Birth Place: Rochester, New York, United States
Anthony J. Piccione is an award-winning writer, producer and teaching artist based in New York City. His debut full-length play A Therapy Session with Myself, a semi-autobiographical drama about growing up with autism and anxiety, premiered in January 2019 at the Hudson Guild Theatre before transferring in May to the Kraine Theater for an extended year-long run, Since then, his dystopian political epic One Empire, Under God made its live premiere at The Tank in November 2021 and is now slated for publication at Next Stage Press in 2023 while his psychological horror drama The Lone Wolf Society will be presented as a staged reading in November 2022 before an expected 2023 premiere. Additionally, Piccione's eclectic canon of one-acts has previously been presented in NYC at venues such as The Tank, the Hudson Guild Theatre, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, Midtown International Theatre Festival, and Manhattan Repertory Theatre. His short drama What I Left Behind was named the NYWinterfest’s Best Short Play of 2018, and his short film The Fire That Won’t Stop was named an official selection at the Venice Short Film Awards, the Paris International Short Festival, and the Hollywood International Golden Age Festival and is available for streaming at Think Shorts. Additionally, he works as a scriptwriter-for-hire whose work has been commissioned by Sesame Workshop and various other clients. He is also the founder of the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival in support of mental health awareness and has taught playwriting courses at EPIC Players and Broadway Weekends. He received his BA in Theatre from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2016 and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.
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