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Anthony J. Piccione

Birth Place: Rochester, New York, United States

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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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TALKING IT OUT Virtual Poetry Open-Mic to Be Held Tonight

Tonight, Sunday, May 28th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness will host its next monthly Poetry Open-Mic Night for poets and spoken-word artists to come and share their poems, monologues, and other written work virtually across the world, and to watch and support the works of their fellow artists.

TALKING IT OUT FEST to Host Virtual Poetry Open-Mic Tonight

Tonight at 7pm, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness will begin hosting monthly poetry open-mics for writers and artists to come and share their work virtually across the world, and to watch and support the works of their fellow artists.

TALKING IT OUT Virtual Film Festival to Open Next Week

This May for Mental Health Awareness Month, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its 2nd Virtual Film Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness.

THE NEURODIVERGENT NEW PLAY SERIES to Open at The Vino Theater in September

This coming Fall, the Neurodivergent New Play Series - a new ongoing play reading series dedicated to promoting the work of neurodivergent playwrights - will make its debut at the Vino Theater in Brooklyn, New York.

Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival To Present One-Act Festival

On March 18th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its next series of one-act plays by emerging playwrights, featuring actors and directors from around the world, in support of raising mental health awareness.

Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival To Present One-Act Festival On March 18

On March 18th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its next series of one-act plays by emerging playwrights, featuring actors and directors from around the world, in support of raising mental health awareness.

ONE EMPIRE, UNDER GOD Now Published At Next Stage Press

One Empire, Under God - Anthony J. Piccione's controversial dystopian epic which premiered in 2021 - is now published and available for production licensing at Next Stage Press.

Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival To Present Holiday Open-Mic, December 17

On December 17th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present a special holiday open-mic night event co-hosted by Producing Artistic Director Anthony J. Piccione & Program Manager Maria fe Picar, where all attendees will be welcome to perform after a brief festival introduction.

Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival Will Present November 2022 Short Play Festival This Weekend

On November 19th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its next series of short plays by emerging playwrights around the world, featuring actors and directors from around the world, in support of raising mental health awareness.

Cast Announced For THE LONE WOLF SOCIETY Staged Reading At The Tank

Casting has been announced for the staged reading of Anthony J. Piccione's new full-length drama The Lone Wolf Society, directed by Andrés Gallardo Bustillo and scheduled for November 4th at 7pm at The Tank, located at 312 W 36th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY.

THE LONE WOLF SOCIETY Will Receive First Staged Reading in November

On November 4th at 7pm, the first staged reading of The Lone Wolf Society - the third full-length play by Anthony J. Piccione - will be presented by Piccione Arts for one night only at The Tank, located at 312 W 36th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, in advance of a live theatrical production being planned for 2023.

2nd Annual Virtual Open-Mic To Kickoff Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival 2022-23 Season

On September 17th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival in support of mental health awareness - an ongoing production of Piccione Arts - will kick off its 2022-23 season programming with their 2nd Annual Virtual-Open Mic Night, where all attendees will be welcome to perform after a brief festival introduction.

ONE EMPIRE, UNDER GOD Streaming OnDemand At Three Festivals This Year

Later this year, the recording of the original live production One Empire, Under God - Anthony J. Piccione's polarizing dystopian drama which premiered last year in November 2021 - will be available for worldwide OnDemand streaming as part of the digital programming offered at three fringe festivals.

THE GOODBYE LETTER Will Be Presented By The Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival This Summer

On July 16th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will conclude its 2021-2022 season of programming with a special presentation of The Goodbye Letter, a full-length drama by Monique Hebert.

Original Production of ONE EMPIRE, UNDER GOD Available to Stream OnDemand

One Empire, Under God - the controversial dystopian drama by Anthony J. Piccione - is now available to the public for OnDemand screening until Easter Sunday, April 17th. The recording of the original live production directed by Andrés Gallardo Bustillo, which was presented in November 2021 at The Tank, located at 312 W 36th Street, New York, NY, serves as the first entry into the Piccione Arts Streaming Collection, which will aim to promote the theatrical works of independent artists to audiences across the world via live stream and OnDemand streaming.

Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival Returns This Month With Four One-Act Plays

On March 19th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its next series of one-act plays by emerging playwrights around the world, featuring actors and directors from around the world, in support of raising mental health awareness.

ONE EMPIRE, UNDER GOD Will Stream Online at Fringe Festivals Worldwide in 2022

Beginning in 2022, One Empire, Under God - the controversial dystopian drama by Anthony J. Piccione - will be available for online screening at theatre festivals worldwide on a periodic basis, beginning with an upcoming special Easter screening this April.

TALKING IT OUT Virtual Arts Festival To Present First-Ever Open-Mic Night

On December 18th from 7-10pm EST, the Talking It Out virtual arts festival will present its first annual virtual open-mic night for artists across the world looking to promote mental health awareness.

TALKING IT OUT Virtual Arts Festival to Present Six New Short Plays This November

On November 20th at 7pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its next series of short plays by emerging playwrights around the world, featuring actors and directors from around the world, in support of raising mental health awareness.

TALKING IT OUT Festival To Host Zoom Panel On Mental Health Awareness In The Arts

This Saturday, on October 9th at 6pm EST, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will be hosting a live virtual panel - featuring a roundtable of panelists moderated by Producing Artistic Director Anthony J. Piccione - discussing the importance of raising mental health awareness in the arts, entertainment & pop culture, in the hopes of furthering our festival's mission of fueling conversation on these topics, and possibly finding new solutions to helping those who are struggling.

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