Frank Ceruzzi

Frank Ceruzzi

Frank is a New York based playwright and lyricist. His dystopian play, ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, premiered in August of 2019 as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at Theatre Row. The play is now available for purchase or licensing through Next Stage Press.

Frank co-wrote the book and lyrics to WIKIMUSICAL, which was an Official Selection of The 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival (Book...
Frank is a New York based playwright and lyricist. His dystopian play, ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, premiered in August of 2019 as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at Theatre Row. The play is now available for purchase or licensing through Next Stage Press.

Frank co-wrote the book and lyrics to WIKIMUSICAL, which was an Official Selection of The 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival (Book & Lyrics by Frank Ceruzzi and Blake J. Harris; Music by Trent Jeffords). In 2016, WIKIMUSICAL won Second Prize in New Musical Inc.'s "Search for New Musicals".

Frank has an MA from Georgetown University. He has also studied at the New School and at the Einhorn School of Performing Arts (Primary Stages). He currently teaches English at Scarsdale High School, where he specializes in creative writing and American drama.

Plays

  • Round Went the Wheel by Frank Ceruzzi
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 2 more
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    Keyword: Dystopia, science-fiction + 5 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, political, science fiction
    Keyword: Dystopia, science-fiction, future, technology, time, children, parents
    Earth. The near future. When technology brings the world to the brink of disaster, a new regime decides to dream it all up again: the children.

    ROUND WENT THE WHEEL opens in a waiting room, fitting for a play about the nature of time. For David, every second that passes is a frustrating reminder of his lack of purpose in this brave new world. Today is different: he’s invited for a rare interview...
    Earth. The near future. When technology brings the world to the brink of disaster, a new regime decides to dream it all up again: the children.

    ROUND WENT THE WHEEL opens in a waiting room, fitting for a play about the nature of time. For David, every second that passes is a frustrating reminder of his lack of purpose in this brave new world. Today is different: he’s invited for a rare interview with the “Boy”, the leader of the retro-revolution. But David’s wife, Eloise, has other plans: she’s pregnant, and a baby in this world will surely be taken. With time running out, will she risk everything to protect her child? Featuring a generation-spanning cast of eight, this dystopian thriller imagines a future built from the pillars of the past. It’s time…to begin again.
  • WikiMusical by Frank Ceruzzi
    Cast: 
    10–12
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: internet, technology + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, musical, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: internet, technology, brothers, facing reality, video games
    Book and Lyrics by Frank Ceruzzi and Blake J. Harris; Music by Trent Jeffords

    WIKIMUSICAL tells the epic tale of estranged brothers, Peter and Kurt Oglesby, who return home for Christmas and are magically zapped inside the Internet. But getting back home isn’t as simple as clicking on the right hyperlink: the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the evil Spam King, who is rapidly...
    Book and Lyrics by Frank Ceruzzi and Blake J. Harris; Music by Trent Jeffords

    WIKIMUSICAL tells the epic tale of estranged brothers, Peter and Kurt Oglesby, who return home for Christmas and are magically zapped inside the Internet. But getting back home isn’t as simple as clicking on the right hyperlink: the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the evil Spam King, who is rapidly rewriting reality. Along the way, the Oglesby brothers will meet the Cuddly Kittens (who may or may not have created the Internet), a cowardly Emo-ticon searching for his long lost love (Princess LOL), and an omniscient Narrator (who may or may not be Morgan Freeman).

    This satirical new musical, featuring 12 original songs including "Search Engine Crash" and "Mean Is the New Nice", takes audience members down the cyberspace rabbit-hole, showing how our preoccupation with the virtual world has affected our ability to live in the real one.