Marc Paykuss
he, him, his
Pittsburgh, PA
"The quality of your life is directly proportional to your relationship with uncertainty."
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Biography

Marc Paykuss is a former award-winning entertainment copywriter from Los Angeles now residing in Pittsburgh. His first play, “The Tinker Bell Situation,” was just given a staged reading by the Core Artist Ensemble at the Barrow Group Theatre in New York City. Marc has written two optioned screenplays, a comedy television pilot which was a finalist in the New York Screenplay Contest, and comedy material for well-known comedians. He performed with the improvisational comedy group “The LA Connection,” at the Improv and the Comedy Store. He studied acting with Jeannie Berlin.

Plays

The Tinker Bell Situation
by Loren Paykuss

Tinker Bell, a pet guinea pig, has gone missing.  Will the truth come out in the wash?

Cast:
CARLYN - 30-40 - A suburban housewife and mother MOM - 50-65 - Carlyn's ex-Hippie mother TESSA - 8- 10 - Carlyn's daughter
No Entry
by Marc Paykuss

    “No Entry” is a historically based fictional drama that takes place In a displaced persons camp in Germany after WWII. It focuses on a group of Polish Jewish refugees with nowhere to go trying to rebuild their lives, uncertain of what their futures hold.

Cast:
CAST OF CHARACTERS Note: DP is abbreviation of Displaced Person. LENA Early 30s, DP Camp committee member EVA Early 40s, well bred German antiques dealer CESCIA Early 20s, DP, emotionally distant widow KARL Mid 20s, DP, upper class German Jew BRUNO . Mid 20s, DP and Black Marketeer BASIA Early 20s, DP, an affable soul TOLA Early 20s, DP, Basia's best friend, equally sanguine MYER Early 20s, DP and avowed Bundist ITZHAK Early 20s, DP and fervent Zionist ELZBIETA Mid 30s, DP, crippled and sardonic MOSZEK Late 20s - early 30s, DP Camp committee member, played by the actor playing Myer AVRAM Late 20s - early 30s, DP Camp committee member, played by the actor playing Itzhak YOZEF Late 20s - early 30s, DP, played by the actor playing Bruno INGRID Mid 30s, German Cabaret singer, played by the actor playing Elzbieta FRIEDA Early 20s, DP, a beautician-in-training played by the actor playing Tola MARIE 20s, German maid, played by the actor playing Basia REBBE 30s. Chassid with long beard, played by the actor playing Yozef
What's Done is Done
by Marc Paykuss

She inherited all her father's money, but wants to split it with her brother. But he won't take it, and she's about to learn why.

Cast:
All the characters are Boston Irish Catholics. FRANK - Male, any race, early 30s TRACEY - Female, any race, early 30s, Frank's wife ELLEN - Female, any race, late 30s, Frank's sister TV SPORTS ANNOUNCER - Male, any age/race
Fate & Will & Spirit & Kismat
by Marc Paykuss

One evening at the swanky club/restaurant called the Infinity Bar and Grill, Fate is enjoying a drink at the bar when he has a chance encounter with Will and his fiancé, Spirit. They join him and engage in a lively discussion over whether or not we have control over our destinies. Later, they are joined by Kismat, Fate’s Hindu twin sister, who sides with Fate but also offers some insights of her own on the subject.

Cast:
FATE - M, 35-45, slick Hollywood agent type WILL - M, 22-30, preppy, horn-rimmed glasses SPIRIT - F, 22-30, Boho-chic, long hair KISMAT - F, 35-45, an Indian Goddess, and dressed accordingly ETERNA - F, 20-30, a happy soul

Successes

"The Tinker Bell Situation" is one of the winning 10-minute plays of the Bonita Springs Art Center 10-minute play competition.  Originally scheduled for production March 19-22 (delayed until June)

In October, 2019, 'The Tinker Bell Situation" received a staged reading by the Core Artist Ensemble at the Barrow Group Theatre in New York City.