Frank Tangredi

Frank Tangredi

Called “a playwright to watch” by nytheatre.com, Frank Tangredi is an award-winning writer whose work has been produced on both coasts. His full-length plays include 'God, Sex and Getting Even' (produced as Equity-approved showcase by Greenhouse Ensemble), 'Lifeline' (produced off-Broadway by the Abingdon Theatre Company), 'Galatea' (NYC International Fringe Festival; nominee, L.A...
Called “a playwright to watch” by nytheatre.com, Frank Tangredi is an award-winning writer whose work has been produced on both coasts. His full-length plays include 'God, Sex and Getting Even' (produced as Equity-approved showcase by Greenhouse Ensemble), 'Lifeline' (produced off-Broadway by the Abingdon Theatre Company), 'Galatea' (NYC International Fringe Festival; nominee, L.A. Weekly Theatre Award for Best Play), and 'Pastoral' (Christopher Brian Wolk Award; reading at the Pasadena Playhouse featuring Angela Bassett.) In addition, he was the first playwright to be represented five times in the annual Festival of One-Act Plays at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson, NY. Another of his short works, 'Extracurricular,' was included in the anthology Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2012.

Plays

  • Tip by Frank Tangredi
    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: metoo, sexual harassment + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: metoo, sexual harassment, guy talk
    'Tip' is a gender-flipped look at sexual harassment in the workplace. Logan is a young staff writer for a parenting magazine. He tries to explain to his two roommates that his powerful female boss has coerced him into a sexual relationship. One roommate is envious. The other is more sympathetic, but still has trouble believing that a woman can force a man to have sex against his will.
  • The Unspeakable Passion of Mitch Devoe by Frank Tangredi
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Politics, brothers + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: Politics, brothers, gay, liberal v. conservative
    Mitch has come home to break some news to his family: he plans to marry a young woman who is suited to him in every way. There's just one problem: Mitch's family is liberal and she's a conservative Republican. Mitch's brother Scott - who is gay - sees this as a betrayal. This play reflects the corrosive impact of current politics on families and relationships. Winner of the award for Best...
    Mitch has come home to break some news to his family: he plans to marry a young woman who is suited to him in every way. There's just one problem: Mitch's family is liberal and she's a conservative Republican. Mitch's brother Scott - who is gay - sees this as a betrayal. This play reflects the corrosive impact of current politics on families and relationships. Winner of the award for Best Play at the 2018 LIC One-Act Play Festival.
  • That Night on Duck Pond Drive by Frank Tangredi
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: crime, rape + 2 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: crime, rape, guilt, family
    What happens when a decent kid commits a horrible act? Josh Garvey is 18, college-bound with plans to become a doctor. But out on the wrong night with the wrong friends, and under the influence of alcohol, he takes part in a brutal crime. His widowed mother Fay immediately goes into defense and denial. His brother Dwight, a law student, is caught between family loyalty and moral outrage. Josh's crime also...
    What happens when a decent kid commits a horrible act? Josh Garvey is 18, college-bound with plans to become a doctor. But out on the wrong night with the wrong friends, and under the influence of alcohol, he takes part in a brutal crime. His widowed mother Fay immediately goes into defense and denial. His brother Dwight, a law student, is caught between family loyalty and moral outrage. Josh's crime also threatens Dwight's relationship with his fiancee, Maya. Then social media gets into the act.
  • Useless Information by Frank Tangredi
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Game Show, nerds + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Game Show, nerds, fathers and sons, television, socially awkward
    By day, Wally cleans up messes in the supermarket. The rest of his life is devoted to memorizing trivia, much to disgust of his father. When Wally gets to compete on a TV game show, he sees it as a chance to validate his entire existence. Wally must go head-to-head with Alice Ann, a retired schoolteacher who has traveled with her best friend to New York as a lark. He must also contend with the not-too-subtle...
    By day, Wally cleans up messes in the supermarket. The rest of his life is devoted to memorizing trivia, much to disgust of his father. When Wally gets to compete on a TV game show, he sees it as a chance to validate his entire existence. Wally must go head-to-head with Alice Ann, a retired schoolteacher who has traveled with her best friend to New York as a lark. He must also contend with the not-too-subtle mockery of the show's host. As the game proceeds, we see the experience from the perspective of each of the five characters. Will Wally's passion for useless information finally pay off?
  • Extracurricular by Frank Tangredi
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: prostitution, college + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: prostitution, college, hotel, Sex, awkward
    Kip, a college student in need of funds, decides to try working as an escort - offering 'special services' for a price. For him, it's a way to get paid for doing something he likes to do anyway.
    Julia, a business executive in need of companionship, decides to hire an escort. For her, it's a way to have a night of completely uncomplicated satisfaction with no possibility of getting...
    Kip, a college student in need of funds, decides to try working as an escort - offering 'special services' for a price. For him, it's a way to get paid for doing something he likes to do anyway.
    Julia, a business executive in need of companionship, decides to hire an escort. For her, it's a way to have a night of completely uncomplicated satisfaction with no possibility of getting hurt.
    Julia and Kip get on fine through dinner and dancing. But when the two return to Julia's hotel suite at the end of the night, things get awkward. And Kip's eagerness to please only add to the discomfort.
    'Extracurricular' was published in The Best 10-Minute Plays of 2012.
  • Cody Ever After by Frank Tangredi
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: murder, teenagers + 3 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: murder, teenagers, 1970s, high school, vigilante
    More than anything, 17 year-old Cody Luckett wants to be known as a nice guy. He volunteers at the blood bank, tutors younger kids, and plans to teach underprivileged children. “That’s what makes it so unreal,” he tells us. “Because I’m not the kind of guy who ever thought he’d murder someone.”
  • God, Sex and Getting Even by Frank Tangredi
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: college, religion + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: college, religion, Sex, revenge, friendship
    The play focuses on two sets of roommates sharing a dormitory suite. In one room, Dean - a Christian fundamentalist - is in constant conflict with roommate Rusty, who is gay. Their constant sniping has turned their room into a battlefield.
    Relations are seemingly less strained in the other room, occupied by cynical Australian Mark and suite peacemaker Justin. But Justin is increasingly torn between his...
    The play focuses on two sets of roommates sharing a dormitory suite. In one room, Dean - a Christian fundamentalist - is in constant conflict with roommate Rusty, who is gay. Their constant sniping has turned their room into a battlefield.
    Relations are seemingly less strained in the other room, occupied by cynical Australian Mark and suite peacemaker Justin. But Justin is increasingly torn between his loyalty to his roommate and his attraction to Mark's girlfriend, Dana.
    The four boys share beer, pizza, and late-night secrets ... discuss sex, religion, and football ... play pranks ... and ultimately betray one another in ways that will shape the rest of their lives.