John McCloskey - Writer
I was born in Boston, raised in Arlington, Mass. My father was a teacher. My mother was a singer.
My stage-play “Flat Blurbs” was produced at New York Summerfest 2022. Jennifer Sandella was director. It starred Kate Brady, Andrew Sanford, Mathew Joseph Stone, Emily Tuckman.
In screenplay form “Flat Blurbs” won the “Best Feature Script” category at the New York Neorealism Awards, 10/7/21. “Flat Blurbs” won the “Best Screenplay” prize at Feel the Reel, in Glasgow, 10/24/21. “Flat Blurbs” won “Best Short Script – Bronze” at the Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, April 2022. My script “Flat Blurbs” won the category “Best Unproduced Script” at the London Indie Film Fest, 10/11/21. “Flat Blurbs” was a screenplay “Finalist” at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.
My stage-play “Should Be Giraves” was produced at the Secret Theatre in New York City in 4 performances throughout the month of February, 2020. It starred Jessica Alexandra Green and Kerry McGann. Sarah MacDonnell directed.
In screenplay form “Should Be Giraves” was a “Finalist” at: The New York International Women Festival, 10/5/21; the Indie X Fest, Los Angeles, 10/5/21; the Toronto Independent Festival of Cift, 10/5/21; the Niagara Falls International Short Festival 11/4/21. My script “Should Be Giraves” won “Best Short Script” at the Gold Star Movie Awards, Newark, 10/25/21.
My stage-play “The Pizza Paradox” was performed at the Here-We-Go Festival, Brooklyn, New York, Dec 7, 2019. It starred Chad Anthony Miller and Amanda Brooke Lerner. Sarah MacDonnell directed. “The Pizza Paradox” was produced at the Soop Theatre, Pelham, New York, on Nov. 11-12, 2022. Sarah MacDonnell directed.
In screenplay form “The Pizza Paradox” won the category “Best Unproduced Script” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, in Germany, on 4/16/21. It also won the category of “Best Unproduced Script” at the Paris International Short Festival, in April, 2021.
My script “The Pizza Paradox” won the “Best Script Award” at the Night of Comedy Shorts, Milano, 6/26/21.
My stage-play “At Raygar’s” was produced at Studio 353 in Manhattan’s Theatre District in October 2022. Johnny Culver directed.
In screenplay form “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, 5/22/21. It was also a “Finalist” at the Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, 4/26/21. My short script “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the New Renaissance Film festival, Amsterdam, 3/25/22. My script “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, November, 2021.
Two of my stage-plays were produced at the Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, in Lafayette, Indiana, 2016. They were “A Solemnly Questioning Air” and “The Kegger.” They were produced in June, 2016.
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John McCloskey - Writer
I was born in Boston, raised in Arlington, Mass. My father was a teacher. My mother was a singer.
My stage-play “Flat Blurbs” was produced at New York Summerfest 2022. Jennifer Sandella was director. It starred Kate Brady, Andrew Sanford, Mathew Joseph Stone, Emily Tuckman.
In screenplay form “Flat Blurbs” won the “Best Feature Script” category at the New York Neorealism Awards, 10/7/21. “Flat Blurbs” won the “Best Screenplay” prize at Feel the Reel, in Glasgow, 10/24/21. “Flat Blurbs” won “Best Short Script – Bronze” at the Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, April 2022. My script “Flat Blurbs” won the category “Best Unproduced Script” at the London Indie Film Fest, 10/11/21. “Flat Blurbs” was a screenplay “Finalist” at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.
My stage-play “Should Be Giraves” was produced at the Secret Theatre in New York City in 4 performances throughout the month of February, 2020. It starred Jessica Alexandra Green and Kerry McGann. Sarah MacDonnell directed.
In screenplay form “Should Be Giraves” was a “Finalist” at: The New York International Women Festival, 10/5/21; the Indie X Fest, Los Angeles, 10/5/21; the Toronto Independent Festival of Cift, 10/5/21; the Niagara Falls International Short Festival 11/4/21. My script “Should Be Giraves” won “Best Short Script” at the Gold Star Movie Awards, Newark, 10/25/21.
My stage-play “The Pizza Paradox” was performed at the Here-We-Go Festival, Brooklyn, New York, Dec 7, 2019. It starred Chad Anthony Miller and Amanda Brooke Lerner. Sarah MacDonnell directed.
In screenplay form “The Pizza Paradox” won the category “Best Unproduced Script” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, in Germany, on 4/16/21. It also won the category of “Best Unproduced Script” at the Paris International Short Festival, in April, 2021.
My script “The Pizza Paradox” won the “Best Script Award” at the Night of Comedy Shorts, Milano, 6/26/21.
My stage-play “At Raygar’s” was produced at Studio 353 in Manhattan’s Theatre District in October 2022. Johnny Culver directed.
In screenplay form “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, 5/22/21. It was also a “Finalist” at the Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, 4/26/21. My short script “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the New Renaissance Film festival, Amsterdam, 3/25/22. My script “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, November, 2021.
Two of my stage-plays were produced at the Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, in Lafayette, Indiana, 2016. They were “A Solemnly Questioning Air” and “The Kegger.” They were produced in June, 2016.
My play The Kegger was performed in a staged reading at
the Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, in Indiana on Tuesday,
May 17, 2016 at 7:30.
My play A Solemnly Questioning Air was performed at
the Civic Thaetre of Greater Lafayette on June 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2016.