with the sun, husband and wife must decide whether truth or survival will define their marriage—and how far they are willing to go to protect it. THEN COMES DAWN is a three-actor American tragedy about repression, complicity, and what it costs to remain safe.

TW: death, war injury, homophobia, infertility

A View From Below

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

IN DEVELOPMENT. Lucifer’s days in Hell are predictable: cigarettes, piano, and endless paperwork. Until new soul Tom shows up, kind and broken and labeled “damnation” for reasons that don’t add up. As Lucifer digs into his case, the whole of the underworld begins to shift. Eve, his long-suffering assistant, grows uneasy. Seraphine, an angelic auditor from the Divine Court, descends with warnings. The air...

IN DEVELOPMENT. Lucifer’s days in Hell are predictable: cigarettes, piano, and endless paperwork. Until new soul Tom shows up, kind and broken and labeled “damnation” for reasons that don’t add up. As Lucifer digs into his case, the whole of the underworld begins to shift. Eve, his long-suffering assistant, grows uneasy. Seraphine, an angelic auditor from the Divine Court, descends with warnings. The air thickens with the sense that someone much higher is paying attention, and darkness gathers as the arrival no one wants in Lucifer’s penthouse begins to loom. God is coming, and she isn’t happy. A VIEW FROM BELOW is a dark comedy about compassion, corruption, and the brutal lengths powerful institutions will go to protect their own myths.

TW: discussion of suicide

The Waiting Room

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

In a dystopian future ruled by a new Leader, four strangers awaken in a nightmarish underground arena. To survive, they must uncover their connection while navigating a brutal game where only one escapes. As paranoia mounts and tensions explode, their fight for survival hurtles toward a shocking and deadly climax.

TW: blood, violence, discussion of sexual assault

In a dystopian future ruled by a new Leader, four strangers awaken in a nightmarish underground arena. To survive, they must uncover their connection while navigating a brutal game where only one escapes. As paranoia mounts and tensions explode, their fight for survival hurtles toward a shocking and deadly climax.

TW: blood, violence, discussion of sexual assault

Just Right

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

During a summer night on Fire Island, a tipsy twink named Goldie stumbles into the beach house of three bears—Papa, Mama, and Baby. What begins as an awkward mistake becomes a night of flirtation, confession, and unexpected connection that leaves Goldie questioning what he’s been searching for. JUST RIGHT is a sharp, tender riff on a familiar fairy tale about loneliness, belonging, and the power of found family.

During a summer night on Fire Island, a tipsy twink named Goldie stumbles into the beach house of three bears—Papa, Mama, and Baby. What begins as an awkward mistake becomes a night of flirtation, confession, and unexpected connection that leaves Goldie questioning what he’s been searching for. JUST RIGHT is a sharp, tender riff on a familiar fairy tale about loneliness, belonging, and the power of found family.

Four Seasons

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

A cycle of four short plays—WHERE THE GRASS ONCE GREW, WHERE THE WAVES MEET THE SHORE, WHERE THE LEAVES FALL, and WHERE THE SNOW NEVER ENDS—exploring love, loss, memory, and grief across spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each play stands alone, but together they form a haunting meditation on time, connection, and the things we leave buried. Designed for an ensemble of four actors playing multiple roles.

A cycle of four short plays—WHERE THE GRASS ONCE GREW, WHERE THE WAVES MEET THE SHORE, WHERE THE LEAVES FALL, and WHERE THE SNOW NEVER ENDS—exploring love, loss, memory, and grief across spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each play stands alone, but together they form a haunting meditation on time, connection, and the things we leave buried. Designed for an ensemble of four actors playing multiple roles.

Where the Grass Once Grew

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

In a neglected garden, two siblings preparing to say goodbye to their home encounter strangers who recall its secrets with uncanny precision. As time folds in on itself, memory becomes impossible to escape. WHERE THE GRASS ONCE GREW is a haunting short play about buried histories, fractured families, and what refuses to stay forgotten.

In a neglected garden, two siblings preparing to say goodbye to their home encounter strangers who recall its secrets with uncanny precision. As time folds in on itself, memory becomes impossible to escape. WHERE THE GRASS ONCE GREW is a haunting short play about buried histories, fractured families, and what refuses to stay forgotten.

Where the Waves Meet the Shore

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

After midnight, two strangers meet on a deserted boardwalk—one rooted in a past he cannot escape, the other running from grief she cannot face. As their stories intertwine, the ocean calls them to surrender. WHERE THE WAVES MEET THE SHORE is a lyrical short play about memory, loss, and the moments that refuse to let us move on.

After midnight, two strangers meet on a deserted boardwalk—one rooted in a past he cannot escape, the other running from grief she cannot face. As their stories intertwine, the ocean calls them to surrender. WHERE THE WAVES MEET THE SHORE is a lyrical short play about memory, loss, and the moments that refuse to let us move on.

Where the Leaves Fall

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

A Halloween night hookup is interrupted by a grieving stranger. As the night deepens, desire gives way to something more fragile. WHERE THE LEAVES FALL is a tense, intimate short play about unexpected connection, buried grief, and what it means to truly be seen—if only for a moment.

A Halloween night hookup is interrupted by a grieving stranger. As the night deepens, desire gives way to something more fragile. WHERE THE LEAVES FALL is a tense, intimate short play about unexpected connection, buried grief, and what it means to truly be seen—if only for a moment.

Where the Snow Never Ends

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

On a snowy Christmas Eve, a woman spends the night in a bar, haunted by the memory of all she has lost. When a mysterious stranger offers her comfort and an impossible promise, she feels the pull of the world beyond. WHERE THE SNOW NEVER ENDS is a dark short play about the fragile choice between despair and release.

On a snowy Christmas Eve, a woman spends the night in a bar, haunted by the memory of all she has lost. When a mysterious stranger offers her comfort and an impossible promise, she feels the pull of the world beyond. WHERE THE SNOW NEVER ENDS is a dark short play about the fragile choice between despair and release.

Trash/Yours

by Wesley Cappiello

Synopsis

A one-minute play. Two women reunite to return a box and uncover what’s still left unsaid.

A one-minute play. Two women reunite to return a box and uncover what’s still left unsaid.