| 词条 | Anthony E. Gallo |
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| name = Anthony E. Gallo | image = Tonygo52.jpg | alt = Playwright Anthony E. Gallo | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|02|03}} | birth_place = Vandergrift, PA, USA | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = Playwright, Economist & Film and Stage Producer | occupation = }} Anthony Ernest (Tony) Gallo (born February 3, 1939) is an American playwright.[1] He has written over 60 dramatic works. Early lifeAnthony Gallo was born on February 3, 1939, and raised in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Domenic and Saveria Raso Gallo.[1] A poor factory worker, Domenic suffered poor health from a house fire in 1940. This fire killed Gallo's brother and influenced his later playwriting. Gallo graduated with an undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary and a master's degree from the Wharton School. He then worked as a banker, a college professor [R12], and a food marketing economist with the Federal government. [External Link (EL) 10] He was also a pioneer in the renovation of historic homes in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Washington, DC [R10] . Gallo's career as a playwright began in 1980 when he visited Israel. Formerly an atheist, Gallo stated that he had a religious epiphany there. On his return, Gallo became interested in Judeo-Christian studies and the study of world religions. In his 50's, Gallo decided to become a playwright. [R18] His decision was influenced by his friend, Herbert Stein. After retirement in 1996, Gallo became a prolific playwright, dubbed the "Wharton School Playwright" by his friends. In 2007, Gallo married Susan Flaum Hesser, an information technology executive. Gallo has one son from a previous marriage, Thomas Augustus Gallo. Writing careerGallo has created over 60 works. [EL 10] Gallo owns his own theater company, the Seventh Street Playhouse [EL 3], and motion picture company, Eastern Market Studios [EL 8]. While he defines himself as a Judeo-Christian playwright, he states that all of his plays are meant for general audiences. His only guiding maxim is that there are a million roads to God, “and I hope I am on the right one.” Two of Gallo's plays are Holocaust dramas (Margherita and Eugenio) and two are Biblical dramas (The Agony of David and The Last Days of King Solomon). Five of his plays are about American civilization (Vandergrift, Lincoln and God, Better than the Best, Charleston Revisited, and the Botticelli Cruise). Gallo's play, Paul, is an examination of the life of the Apostle Paul. Heathcliff is Gallo's first absurdist comedy [R18]. Gallo’s plays have been staged nearly 100 times in 40 venues including in Washington, DC: The Kennedy Center [Additional Reference (AR) Y], The National Press Club [R15, R16], Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Cosmos Theatre [R3], The Universalist Stage, The Warehouse Theater, The Corner Store Stage, and the Capital Fringe Festival; In New York City: New York University, New York International Midtown Festival/Dorothy Strelsin Stage, The Dramatists Guild of America [R5], Casa Italiana, Where Eagles Dare Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, and Midtown International Theatre Festival where one of his actresses won best supporting actress; in Maryland: The Greenbelt Arts Center [AR W], Silver Spring Stage/PF, and St. John's Church.. Three of Gallo's plays (Margherita, Eugenio, and Lincoln and God)are under contract to the Nederlander Producing Group for production in New York City. Margherita was scheduled to be jointly produced by Brown-Nederlander and the Seventh Street Playhouse in 2012. Stage plays
Film and musicalsThe playwright is also very much involved in film-making and screenwriting. The Eastern Market Studios in Washington is currently shooting a feature film, Charleston Revisited, based on Gallo's successful stage play.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} He is also the librettist and lyricist for four musicals: Lincoln and God[2] (John Ward composer), Vandergrift[3] (Beatrix Whitehall composer), Peggy[4] (Margaret and Grant Bagley composers), and David[5] (Margaret and Grant Bagley composers). Publications
References1. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Who's who in America|last=|first=|publisher=|year=1996-2010|isbn=|location=|pages=}} 2. ^http://www.aegallo.com/lincop.html 3. ^http://www.aegallo.com/vanm.html 4. ^http://www.aegallo.com/peggy.html 5. ^http://www.aegallo.com/peggy.html 1. Arguello, Julio, Voice of the Hill, Cap Hill Playwright. page 20 July 2008 2. Blair, Jackson, Margherita at Harvard, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, November 2009. 3. Cosmos Club Bulletin, Selected Issue, 2002–2011 4. Colarco, Renee, Dramatist Diary, May–June 2010 selected Issues 2002-2011 5. Dramatists Diary, Dramatists Guild of American, Member Productions, All Issues, 2007–2011, New York 6. Carol Griffith, Review of Charleston Revisited, Greenbelt News, 2010. Greenbelt, MD 7. Jackson, Wanda, Prince Georges Sentinel, August 18, Vandergrift: Vandergrift! at The Greenbelt Arts, June 5, 2011 8. Lieble, Aaron, Jewish Times, Jewish Themed plays at Capital Fringe Festival, July 2009 9. Link, James. Review, Greenbelt News, Thursday, July 9, 2011 10. Lyon, Karen Hill Rag The Literary Hill, The Plays the Thing, May 2009 11. McCall, Celeste, More Hill Theatrics, April 2009. 12. Moravec, Nathan, About Charleston Revisited, Prince Georges Gazette June 2, 2011 13. New York Catholic Standard, Eugenio, July 2008. 14. Potomac Stages, Selected Issues, 2007–2010 15. National Press Club, The Wire, Selected Issues, 2009–Present 16. National Press Club, The Record, “Vandergrift Staging,” August 13, August 20, August 27. 2007, selected other issues,Washington, DC 17. Ryan Reilly, The Gazette, Playwright Debuts play about Life in Greenbelt. Thursday, August 5, 2010. 18. Rutkoski, Rex, Writing home: Vandergrift Native Turns Playwright, Valley News Dispatch, Sunday, September 27, 2009 19. Vandergrift News, “National Press Club Presents Vandergrift,” Vandergrift, PA, September 1, 2007 20. Wells, Carolyn, Review, Vandergrift, Community News. September 2007 22. Winding Streets, Victorian Vandergrift Museum, “Vandergrift, the Play”, September 2007, Vandergrift, PA 23. Washington Post, Selected issues 2007–present Additional References
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