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CRAIG POSPISIL


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CRAIG POSPISIL


October 2024

My play MONTHS ON END runs from October 10 to 20 at the Belfast Maskers theater in Belfast, Maine, and the play and production got a great write up in the Bangor Daily News. And I think it’s pretty much the nicest things anyone’s ever said about me.

“At its core, MONTHS ON END is about how we navigate time, change, and the unpredictable nature of life. The play examines universal themes such as the challenges of love, the trials of friendship, the strain of career aspirations, and the inevitable passage of time. Audiences will relate to the timeless struggle of balancing personal desires with the needs of loved ones, as well as the bittersweet moments of laughter and loss that punctuate our lives. A Kennedy Center honoree, Pospisil is a celebrated American playwright whose works have been produced across the United States and internationally as well as in TV and film. Known for his sharp wit and his ability to blend comedy with thoughtful observations on life, Pospisil has created a body of work that is both entertaining and insightful. MONTHS ON END premiered in 2003 and has been widely praised for its clever structure and its exploration of the passage of time in relationships. Pospisil’s finely tuned dialogue and humor paints a relatable portrait of how we move through the seasons of our lives — often together, sometimes apart — but always intertwined.”

September 2024

Christmas in … September? Break a leg to the First Year Theatre Showcase at Buckner University in Pennsylvania on their production of ONE CHRISTMAS EVE AT EVERGREEN MALL!

From the Daily Item: “The First-Year Theatre Showcase will present ONE CHRISTMAS EVE AT EVERGREEN MALL on Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Tustin Studio Theatre, located in the Walter C. Geiger Physical Plant Building near Brown Street.

Written by playwrights Lynne Halliday, James Hindman, Arlene Hutton and Craig Pospisil, ONE CHRISTMAS EVE AT EVERGREEN MALL is a comedy that weaves eight stories into one evening at the mall. Characters include ‘a lovesick mall Santa, overeager mall security, a pair of misfit teenagers, a pair of battling Christmas Carol actors and a newlywed couple.’”


August 2024

I edited two new collections of monologues for TRW, featuring selections from new plays from a range of playwrights including Liz Duffy Adams, Kate Hamill, Arlene Hutton Deborah Zoe Laufer, Matthew Lopez, Martyna Majok, Bruce Norris, Robert O’Hara, Celine Song, Lloyd Suh, Doug Wright, and more!

Head over to Theatrical Rights Worldwide to find copies of TRW PRESENTS: MEN’S MONOLOGUES and TRW PRESENTS: WOMEN’S MONOLOGUES


June 2024

I worked on an adaptation of a fun French comedy called Chers Parents by Armelle Patron and Emmanuel Patron over the winter. My English version is called OUR DEAR PARENTS, and I had a reading at New Circle Theatre Company on June 3. It was great to hear the play read out loud by a terrific group of actors and the feedback was good. I’m looking forward to working on revisions to the text over the summer.

Here’s the artwork from the production in Paris.




March 2024

Copies of the plays just arrived! JOURNEY TO THE POLES OF INACCESSIBILITY is here!

February 2024

Coming soon to theaters everywhere ….

My comedy JOURNEY TO THE POLES OF INACCESSIBILITY is set to be published and licensed by TRW Plays and I couldn’t be happier. The play is available digitally and acting editions will be ready for purchase soon.


January 2024

Two new publications for the new year! TRW Presents: Short Plays, Vol. 3, which I edited, is now in print and it includes my one-act HER HEAD ON THE PILLOW. It also includes some shorts by Yussef El Guindi, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Tony Meneses and Deborah Zoe Laufer.

And a short play I wrote for New Circle Theatre during the pandemic called FORGET-ME-NOT is published in Technical Difficulties 2.0, alongside plays by Crystal Skillman and Tracy Thorne.

December 2023

If you are in or near Kansas City come see JOURNEY TO THE POLES OF INACCESSIBILITY at the Unicorn Theatre this coming Friday, December 15. I’ll be there to see the play and take part in a talk back session after the show ends.

JOURNEY TO THE POLES OF INACCESSIBILITY is now running at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City! I’m heading back next week to see the show, and I can’t wait. The reports I’ve gotten and the pictures look great! Here’s the Unicorn’s fantastic trailer for the show:


November 2023

ONE CHRISTMAS EVE AT EVERGREEN MALL got a lovely review in Broadway World for a production at the Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg, PA that’s running through December 10. “One Christmas at Evergreen Mall is a witty, emotional, heartfelt holiday play. The cast at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg brings the characters to life in a relatable way. This is one holiday show that this reviewer hopes to see at more theatres in the future.”

Congratulations and a big “thank you” to the cast and crew! Here’s a link to the review: ONE CHRISTMAS EVE review.



July 2023

Amazing! I love the artwork that Unicorn is using for JOURNEY TO THE POLES OF INACCESSIBILITY! It’s great and I can’t wait until November when I can go to Kansas City for rehearsals and the production!

June 2023

I’ve finally added my short film JANUARY to the website. JANUARY is an adaptation of the first scene from my play MONTHS ON END. I had a great time making it - okay, it was a little stressful too - and it got into 18 different film festivals, which I was pleased with. Hit the “film” tab above to watch it.

 

May 2023
Great news! I’m thrilled to announce that my newest play JOURNEY TO THE POLES OF INACCESSIBILITY will have its World Premiere at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, MO in December! I’m looking forward to rehearsals and seeing the show up on its feet.