Anthony Ernest (Tony) Gallo (born February 3, 1939) is an American playwright.

Anthony E. Gallo
Playwright Anthony E. Gallo
Born (1939-02-03) February 3, 1939 (age 85)
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, US
Known forPlaywright, economist & film and stage producer
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Early life

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Anthony Gallo received an undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary and a master's degree from the Wharton School.[1]

Writing career

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Gallo's plays have been staged in numerous venues, including, in Washington D.C.: The Kennedy Center,[2] The National Press Club,[3][4] Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Cosmos Theatre,[5] and the Capital Fringe Festival; and in New York City: New York University, The Dramatists Guild of America,[6] Casa Italiana, and Abingdon.

In 2016, Gallo's absurdist play Heathcliff in America premiered on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C.[7]

Stage plays

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Publications

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  • Margherita: ISBN 978-1-4563-8030-4; Eugenio: ISBN 978-1-4563-8670-2; The Last Days of King Solomon: ISBN 978-1-4609-8420-8; The Agony of David: ISBN 978-1-4609-1598-1. Available From Browns Court Publishing Company: February 2010: Seven Religious Dramas By Anthony E. Gallo, Edited By Lenny Levy; August 2009: Eight Dramas By Anthony E. Gallo, June 2008: Seven Dramas By Anthony E. Gallo, July 2006: Five Dramas By Anthony E. Gallo, November 2005: The Complete Plays Of Anthony E. Gallo. Single Plays: The Last Days Of King Solomon, November 2008; The Agony Of David: July 2007; Lincoln And God: August 2007; Margherita: July 2006; Eugenio: July 2006; Better Than The Best: July 2006; Vandergrift!: December 2006; Charleston Revisited: July 2006. British Publications: Margherita: New Theatre Publications, January 2009; Vandergrift!: New Theatre Publications, June 2009.

References

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  1. ^ Gallo, Anthony. "Member Anthony E. Gallo to give keynote address to the Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society". National Press Club. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ a b Kennedy Center 2011: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=XLPTS
  3. ^ National Press Club, The Wire, Selected Issues, 2009–Present
  4. ^ National Press Club, The Record, "Vandergrift Staging," August 13, August 20, August 27, 2007, selected other issues, Washington, DC
  5. ^ a b Cosmos Club Bulletin, Selected Issue, 2002–2011
  6. ^ Dramatists Diary, Dramatists Guild of American, Member Productions, All Issues, 2007–2011, New York
  7. ^ report, Wire staff. "Club member Gallo's "Heathcliff in America" premieres, Oct. 22". National Press Club. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  8. ^ a b Blair, Jackson, Margherita at Harvard, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, November 2009
  9. ^ Potomac Stages, Selected Issues, 2007–2010
  10. ^ Lieble, Aaron (July 2009). "Jewish Themed plays at Capital Fringe Festival". Jewish Times.
  11. ^ New York Catholic Standard, Eugenio, July 2008
  12. ^ Kennedy Center 2010: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=XLPTS
  13. ^ Link, James (July 9, 2011). "Review". Greenbelt News. Greenbelt, Maryland.
  14. ^ Winding Streets, Victorian Vandergrift Museum, "Vandergrift, the Play", September 2007, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
  15. ^ Kennedy Center 2011: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=XLPTS
  16. ^ Moravec, Nathan (June 2, 2011). "About Charleston Revisited". Prince Georges Gazette.
  17. ^ Griffith, Carol (2010). "Review of Charleston Revisited". Greenbelt News. Greenbelt, Maryland.

Additional references

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  • Arguello, Julio, Voice of the Hill, Cap Hill Playwright. page 20 July 2008
  • Colarco, Renee, Dramatist Diary, May–June 2010 selected Issues 2002-2011
  • Jackson, Wanda, Prince Georges Sentinel, August 18, Vandergrift: Vandergrift! at The Greenbelt Arts, June 5, 2011
  • McCall, Celeste, More Hill Theatrics, April 2009.
  • Ryan Reilly, The Gazette, Playwright Debuts play about Life in Greenbelt. Thursday, August 5, 2010.
  • Vandergrift News, "National Press Club Presents Vandergrift," Vandergrift, PA, September 1, 2007
  • Wells, Carolyn, Review, Vandergrift, Community News. September 2007
  • Washington Post, Selected issues 2007–present
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