About Plays for Young Actors - Jason Pizzarello

Jason Pizzarello is a Connecticut-based playwright and the co-founder of Stage Partners, a licensing house for new plays (yourstagepartners.com). His select original works include Off the Trail with Squeak and Squawk, an immersive outdoor theater adventure supported by a grant from the Frances R. Dewing Foundation at CT’s Stamford Museum & Nature Center; Bethel Park Falls (Everyday Inferno Theatre Company/NYC Central Park); All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie (Irondale Ensemble in Brooklyn); and Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (14th St. Y Theater, NYC). His adaptations are noteworthy as well, including The Book of Everything (by Guus Kuijer), The 24 Days Before Christmas (by Madeline L'Engle), Alice in Wonderland (by Lewis Carroll), and Spoon River (by Edgar Lee Masters).  

In addition to his works for adults (read more at jasonpizzarello.com), his plays for schools, particularly those aimed at young actors, have been published extensively and performed over 4,000 times across all 50 states and in more than 25 countries, showcasing translations in Norwegian and Bengali.  

Pizzarello’s contributions have also been featured in collections such as Ten(ish): Comedies (Stage Partners), Actor’s Choice: Scenes for Teens, Actor’s Choice: Monologues for Women, and Random Acts of Comedy (Playscripts).  

Beyond his writing endeavors, he proudly serves as a logistics officer with the New York Army National Guard and takes great joy in being the silly father of two young daughters.