John Pastore

John Pastore John Pastore is a New York City - based playwright. He writes scenes for actors and conducts lessons/workshops on playwriting. So he did.

Contact for more information: [email protected] John Pastore, was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. In grammar school, while everyone else was rolling their eyes and letting out annoyed-filled sighs when writing assignments were given, he relished the opportunity to show off what was inside his precocious mind. The results were not always appreciated or understood by his catholic school teach

ers. In high school, John realized that he could receive an “A” on a paper by merely listening in class and skimming the book. While in college, he realized that he should actually read the books. During a conversation with his drama teacher, in which he expressed his love of writing, he was asked if working backstage as, perhaps a lighting designer, would best suit him. He went back to not reading the books. Later in college, took on the daunting task of writing a sequel to Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which was quickly published in the school's best literary magazine. At just 24 years old, he began teaching English on a college level at two different CUNY schools, as well as tutoring at many levels and ages. After studying playwrights such as Eugene O’Neil and Sam Shepard, he knew he wanted create people and put words in their mouths. In 2005, he had his first full-length production titled Death Party, a tragicomedy about the angst of a twenty five year-old who objects to the antics at his father's funeral, which to him seems more like a prom than an outlet for grief. His short comedy, The Calendar, was produced in 2007 about a UPS delivery gone wrong. In the Fall/Winter of 2010, he acted as dramaturg in a production of The Weeping Game, a classic Serbian comedy directed by famed international director, Sanja Bestic. He then wrote the highly successful dark comedy Sidetracked in Fall 2011, also directed by Sanja Bestic, which debuted to a sold out crowd at the Abingdon Theatre. He followed with the dark comedy hit, Panic at the Riverside Motel in May 2012, and then the acclaimed drama, Family of Strangers in March 2013. In January 2014, Panic at the Riverside Motel was again produced, this time Off Broadway, at the Roy Arias Theatre in NYC. The production received rave reviews and overwhelming crowd responses. His short plays, Meters, Swipe, Swipe, Swipe and Inventing Facebook, were produced at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in 2017, with Meters going onto the Jewel Box Theatre as well. His plays are noted for their realistic dialogue and biting, dark humor. Actors and directors are drawn to his off-beat style of writing. Currently, he is preparing for his 2017 production of his first pure comedy, Unbooked.

03/12/2020

If anyone needs - or knows anyone who needs English tutoring, inbox me or email me @ [email protected]
Any level and all aspects.

01/28/2020

My screenplay is ready to go. It’s a mockumentary, in the vain of Christopher Guest comedies. So- actors, producers...etc...contact me. More details to come.

04/29/2018
That's a wrap for Unbooked! What an experience. We rocked the roof with laughter!!
07/23/2017

That's a wrap for Unbooked! What an experience. We rocked the roof with laughter!!

Inventing Facebook today, then Unbooked opens on Thursday!
07/16/2017

Inventing Facebook today, then Unbooked opens on Thursday!

Inventing Facebook is back tonight and tomorrow at the Midtown International Theatre Festival !!
07/15/2017

Inventing Facebook is back tonight and tomorrow at the Midtown International Theatre Festival !!

07/10/2017
Rehearsals!! Unbooked ! Opening July 20!
07/08/2017

Rehearsals!! Unbooked ! Opening July 20!

07/07/2017

My new full-length play, Unbooked opens JULY 20-23!! On Staten Island -
For tickets e mail [email protected]
Or call 718-524-8467

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312 W 36th St
New York, NY
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