William Mastrosimone

William Mastrosimone
William Mastrosimone is an American playwright and screenwriter from Trenton, New Jersey. He attended high school at The Pennington School and received a graduate degree in playwriting from Mason Gross School of the Arts, a part of Rutgers University. His plays include The Woolgatherer, Extremities, Shivaree and Cat’s Paw. He also wrote Bang Bang You’re Dead, which can be downloaded from the internet and performed by students for free.
Other plays include A Stone Carver, The Afghan Women and Nanawatai, upon which the film The Beast is based. Two other plays are Sleepwalk, a story again focusing on the traumas of modern teenage life, and Dirty Business, a play about a party girl caught between the mafia and the newly elected President of the United States.
His screenwriting credits include Into the West and the adaptation of his play Extremities. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Bang Bang You're Dead and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Into the West and The Burning Season.
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Extremities
William Mastrosimone
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Extremities
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 1m
This incredibly gripping drama portrays the act of rape and its aftermath as the victim turns the tables on her attacker, reaching a climax of fever pitch suspense.
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Precipice
William Mastrosimone
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Precipice
10 Minute Play, Drama / 1w, 1m
A couple takes a hiking trip up Mount Rainier for their first date, and when a storm threatens their trip they must decide whether or not to risk jumping off a cliff to get home.
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The Woolgatherer
William Mastrosimone
Full-Length Play, DramaThe Woolgatherer
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 1m
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Cat's-Paw
William Mastrosimone
Full-Length Play, DramaCat's-Paw
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m
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Extremities
William Mastrosimone
Full-Length Play, DramaExtremities
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 1m
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Precipice
William Mastrosimone
10 Minute Play, DramaPrecipice
10 Minute Play, Drama / 1w, 1m