Playwriting

borders
Co-creator with a company of NYU students of this piece that explores what the word "border" means to people living in Ireland. Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, August 2005.

empty
A modern adaptation of the myth of Narcissus and Echo. Produced at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and directed by James Vesce. Dance Theatre, UNC-Charlotte, May 2005.

transfigured
Co-writer with Julie Marie Myatt of this original play inspired by a homophobic hazing incident at a prep school in Massachusetts. Pless Hall Blackbox Theatre, New York, NY, February/March 2005.

That's Not How You Do It
Commissioned by the University of Massachusetts Department of Theater as part of the 2003 Play-in-a-Day Festival.   Rand Theater. Amherst, MA, May 2003.

Words to Live By
Co-creator of this group performance piece that examines definitions and perceptions of survival.   Pless Hall Blackbox Theatre, New York, NY, December 2002.

mindlynes
Creator of this original group performance piece inspired by the life and photographs of George Platt Lynes. Brooklyn Arts Exchange.   Brooklyn, NY, April 2002.

At Wit's End: You Are Here
Co-creator and performer in this clown piece.   Premiered at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, September 7 and 8, 2001.

fag / hag
Co-creator and performer in a piece that explores the relationship between gay men and straight women.   Premiered at A.P.E. Performance Space in Northampton, MA, February 17-20, 1999. Subsequent performances at Northampton Center for the Arts, April 2-3, 1999; the Curtain Theater, University of Massachusetts, April 16-17, 1999; University of Connecticut, October 9, 1999; AC/DC Festival, St. Louis, MO, October 15-17, 1999; the New York International Fringe Festival, August 16-27, 2000; Philadelphia Fringe Festival, September 1-16, 2000.

full of grace . . .
Received the James Baldwin Playwriting Award and a staged reading as part of WORD!: A Festival of Student Work. Hallie Flanagan Theatre, Smith College, March 1998.

 
 
 
 
 

Site content © Joe Salvatore.
For permission to reprint text or photos, please email js1655@nyu.edu.