John Pastore

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.