Anthony J. Piccione is an award-winning writer and producer based in New York City. Born in Rochester, New York and raised in Connecticut, Piccione gradually became known as one of the most prominent playwrights in the NYC indie theatre scene, after moving to the city in 2016.
His first full-length play A Therapy Session with Myself, a semi-autobiographical drama about living with social anxiety and Asperger’s syndrome, premiered at the New York Theatre Festival’s 2019 NYWinterfest in January 2019 before transferring to the Kraine Theater in May for a year-long run. It is now published at Smith Scripts and available for purchase, and is also currently being adapted into a screenplay.
His second full-length play One Empire, Under God, an epic political drama about the dangers of religious extremism and right-wing populism, was presented for an intimate audience as a virtual reading via Zoom in October 2020. Production plans, both virtual and in-person, are in the works for 2021 and 2022.
Additionally, Piccione’s eclectic canon of short and one-act plays have been produced at various NYC and regional venues, including The Tank, the Hudson Guild Theatre, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, Midtown International Theatre Festival, and Manhattan Repertory Theatre, and are published at Smith Scripts, Heuer Publishing, and Off the Wall Plays. His short drama about bullying and teen suicide What I Left Behind was named the NYWinterfest’s Best Short Play of 2018, and he was also nominated for a 2018 Planet Award for Outstanding Playwriting for his experimental drama about political corruption and economic injustice 4 $tages, and his children’s play about climate change An Energy Tale was named a finalist in the Connecticut-statewide Wright the World playwriting contest in 2016. As a screenwriter, his short film he wrote about PTSD The Fire That Won’t Stop was named an official selection at the Venice Short Film Awards, the Paris International Short Festival & the Hollywood International Golden Age Festival.
In addition to his independent work as a writer, Piccione also works as a scriptwriter-for-hire, and his work has been commissioned by Sesame Workshop, Speaks Volumes Productions, and various other clients. He is also the founder and Artistic Director of Talking It Out, a virtual theatre festival dedicated to raising mental health awareness, as well as the host of Indie Art Today, a podcast dedicated to showcasing independent, non-commercial artists across different mediums, and is currently a teaching artist at Broadway Weekends,
Mr. Piccione received his BA in Theatre (with minors in Writing and Film Studies) from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2016, and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.
Learn more by visiting www.anthonyjpiccione.com and following him on Instagram @anthonyjpiccione.
