Michael Pisaturo

Michael Pisaturo

Michael Pisaturo is a Boston-based playwright, dramaturg, and educator. His plays have been produced at Acadia University, Lafayette College, Florida State University, Emerging Artists Theatre, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, the Q Collective, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He has had work showcased at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education National Conference, 38th Annual William...
Michael Pisaturo is a Boston-based playwright, dramaturg, and educator. His plays have been produced at Acadia University, Lafayette College, Florida State University, Emerging Artists Theatre, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, the Q Collective, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He has had work showcased at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education National Conference, 38th Annual William Inge Theater Festival New Play Lab and Samuel French Off Off-Broadway Short Play Festival. His play Paper Planes was selected as a national finalist for the Gary Garrison Ten Minute Play Award at the 2017 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, and he has been granted fellowships through the Kennedy Center Playwriting and Dramaturgy Intensives. He is an Associate Member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

Plays

  • U Drop Inn by Michael Pisaturo
    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, dark surrealism + 7 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: LGBTQ, dark surrealism, suicide, trauma, Hunting, father-daughter, queer, motel, subconscious
    ONE-ACT: Drenched and disoriented, Dana stumbles into a motel late one night only to be greeted by aloof 12-year-old V who seems to know everything there is to know about the lobby's barely functioning vending machine. However, as reality begins to warp and suppressed childhood trauma resurfaces, it becomes clear that things are not as they seem. Luring you in with stale gummy worms, T.S. Eliot, and a...
    ONE-ACT: Drenched and disoriented, Dana stumbles into a motel late one night only to be greeted by aloof 12-year-old V who seems to know everything there is to know about the lobby's barely functioning vending machine. However, as reality begins to warp and suppressed childhood trauma resurfaces, it becomes clear that things are not as they seem. Luring you in with stale gummy worms, T.S. Eliot, and a taxidermy coyote head that’s just a bit too lifelike, "U Drop Inn" traverses the fractured psyche of a young woman who just needs a room for the night.

    “Let us go through certain half-deserted streets,
    the muttering retreats
    of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels.”

    - T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
  • Like Falling by Michael Pisaturo
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, suicide + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ, suicide, dreams, Suburbs, coming of age
    FULL-LENGTH: Ever since he was little, Luke loved the feeling of wind in his face, but as he stands on the roof of his college dorm, drunkenly teetering over the edge, the wind feels a little different. Spiraling through a guilt-ridden subconscious and years of painfully awkward sexual exploration, "Like Falling" chronicles one little suburban gay boy’s journey across broken families, ruined...
    FULL-LENGTH: Ever since he was little, Luke loved the feeling of wind in his face, but as he stands on the roof of his college dorm, drunkenly teetering over the edge, the wind feels a little different. Spiraling through a guilt-ridden subconscious and years of painfully awkward sexual exploration, "Like Falling" chronicles one little suburban gay boy’s journey across broken families, ruined relationships and the death of a friend. When an accidental slip forces Luke to reconsider his place in the world, he must determine whether the damaging decisions that got him there are ultimately worth living for...and he has about four seconds to do it.
  • Contact by Michael Pisaturo
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, coming of age + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ, coming of age, technology, computers, intimacy
    ONE-ACT: While exploring the often overwhelming and disappointing world of chat roulette, Owen forms an unlikely relationship with Jasper, but when complications arise, it is only a matter of time before their technological intimacy is put to the test. In this queer coming-of-age story, two boys learn what it’s like to push the boundaries of emotional connection in the digital age and discover more about...
    ONE-ACT: While exploring the often overwhelming and disappointing world of chat roulette, Owen forms an unlikely relationship with Jasper, but when complications arise, it is only a matter of time before their technological intimacy is put to the test. In this queer coming-of-age story, two boys learn what it’s like to push the boundaries of emotional connection in the digital age and discover more about themselves than they ever feared they could.
  • Where the Fireworks Come From by Michael Pisaturo
    Recommendations: 49
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: high school, college + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: high school, college, American suburbs, gay, LGBTQ, masculinity, coming of age, Fourth of July
    TEN-MINUTE: With college looming just around the corner, Tony and Gabe sit outside to watch their neighborhood’s annual Fourth of July fireworks one last time before parting ways, but when a recent incident threatens to undermine their relationship, the decision to confront the unknown becomes more terrifying than ever. On a night that celebrates tradition, two boys dare to swim against the tide, navigating...
    TEN-MINUTE: With college looming just around the corner, Tony and Gabe sit outside to watch their neighborhood’s annual Fourth of July fireworks one last time before parting ways, but when a recent incident threatens to undermine their relationship, the decision to confront the unknown becomes more terrifying than ever. On a night that celebrates tradition, two boys dare to swim against the tide, navigating their own identities amidst the suffocating atmosphere of small-town suburbia.
  • Catching Lemons by Michael Pisaturo
    Recommendations: 17
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: coming out, dementia + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: coming out, dementia, grandmother/grandson, LGBTQ, fading memories
    TEN-MINUTE: Matthew has been in the closet for as long as he can remember, but when his grandmother's dementia takes a turn for the worse, he realizes how little time he has left to tell her what he has never told anyone before.
  • Paper Planes by Michael Pisaturo
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: suicide, grief + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: suicide, grief, chance meeting, siblings
    TEN-MINUTE: Chandler is perched on the edge of a skyscraper, looking up at the New York City skyline. Stella, determined to stop him from jumping, strikes up a conversation, soon discovering that the two have more in common than she had thought possible.
  • Just a Little Grace by Michael Pisaturo
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama
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    Keyword: grief, widow + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama
    Keyword: grief, widow, religion, children, financial stress
    TEN-MINUTE: An adaptation of an old Abenaki legend. Lorraine, a recently widowed mother of two, is barely keeping it together. With one son ready to go off to college, the other still learning how the world works, Lorraine's life seems to be unraveling around her. She needs help...but does not want to ask for it.