Sharon is drunk in a bar in New York. Mel, a stranger, comes to her rescue when she falls off her bar stool. Sharon is very turned on by the reserved Mel. Soon they realize they attended the same Junior High School. As the two talk they soon they have a great deal in common.
10-minute play
It was published in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS OF 2017, Smith and Kraus Publishers.
DITMAS will be published/licensed by HEUER PUBLISHING late in 2020.

HE approaches a lady on a bench. (SHE) is waiting for a bus. HE is carrying a large filled trash bag. SHE is carrying a small trash bag. He asks if she wouldn't mind if he join her on the bench. SHE politely lets him know that it's fine. As they sit and talk, waiting for the bus, we start learning a great deal about both of them and their lives and how much and how little they have in common
10 minute play
BENCHMARKS will be published by HEUER PUBLISHING later this year (2020).

A playwrights group. The PLAYWRIGHT is seated in the center with his mouth duct taped as the harsh comments about his new play fly by. What's he thinking as they criticize his play.

Ted and Tom are sitting on a bench in a park at dusk. They are there on an assignment. As they kill time, a secret is revealed that will have a tremendous impact on their future relationship.
The play has been selected to be in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS of 2016 (Smith and Kraus).
It recently received the "Premio - Primer Premio Del Juez"-JUDGES AWARD FIRST PRIZE in the Like Family (Al Igual Que La Familia) play Festival in Barcelona, Spain!

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.

Harold hasn't seen his father in a number of years. His father is quite ill so he decides to visit him in the hospital. The two men are obviously very uncomfortable with each other, But then something highly unusual happens.
This 10-minute play is going to be published by HEUER PUBLISHING later this year.

Mort and Harry, two life long friends from Brooklyn, are about to do their first drug deal. They're at Mort's house snorting coke and waiting for the drug dealers to arrive with the drugs. They plan on buying a large amount of drugs to sell and make a lot of money. Mort is very anxious. As they wait, they reminicse about good times, their friendship and a red bike. The play was originally 10-minutes long and was called Goin' Round On Rock Solid Ground. It was an ACTOR'S THEATER OF LOUISVILLE HEIDEMAN FINALIST.
The language is in this version is very adult, but there is another version with less harsh language.

It's three in the morning. Edna Kaplan is sitting by the window drinking tea. Her husband, Mort, wakes up and sees her sitting there. The more he inquires why she's up so early, the more annoyed she gets. Finally, frustrated, Mort gets up, makes some tea for himself, returns and decides to confront her. Secrets are revealed that may threaten their relationship. The play has received over 40 productions in the U.S. I've listed only a few.

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.

It is a cold winter night in an apartment in Greenwich Village in 1985. It’s 3 in the morning. Nat is awake looking out the living room window, lost in thought. His partner Joe enters from the bedroom to ask him what’s wrong. As the two talk we discover the painful events that are keeping Nat up.

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

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)