Peter A. Balaskas
Peter A. Balaskas's theater credits include Out of the Mouths of Poets (Lab Theater Project; Nominated: Creative Loafing’s 2019 Best of the Bay in Tampa Bay in the Playwright category), From the Membrane of the Nucleus (Stage West Playhouse; Newmarket International Festival of One-Act Plays---Winner: Best Actor; Nominated: Best Play, Director, Actress), The Boulder of Sisyphus Roles Upon Me Yet Again (TheatreOne/Hickman Theatre, Voted Audience Favorite/Best Play), Confessions at the Ave. P Barbershop (Weathervane Theater), and Call These Delicate Creatures Ours, and Not Their Appetites (Theatre Odyssey). His full-length play, A Masquerade for All, was awarded second place in the Writer’s Digest 90th Annual Writing Competition in the Script category. Peter’s fiction, poetry, essays, and feature articles have been published internationally, including his novels "The Grandmaster" and "The Chameleon’s Addiction," and his story collection "In Our House: Tantalizing Tales of Terror" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Peter’s website is https://peterabalaskas.com/
CREATOR OF 10 FULL-LENGTH PLAYS AND 25 SHORT ONE ACT PLAYS (FROM 10 TO 45 MINUTES)
FULL LENGTH PLAYS
1) Heirlooms: 3 males and 1 female - Romantic thriller. Unproduced.
2) The Cinematic Legacy of Roderick Rime: 2 males and one female (all double roles) - Horror. Unproduced.
3) Out of the Mouths of Poets: 2 males and 3 females (one female actor has two roles) - Supernatural romance. PRODUCED (Lab Theatre Project), earning Creative Loafing’s 2019 Best of the Bay in Tampa Bay in the Playwright category.
4) A Glass of Scotch: 9 males and 4 females - Crime drama. Unproduced.
5) A Masquerade for All: 1 male and 3 females (one female actor has two roles) - Crime drama. Unproduced, but awarded second place in the Writer’s Digest 90th Annual Writing Competition in the Script category.
6) Texas Hold-em Tales (told by High-Testosteroned Troubadours): 6 males and 1 female (female actor plays nearly a dozen roles in different genders) - Romantic comic drama. Unproduced.
7) A Navigator Beckons: 3 males and 3 females (one male actor and one female actor play three roles each) - Supernatural drama. Unproduced.
8) Exhibits Jane & John Doe: 2 males and 4 females - Supernatural crime drama. Unproduced.
9) A Honeymoon at Waikumpittseh Trail: 4 males and 1 female - Dark comedic crime drama with five possible endings. Unproduced.
10) Three Wise Men Light the Fire: 4 males and 4 females (possible doubling for additional characters) - Supernatural drama. Unproduced.
SHORT PLAYS (PRODUCED ONLY)
1) From the Membrane of the Nucleus: 1 male, 1 female and 2 additional characters that can be male or female - Futuristic drama. Stage West Playhouse; Newmarket International Festival of One-Act Plays---Winner: Best Actor; Nominated: Best Play, Director, Actress. Both productions featured on my YouTube channel.
a) Canadian Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfjFm3b7oog
b) American Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9nDm0k1T4k
2) The Boulder of Sisyphus Roles Upon Me Yet Again: 1 males and 5 females (female actors play multiple roles) - Comedy. TheatreOne/Hickman Theatre, Voted Audience Favorite/Best Play.
Staged Reading at the Richey Suncoast Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxRpyrFlDpw
3) Call These Delicate Creatures Ours, and Not Their Appetites: two males - Drama. Theatre Odyssey.