Perry Guzzi

Perry Guzzi

Perry Guzzi has studied with playwrights Julie McKee, Laura Maria Censabella, Stuart Spencer and Tina Howe. Perry’s full-length plays, YOU CAN’T PLAY BARBIES WHEN SOMEONE HAS STOLEN THEIR HEADS, BEACH TRIP and ACROSS THE WAY, received lab productions at HB Studio. ACROSS THE WAY was also the recipient of the 2016 Thomas Barbour Award. His short plays OUAGADOUGOU and LOS DEMÁS were both selected for Samuel...
Perry Guzzi has studied with playwrights Julie McKee, Laura Maria Censabella, Stuart Spencer and Tina Howe. Perry’s full-length plays, YOU CAN’T PLAY BARBIES WHEN SOMEONE HAS STOLEN THEIR HEADS, BEACH TRIP and ACROSS THE WAY, received lab productions at HB Studio. ACROSS THE WAY was also the recipient of the 2016 Thomas Barbour Award. His short plays OUAGADOUGOU and LOS DEMÁS were both selected for Samuel French OOB Short Play Festivals. LOS DEMÁS, as well as his short plays, SOCIAL, CLOSING TIME, RUPTURE, and AN ANGRY HEART have all been featured in short play festivals.

Perry graduated with a BFA from Baylor University and an MFA in acting from Mason Gross School of the Arts. He is an active member of Dramatists Guild of America.

Plays

  • VISIBLE LIGHT by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, memory + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, fantasy, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: LGBTQ, memory, loss, love, disconnection, magical realism/supernatural
    Three years ago Paul Jericho walked out on his busy life in New York City and started a brand new life on a farm in rural Pennsylvania. When Nick Early, Paul's ex, a casualty of Paul's NYC exit, shows up on Paul's doorstep on this hot summer day, Nick's plans for a reunion are instantly derailed by the two young mysterious and colorful locals who live in the house with Paul. Sensing that...
    Three years ago Paul Jericho walked out on his busy life in New York City and started a brand new life on a farm in rural Pennsylvania. When Nick Early, Paul's ex, a casualty of Paul's NYC exit, shows up on Paul's doorstep on this hot summer day, Nick's plans for a reunion are instantly derailed by the two young mysterious and colorful locals who live in the house with Paul. Sensing that Paul is in danger; Nick decides to come to Paul's rescue.
  • THE COFFIN MAKER by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: regret, rage + 4 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: regret, rage, betrayal, father and daughter, mother and daughter, mother and son
    Estranged from a father who rejected her twenty years earlier, Tracy Pearson gets sudden news from her mother that her father is dying and is refusing treatment that could extend his life. Pressed by her mother to to become involved in changing her father's mind, Tracy must decide whether to walk away or face her father, her past, her mother's hard opinions and her own eleven year old son's unraveling faith in his mother.
  • MATRIMONICIDIUM by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, farce
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    Keyword: divorce, battle + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, farce
    Keyword: divorce, battle, manipulations, drastic measures, sibling rivalry, love, loss, anguish turned to hate
    Fury is a fast moving train. Laurie despises her husband Jim. She despises her sister Alice. Alice and Jim despise Laurie. As Laurie sets out to dismantle her own marriage as well as her sister's marriage, secrets are revealed and nothing is as it seems.
  • BEACH TRIP by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    6–8
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: escape, running + 6 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: escape, running, mysterious happenings, confusions, secrets, Sanctuary, Freedom, Conscience
    How far would you go to remove yourself from peril? For Tru Joseph and his long time buddy Baz, there’s only one answer: Pack your toothbrush, make a break for it and get to safety in Mexico. But on their way, unexplained events -- beginning with a car in a shack in a corn field -- lead Tru to suspect his real peril lies elsewhere. Tru finds himself on a tightrope between two sets of truths. Which one will...
    How far would you go to remove yourself from peril? For Tru Joseph and his long time buddy Baz, there’s only one answer: Pack your toothbrush, make a break for it and get to safety in Mexico. But on their way, unexplained events -- beginning with a car in a shack in a corn field -- lead Tru to suspect his real peril lies elsewhere. Tru finds himself on a tightrope between two sets of truths. Which one will he choose on this road trip to an unexpected but all too real destination.
  • YOU CAN'T PLAY BARBIES WHEN SOMEONE HAS STOLEN THEIR HEADS by Perry Guzzi
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: secrets and lies, abandonment + 2 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: secrets and lies, abandonment, betrayal, blindness
    As young Julie explains in her opening doll story, 10 years earlier a monster came into town and ate all the men except for her Uncle Sandy who hides away in a small dark cave and never makes a sound. But today, the monster has re-appeared and has come back for the women: Grammy Norma, Mommy Roz, sweet little Julie and a beautiful pregnant woman named Lisa who suddenly appears at their door and into their...
    As young Julie explains in her opening doll story, 10 years earlier a monster came into town and ate all the men except for her Uncle Sandy who hides away in a small dark cave and never makes a sound. But today, the monster has re-appeared and has come back for the women: Grammy Norma, Mommy Roz, sweet little Julie and a beautiful pregnant woman named Lisa who suddenly appears at their door and into their lives with claims that she is family.
  • ACROSS THE WAY by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Sisters, selflessness + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Sisters, selflessness, selfishness, boundaries, betrayal, obsessive compulsive disorder, mental illness
    Chris Spencer’s acting career has taken off and she’s moving to L.A. There’s one big problem: her emotionally fragile sister Abby wants to stay behind in NYC to care for a man with a health crisis. As far as Chris is concerned, that is not going to happen; no matter the boundaries she has to trample.
  • BEFORE THE PINATA by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, faith-based + 1 more
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    Keyword: patriarchy, belief systems + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, faith-based, fantasy
    Keyword: patriarchy, belief systems, liberation, existential examination
    Shira isn't happy. She's bored, unfulfilled, doesn't understand the rules, thinks there's too many animals to deal with, and she wants a change. Dennis doesn't get it. He's happy as a pig in shit. What better life could Shira want? Pretty much an entirely different one. Can she convince Dennis to see things her way?
  • LOS DEMÁS by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: immigration bias, racial bias + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: immigration bias, racial bias, understanding the
    Waitress Sue shines a light on undocumented dishwasher Miguel as she struggles with her own racial thoughts and her own pressing family trouble.
  • SOCIAL by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Social media scrutiny, abortion + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Social media scrutiny, abortion, black or white vs. gray
    Joe has gotten himself into trouble after a post on social media. His best friend Kate has come to check on him. Two friends who think they think alike, find out today that they don't, along with another revelation or two.
  • RUPTURE by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, satire
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    Keyword: white privilege, discrimination + 2 more
    Genre: drama, satire
    Keyword: white privilege, discrimination, tribalism, understanding of the other
    When “white” artist Liam’s perfect work morning in Central Park is disrupted by “black” stranger Louis’s pleas to help him rescue an injured child -- real or imagined, a subsequent battle of real realities ensues – and someone or something is going to have to give.
  • OUAGADOUGOU by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: LGBT Coming of Age, graduating high school + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: LGBT Coming of Age, graduating high school, anxiety about the future
    Two high school seniors ready to take the world by storm, must first confront the thorny piece of adult business that stands between them.
  • AN ANGRY HEART by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: Office inappropriateness, masked but insinuated Asian bias/microaggression + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: Office inappropriateness, masked but insinuated Asian bias/microaggression, death and guilt
    When Will returns to the office after the Christmas holiday break and discovers that a co-worker was struck and killed by a bus, he proceeds to engage a busy co-worker in an unwanted discussion about the deceased.
  • YOU NEVER CAN TELL by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: romantic love, false hopes + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: romantic love, false hopes, last straw, renewed hopes, authenticity
    Painfully shy Lisa Jane has met the man of her dreams. Things are moving fast. Is he too good to be true? Lisa Jane closes her eyes and makes a jump into Sean's arms.
  • THE NEW HIRE by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: betrayal, trust + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: betrayal, trust, Ex-offenders and second chances, office politics
    Erin and Kelly, ex-best friends who have not spoken in ten years, find themselves in an awkward position when Erin returns from maternity leave and finds that Kelly has been hired by her company and reports directly to Erin’s boss.
  • THE SEPTEMBER EVENT by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: self-doubt, disruptors + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: self-doubt, disruptors, seeing things in a new light, masking pain, loss, inappropriate humor
    Young Colby Parker is in charge of his book group's September event. Colby needs this event to succeed and to be more than people sitting around talking about a book. Can he interest and activate his group's staid and disruptive members to go with his bend and flow?.
  • A STATED CONFUSION by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: mind bending, alternate reality + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy, farce, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: mind bending, alternate reality, alcohol and families
    Elissa Joy Talbot awakens to find Amy, a psycho stranger in her house who won't stop calling her JoJo and won't stop pummeling her with things that don't make sense. Who is this woman and why won't she leave? Can Elissa, or JoJo, figure out what is going on?
  • ANNIE ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE by Perry Guzzi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, faith-based
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    Keyword: 1949, hopes and dreams + 5 more
    Genre: drama, faith-based
    Keyword: 1949, hopes and dreams, settling, authenticity, female empowerment, faith, friendship
    1949. Best friends Annie and Judy on one of their bike rides to the town cemetery where since childhood, they have played a game of picking out tombstones by random and building stories about the lives and dreams of the deceased. Today, Judy puts her focus on Annie to build a story all her own and not one centered on duty.