While Pam is quietly knitting on her rocking chair, her husband Sheridan sheepishly enters the room. Slowly he confesses a secret to her- for quite a while he’s been writing a play. Pam is shocked. As they talk, Pam reveals a secret that she has been keeping from him for years. Her secret is equally disturbing to him.
10 minute play

Ethan is a war veteran who lives life on his own terms (Written in verse. Part of the monologue Play, Tourists Of the Mindfield.) Selected to be in the Talking Horse Monologue Competition.

It's 4 AM in the small weightlifting room of a gym. George and Harold are working out. George engages Harold in conversation. As they get to know each other George makes a very strange request of Harold. Harold doesn't know what to make of it. George persists in his request. As the play continues we discover who George, Harold and soon Gloria really are and -- and what their relationship is to one another
"Like Edward Albee mixed with Tennessee Williams"- Josh Kimert, literary manager, Gower Street Players

1 and 2 have met at a bar at Happy Hour and have one home to 2's home to have sex. The play begins after they've had sex and are dressed. The subject of love comes up As the 2 discuss love and having a relation they reveal what they really want in life. 1 and 2 can. be played by a man and woman, or 2 men, or 2 women.

Yetta and Cy are having their usual morning arguments. And as usual their arguments revolve around their young son, Marty. It seems today Mart has locked himself in his bedroom and refuses to come out. Cy does everything he can to coax Marty out of the bedroom, but to no avail. When Marty finally does come out, things change dramatically in the play. Truths are told and the play takes on a new course.
Winner of the THREE GENRES PLAYWRITING CONTEST (Twice) Published in- THE WRITING OF POETRY, FICTION AND DRAMA (the widely used Prentice Hall college textbook. 7th, 8th, and 9th, and 10th edition.)
Published by Playscripts.

HE is walking down Ninth Avenue in New York City when he hears a pay phone ring. He answers it and on the other end is the voice a very seductive lady. The play begins when the HE and SHE are actually sitting in her apartment. Their conversation starts out playful and a bit seductive when something happens that changes the tone dramatically. The play was RECENTLY OPTIONED BY DOUBLE J PRODUCTIONS TO BE MADE INTO A FULL LEGNTH FILM!The play originally starred James Gandolphini and Susan Aston. There have been over 35 productions in the U.S. and Europe. I've listed only a few.

Gayle and Jayne are having a discussion about their relationship during a ZOOM private class session. Gayle is confined to her mothers home during the Covid epidemic and is very unhappy. We learn about both of these women, their lives, and about the life of Gayle's mother in this 9 minute play.

Winner of the ARTS AND LETTERS AWARD IN DRAMA. There have been some murders in Ceils building and she is terrified. Her abusive husband is of little consolation to her. Only her only friend Fran tries to help her as she sinks deeply into despair. Ceil has a secret life that no one knows about. Who the murderer is and why the murder occurred is the main focus of the play,

In this 10-minute play, Harry and Sylvia, Tim and Janet have just met and are having drinks at a cafe with a breathtaking view of the Santorini sunset in Greece. Harry is little drunk and is encouraging Janet and Tim to move to Santorini to live with him and Janet when they buy a home there. The conversation is playful and fun until something happens that changes the mood. Very soon all four of their lives will change dramatically.
This play is published by HEUER PUBLISHING.

This is still a work in progress.
The play is comprised of 22 monologues that all take in "every bar, every kind of bar, everywhere". The monologues are introduced by The Storyteller, whose grandmother raised him in bars.The monologues vary in style, mood and story. Since these are all monologues, it's been called THE PERFECT ZOOM PLAY. The play is still workshopping, but just a bit (order of monologues, number of actors needed, etc), but for the most part it is ready for production.

Jimmy (Supermans friend) and Robin (Batman's partner) are now married and own a bar in Key West. It is the day of Fantasy Fest, a big celebration and parade in Key West. Something is really bothering Jimmy. Robin does his best to find out what the problem is. PUBLISHED- Smith and Kraus BEST 10-Minute PLAYS OF 2012

Two men have sex at a rest area near a highway. We get to know about why they decided to go there and what their fantasies are. An Actors Theater of Louisville finalist

A series of monologues (and songs) that that place in and around a piano bar. The original production starred and was directed by Andre DeShields. It also starred Helen Hanft and Susan Aston, among others. Choreography was by Wayne Cilento.

A man, convinced that the world is coming to an end runs from his home to Times Square. There he sees crowds of people as terrified as him. He ducks into Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, where he runs down into the basement. There he sees another woman.

ABOUT A BENCH, A TABLE AND TWO CHAIRS (In development!)
A collection of 5 short gay plays plus 2 additional, optional plays. The collection has not had a professional production, the individual short plays that make up the collection have all had productions, won playwriting competitions and some have been published in "Best Short Plays of the Year" anthologies. They run the gamut from dramatic to serio-comedic, to comedic. The only set that is needed to produce this evening of shorts is a bench, a table and two chairs.
Each play has a small cast, 2 at the least, 4 at the most (in the last one). The same actors can work in multiple plays.
BACKGROUND/PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION OF PLAYS
DITMAS
Published in "THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS OF 2017" (Smith and Kraus Publishers)
Productions
Presently over 30 productions including most recently:
Pick of the Vine 2018 (Little Fish Theater Company)
Le Theatre de rue Grignon, Marseilles, France
AND (Artistic New Directions) in An Eclectic Evening of Shorts X: Boxers and Shorts)
Nylon Fusion Theater Company
Part of the Village Playwrights "Gay Pride and Prejudice" Festival (Staged reading)

"You've written an exquisite play, an "instant classic". I hope this play gets many, many productions"
- Steven Elwood, Producer

“Really a lovely play. It is a smart, beautifully crafted two hander. Congrats on all the success.”
Tony Phelan-- Executive Producer (Director and Writer)- Grey’s Anatomy, Madame Secretary, Law and Order (Trial By Jury) and (Creator) of Doubt

“An instant classic, a gem. You say more in 10 pages than many playwrights say in an entire full length. Beautifully drawn characters."
Rick Howard, Literary manager, Dramaturge

SECOND TIERS
Published in 2012 The BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS FOR TWO OR THREE ACTORS (Smith and Kraus Publishers)
Productions
Winner, Best Short Play- After Folsom Play Festival, Berlin, Germany
The Workshop Theater Company, You Are Here Festival, New York
Heroes and Villains Play Festival/ (Aka- This is Where I Live Now Staged Reading/Urban Stages, NYC)



AFTER
Published in 2011- THE BEST 10 MINUTE PLAYS FOR TWO OR THREE ACTORS (Smith and Kraus)
Productions
(aka AND THEN) The Gallery Players, Brooklyn NY
Workshop Theater Company (Cold Snaps Short Play Festival)
Village Playwrights- Reinventing Family Play Festival


THE LAST KEY
Production, Gallery Players, Brooklyn New York
Part of the “Gay Pride Plays, 2018, festival, Village Playwrights


MAKING MERRY BI THE FERRY
Gallery Players, Black Box Festival, Brooklyn, New York
Part of the Valentines Gay, Romance Our Way, festival, Village Playwrights


2 additional (optional) plays that you can add to the evening if you wish. Some of the readings/workshops included them, others didn’t.

UNFAMILIAR FACES
Finalist: Actor’s Theater of Louisville (Heideman)
Winner, "Best Short Play" After Folsom Short Play Festival, Berlin, Germany,
"Honorable Mention", Trinity Church Playwriting Competition
Productions
Circle East (West Bank Café)
Workshop Theater Company,
Part of the Articulate Theater Company event, “Circling Back, A Celebration of Circle Rep”

THE KINDNESS OF ENEMIES
Schonefeld Theater, Berlin, Germany (Die Gute der Feinde)
Winner, best short play (Staged reading)
Lama Theater Company, New York (Staged Reading)

The 3 plays that make up the play have all had productions, won awards, and two have received film options.
Background information on the 3 one-acts that make up
WOMEN AT THE WINDOW
By Glenn Alterman

This collection of plays received a French Arts Developmental Grant (2018-19)

THE DANGER OF STRANGERS-
There have been over 35 PRODUCTIONS both in the U.S. and Europe (France, Germany, Spain)
Original production starred **James Gandolfini and Susan Aston (Directed by Rand Foerster)- The West Bank Café Downstairs Theater
Some notable productions/awards include:
Circle Rep Theater Company
Emerging artists Theater Company
Deep South Writers Conference
Pittsburgh Rep Theater Company
Workshop Theater Company
Vital Theater Company
Act 1 Playwrights (Showtime), finalist
George R. Kernodle Playwriting Competition
Key West Theater Festival
Samuel French One Act Festival, finalist
“I was on the edge of my seat!” …Great characters” – Dan Adams, Clinton review

LIKE FAMILY
Optioned by Red Eye Films (For Netflix)
Shonefeld Theater, Berlin Germany (After Folsom Festival)
Pittsburgh New Works Festival- Thank You, Felix Productions
The Workshop Theater Company (workshop production)
Love Creek Productions
“A great thriller. …Erotic… Moments of real terror.” “A classic.” --Erich Boch, Berlin after Dark
“This one had me going from the very first moment.” “What a wild ride!”- Le Wilhelm, Managing Director, Love Creek productions

THE SEALING OF CEIL
Winner- THE ARTS AND LETTER AWARD IN DRAMA
Susan Atefat Prize
Workshop Production- Georgia State College
Optioned by Red Eye Films (for Netflix)
Production- The Gower Street Players, London England (also received a performance at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London, England)
“The dialogue and story are quite wonderful.” ---“From the very first scene Mr. Alterman takes you on an extraordinary journey that you never want to end” ---Jamal Endelist, The Journal