| MARC PALMIERI: Biography, etc. |
Marc Palmieri attended Wake Forest University in North Carolina on a full
athletic scholarship after being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the
1989 Major League Baseball amateur draft. He graduated in 1994 with a B.A.
in Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts with a Minor in Drama. In 2004
he received his M.A. in Creative Writing at The City College of New York.
Marc’s stage plays, Poor Fellas, Carl The Second and Levittown all
premiered in New York City and are published by Dramatists Play Service.
Portions of Carl and Levittown appear in Smith & Kraus’ The Best Stage
Monologues for Men 2002 and The Best Stage Scenes of 2002 and 2007.
Levittown was workshopped by Backhouse Productions and presented as a
stage reading at the Rattlestick Theatre Company in 2004 and at Axis
Company in 2006. The play recently completed a run at the Theatre at Saint
Clements. Click here for Neil Genzlinger's "Critic's Pick" review in the
The New York Times. Click here for Steven McElroy's New York Times Sunday
Arts feature.
In 2003 Marc was awarded the Jerome
DuJur Award in Creative Writing by the
English Department at the City College
of New York for Carl The Second.
Marc played the lead role in the critically acclaimed
feature film Too Much Sleep directed by David Maquiling
and released by Shooting Gallery in 2001. The film was
nominated for a 2002 Independent Spirit Award. On stage
he has worked with directors such as Nagle Jackson, Will
Pomerantz, Randy Sharp, Deloss Brown, George Demas, James
Dodding, Renee Philippi and Barry Edelstein. National
commercials include Heineken,Pizza Hut, Burger King,
ESPN, Nike, Fleet Bank and, most recently, Verizon,
Macy's and Toyota.
Marc wrote his first screenplay in 1995. The film, Telling You, was
acquired and distributed by Miramax Films after premiering at the 1998
Hollywood Film Festival.
Marc made his directorial debut with Mark Jay Mirsky's
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard at the 2007 New York International Fringe
Festival.
Marc is a founding member of the The Cliplight Theater
and a member of the critically acclaimed Axis Company in NYC.
Since 2006 he has taught Playwriting, Creative Writing, Shakespeare and
World Humanities in the English Department at The City College of New
York. Marc is a member of Actors' Equity Association, The Screen Actors
Guild, AFTRA, and The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY.
(home page picture by Jenny Woodward)
Click here for press quotes.
Click here for a complete acting resume.
Click here or curriculum vitae.
Click here for information on past projects.
Click here for baseball - related pictures and articles.
Click here for more photos.
athletic scholarship after being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the
1989 Major League Baseball amateur draft. He graduated in 1994 with a B.A.
in Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts with a Minor in Drama. In 2004
he received his M.A. in Creative Writing at The City College of New York.
Marc’s stage plays, Poor Fellas, Carl The Second and Levittown all
premiered in New York City and are published by Dramatists Play Service.
Portions of Carl and Levittown appear in Smith & Kraus’ The Best Stage
Monologues for Men 2002 and The Best Stage Scenes of 2002 and 2007.
Levittown was workshopped by Backhouse Productions and presented as a
stage reading at the Rattlestick Theatre Company in 2004 and at Axis
Company in 2006. The play recently completed a run at the Theatre at Saint
Clements. Click here for Neil Genzlinger's "Critic's Pick" review in the
The New York Times. Click here for Steven McElroy's New York Times Sunday
Arts feature.
In 2003 Marc was awarded the Jerome
DuJur Award in Creative Writing by the
English Department at the City College
of New York for Carl The Second.
Marc played the lead role in the critically acclaimed
feature film Too Much Sleep directed by David Maquiling
and released by Shooting Gallery in 2001. The film was
nominated for a 2002 Independent Spirit Award. On stage
he has worked with directors such as Nagle Jackson, Will
Pomerantz, Randy Sharp, Deloss Brown, George Demas, James
Dodding, Renee Philippi and Barry Edelstein. National
commercials include Heineken,Pizza Hut, Burger King,
ESPN, Nike, Fleet Bank and, most recently, Verizon,
Macy's and Toyota.
Marc wrote his first screenplay in 1995. The film, Telling You, was
acquired and distributed by Miramax Films after premiering at the 1998
Hollywood Film Festival.
Marc made his directorial debut with Mark Jay Mirsky's
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard at the 2007 New York International Fringe
Festival.
Marc is a founding member of the The Cliplight Theater
and a member of the critically acclaimed Axis Company in NYC.
Since 2006 he has taught Playwriting, Creative Writing, Shakespeare and
World Humanities in the English Department at The City College of New
York. Marc is a member of Actors' Equity Association, The Screen Actors
Guild, AFTRA, and The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY.
(home page picture by Jenny Woodward)
Click here for press quotes.
Click here for a complete acting resume.
Click here or curriculum vitae.
Click here for information on past projects.
Click here for baseball - related pictures and articles.
Click here for more photos.
contact:
212-561-9499
'(These fair children) of mine
Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse'
W.S., Sonnet 2
Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse'
W.S., Sonnet 2
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