A veteran of thirty-five years in the theatre, Tony has performed in and directed over a hundred plays on many stages around the country. As a
playwright, Tony’s first two plays were produced at the Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle. Trains is an adaptation of John Cheever’s The Five-Forty-Eight and Raymond Carver’s The Train; and Winesburg, Ohio is an adaptation of Sherwood Anderson’s piece of the same name.
His play, Estelle’s Son received a grant from th
e Seattle Arts Commission and has been work-shopped at the Freehold Theatre in Seattle, and American Theatre of Actors in NYC.
His original screenplay, The Christmas Ship won first prize in the 2003 Washington State Screenplay Contest.
His most recent play, Loyalties, received readings for Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Winterfest and First Look Series; won the 2008 Ashland New Play Festival; and was subsequently produced in an acclaimed production, which ran for over four months in 2010, at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles.
Look for Tony’s upcoming plays: Birdbrain and The Idyllic World of Lillian Cortessi.