Joe Thristino

Joe Thristino

Joe Thristino is a writer based in Brooklyn. A Dramatist Guild member, Joe has written scripts of all kinds, fiction, children's tales, more ad copy than he'd like to admit, and one time a puppet show. His original play, Bringer of Doom, premiered at The Players Theatre in April 2023 and is set for its first Off-Broadway run at the same venue in July 2024. He is a writer for the upcoming animated...
Joe Thristino is a writer based in Brooklyn. A Dramatist Guild member, Joe has written scripts of all kinds, fiction, children's tales, more ad copy than he'd like to admit, and one time a puppet show. His original play, Bringer of Doom, premiered at The Players Theatre in April 2023 and is set for its first Off-Broadway run at the same venue in July 2024. He is a writer for the upcoming animated YouTube series Bad Guy vs. Bad Guy, a script writer for BabyBus, a staff writer for cultural magazine Tawk of New Yawk, and his fiction has appeared in Writer's Digest and Prometheus Dreaming. He's been a shortlisted finalist for The Ambassador Theater Group's Playwrights Prize and at The Tennessee Williams Play Festival (Best One Act, Release Note). His stage work has been performed at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Dixon Place, Times Square Arts Center, and the National Comedy Theater (NY), among others.

Plays

  • Bringer of Doom by Joe Thristino
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce
    Keyword: comedy, dark comedy, laugh out loud, full-length
    With a surprise visit from her estranged, despised mother and her mother's young boyfriend on tap, Lotte decides to enlist an alcoholic ex-standup comedian from her neighborhood to brutally "roast" them at dinner. But as they arrive, and the night ensues, even darker ulterior motives come to light and events take a madcap, morbid turn that (almost) nobody saw coming.

    www.bringerofdoomtheplay.com
  • What We'll Be by Joe Thristino
    Cast: 
    7–11
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, Conflict with humor + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, faith-based, romantic comedy
    Keyword: comedy, Conflict with humor, humor, Relationships, bar, dealing with religion, pregnancy, co-parenting
    A pregnant Elise travels back to Brooklyn to recruit former Roman Catholic priest, now-bartender Emmanuel - the lover she abandoned after he left the church for her - as the father of her forthcoming child.
  • The Riddle Within by Joe Thristino
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, farce, satire
    A small-time journalist and an otter-enthusiast-turned-cult-leader hide in the woods from the latter's angered followers.