Lawrence Paone

Lawrence Paone was born in Malverne, New York, and graduated from Drew University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. In 2021, he was selected as a semi-finalist in the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference for his full-length farce, Certifiably Yours.
In 2018, his one-act play, I Forgot to Worry, was produced in the 28th Annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival and won the Best Play Award. With Matthew Aibel, Lawrence co-authored Do You Have Anything Closer? which was produced in the 2004 Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York City. He is also the co-author of the 2007 short film, Continuity Malfunction and the author of a feature-length screenplay entitled, I Kill at Funerals.
Lawrence has been blessed with a livelihood as a worker in various Broadway...

Lawrence Paone was born in Malverne, New York, and graduated from Drew University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. In 2021, he was selected as a semi-finalist in the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference for his full-length farce, Certifiably Yours.
In 2018, his one-act play, I Forgot to Worry, was produced in the 28th Annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival and won the Best Play Award. With Matthew Aibel, Lawrence co-authored Do You Have Anything Closer? which was produced in the 2004 Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York City. He is also the co-author of the 2007 short film, Continuity Malfunction and the author of a feature-length screenplay entitled, I Kill at Funerals.
Lawrence has been blessed with a livelihood as a worker in various Broadway theatre Box Offices and as an officer of his Union, Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 751, I.A.T.S.E. He views his plays, Certifiably Yours and I Forgot to Worry, as the start of his second career as a playwright.
He currently lives in Metuchen, New Jersey with his wife, Catherine LaMoreaux. He is the proud father of Anna and Laura, and the proud grandfather of Louisa.

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Scripts

Carted Away

by Lawrence Paone

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama

Lee, an older grocery store employee, is asked to provide answers to a corporate survey conducted by the store’s new manager, Dale. Lee's sometimes surprising answers and inquisitive nature take both characters down an unexpected path.

Lee, an older grocery store employee, is asked to provide answers to a corporate survey conducted by the store’s new manager, Dale. Lee's sometimes surprising answers and inquisitive nature take both characters down an unexpected path.

With a capital C

by Lawrence Paone

Cast Size
6
Genre
dark comedy

While pursuing the American Dream, a man loses his mind.

While pursuing the American Dream, a man loses his mind.

Certifiably Yours, a farce

by Lawrence Paone

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
farce

Supercilious psychiatrist Wallace Ouimet anxiously seeks approval from a government inspector to implement Project Double Utopia -- a program he designed which will provide housing and virtual realities for delusional people who would rather freeload off their relatives than hold a steady job.
Ouimet's efforts may be thwarted by a reformed working girl who suffers from restless leg syndrome, an incurable...

Supercilious psychiatrist Wallace Ouimet anxiously seeks approval from a government inspector to implement Project Double Utopia -- a program he designed which will provide housing and virtual realities for delusional people who would rather freeload off their relatives than hold a steady job.
Ouimet's efforts may be thwarted by a reformed working girl who suffers from restless leg syndrome, an incurable romantic who has just joined the vice squad, and a master criminal wanted by the FBI for ripping the tags off mattresses.

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I Forgot to Worry

by Lawrence Paone

Cast Size
6
Genre
dark comedy,
fantasy

A hostage desperately tries to determine if his surroundings are real, or if it’s all just a bad dream because he ate extra greasy bacon right before bed.

A hostage desperately tries to determine if his surroundings are real, or if it’s all just a bad dream because he ate extra greasy bacon right before bed.