If you would like to produce one of my plays or musicals, please contact me.
For a complete list of all of my theatrical work, head over to the résumé page.
For a complete list of all of my theatrical work, head over to the résumé page.
UVA Lab Series: "Women and Wallace" by Jonathan Marc Sherman
[Director]
Comprised of a series of short scenes, framed by Wallace's own stories, the play begins when Wallace, six years of age, is sent off to school by his mother-- who then proceeds to slit her own throat. Wallace finds her body, a shock which continues to haunt his relationships with the other women who come into his life as he grows up. His wise grandmother, his misguided psychiatrist, his first kiss and his first love. All the characters, in the end, contribute to the mosaic which captures with such eloquence and wit all the fears and joys and uncertainties that mark Wallace's progress towards manhood. (Click here for production details)
"Thomas Jefferson: The (Mini) Musical"
[Lyrics, Book, Director]
“Thomas Jefferson: The Musical” tells the entirely true story of how the greatest founding father ever founded the hell out of our nation—history books shmistory books. Somehow the experts have left out the parts about TJ as a disheveled, albeit lovable pimp who originally intended to write a “Declaration of Constitution” at a (super secret) slumber party. Fortunately, Martha Jefferson and Sally Hemmings came equipped with enough phallic jokes to save the day. Enjoy it here and read more at TJMusical.com
"Friday" A Short Play in One Act Based on Rebecca Black
[Writer, Director]
When Rebecca Black happened, the Charlottesville Community Players had to respond. Nestled in central Virginia, resisting the bucolic lifestyle of Thomas Jefferson's agrarian republic, this small avant-garde theater group has sprung up and is prepared to perform reactionary plays on the Internet to save our artistic souls.
Needless to say, the staged reading of "Friday" A Short Play in One Act by Jeff Luppino-Esposito was both a critical and mainstream success to theater/Rebecca Black lovers everywhere.
Watch the video here and expect more to come from this wild bunch!
Needless to say, the staged reading of "Friday" A Short Play in One Act by Jeff Luppino-Esposito was both a critical and mainstream success to theater/Rebecca Black lovers everywhere.
Watch the video here and expect more to come from this wild bunch!
"Musical: The Online Musical"
By Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Matt Savarese, and Stelios Phili
[Lyrics, Book, Director, Producer]
On September 20, 2010, we posted the first ten minutes of Musical: The Online Musical on YouTube. We then asked the viewing audience-- what do you want to happen next? We did this for 10 weeks and successfully created not only the first-ever interactive online musical, but the first full length musical made exclusively for the web.
The show itself is about a dude whose entire life IS a musical! But no one realizes this (except for him) and no one understands this (even when he tells them). When he accidentally causes the death of the lead character of their life, the musical, the town plunges into ruin. A villain takes over. He has a crippling foot fetish. Naturally, all this leads to conflict.
Go to TheOnlineMusical.com/MTOM to watch all ten episodes, find out more about this entirely student-run project and see exactly how we used ideas from our audience in every single episode! We're currently making edits for the stage version! Contact me if you'd like to put on a production of it!
The show itself is about a dude whose entire life IS a musical! But no one realizes this (except for him) and no one understands this (even when he tells them). When he accidentally causes the death of the lead character of their life, the musical, the town plunges into ruin. A villain takes over. He has a crippling foot fetish. Naturally, all this leads to conflict.
Go to TheOnlineMusical.com/MTOM to watch all ten episodes, find out more about this entirely student-run project and see exactly how we used ideas from our audience in every single episode! We're currently making edits for the stage version! Contact me if you'd like to put on a production of it!
"Sorting Through" A New Musical
By Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Matt Savarese
[Lyrics, Book, Director, Producer]
When Will's mother, Kate, passes away at a young age, Will and his friend Sarah must traverse a beautiful and painful path of memories brought about by a series of unlikely objects.
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View Production Photos, Details, and Media
"dan." a new play by Jeff Luppino-Esposito
[Writer]
DAN works at the meme factory with BILL and REBECCA. DAN has two friends. Their names are GOOGOL and 1+GOOGOL. DAN doesn't talk to them. They talk to DAN. REBECCA and DAN have a thing. BILL thinks DAN is his friend. BILL thinks BILL is an artist. BILL has problems. MR. CHAPMAN is the supervisor. MR. CHAPMAN is an asshole. DAN is a unique and significant individual who must save the world.
View production details and dialogue sample.
View production details and dialogue sample.
FYP Presents "Urinetown: The Musical"
[Director]
With a 20 year drought making private toilets unthinkable, the monopolizing Mr. Cladwell and Urine Good Company have made it a privilege to pee. But young Bobby Strong has got hope and the pissed off poor on his side to bring about some good old fashioned change...violently.
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View Production Photos, Details, and Media
UVa Drama Presents "Day of Absence"
[Lead: 'The Mayor']
When all the African Americans suddenly disappear one morning in a Southern hamlet, the white inhabitants of the town are thrown into chaotic disarray. This dark satire performed in reverse minstrel style still resonates decades after Douglas Turner Ward's first production in 1965.
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View Production Photos, Details, and Media
If you would like to produce one of my plays or musicals, please contact me.
For a complete list of all of my theater activity, head over to the résumé page.
