I WANT TO BE GOOD
A new solo play
Written and Performed by Michael Mastro
Directed by Jack Cummings III
In the summer of ’75, a quirky but enthusiastic small town altar boy with Broadway dreams struggles to balance two relationships: one with God, and the other with the superstar priest who’s just arrived at Sacred Heart Church. I WANT TO BE GOOD is a spiritual journey both humorous and poignant.
Contains adult themes and situations that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
Michael Mastro
(Writer/Performer)
ACTOR: Broadway: Funny Girl (with Lea Michelle); West Side Story; Twelve Angry Men; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Mamma Mia!, Judgement at Nuremberg; Side Man; Barrymore (with Christopher Plummer); Love! Valour! Compassion! Off- Broadway: Volpone (Red Bull); Any Given Monday (59E59/Act Two) and others. Regional Theater: The Honeymooners and Guys and Dolls (Paper Mill), The Pillowman, The Sunshine Boys and others (also two seasons as Resident Artistic Director) George Street Playhouse, Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare Theatre DC), The Odd Couple (Dallas Theatre Center), Anything Goes (North Shore Music Theatre), Taming of the Shrew (Old Globe). Also shows at Penguin Rep, Williamstown, George Street Playhouse and Delaware Theatre Company. Film: HBO’s Paterno (with Al Pacino), Tesla (with Ethan Hawke), Kissing Jessica Stein, The Night We Never Met, Jungle 2 Jungle. TV: Most recently seen in FBI and recurring on “Law and Order: SVU.” Additionally "Nurse Jackie," “Magic City,” “Alias.” Member: Actors Equity, SAG-AFTRA, The Actors Center and Naked Angels. DIRECTOR: Regional: Daddy Long Legs, Nureyev’s Eyes, The Fabulous Lipitones, The Subject Was Roses (all at George Street Playhouse); Nureyev’s Eyes, Nora (both at Delaware Theatre Company). As an associate director: Karate Kid The Musical (Stages St. Louis, directed by Amon Miyamoto; West Side Story (Tokyo’s StageAround 360 and US National Tour, both directed by David Saint); PLAYWRIGHT: This is his playwrighting debut. Thanks to Richard Hester (who listens...a lot) to Christopher Hanke (who made the introduction), to Matthew Lenz and Forestburgh Playhouse (who invited me to ITW-ITW), to Matt Hoverman (and his Go Solo workshop), to Jack Cummings (for his honesty in helping me to shape the piece thus far), and to the many friends who’ve supported me in this endeavor. It may be a solo show, but it takes a village. No, really. (Maybe we can do a separate “Special Thanks” section...?)
Jack Cummings III
(Director)
Grace Di Natale
(PSM Solo)
Grace DiNatale (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working in the woods at the Forestburgh Playhouse for the first time! Previous credits include: Summer Theatre of New Canaan: Once On This Island, The Wizard of Oz. Emerson Stage: The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons, The Wolves, Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise, Marisol. Emerson College: The 42nd Annual EVVY Awards, The 43rd Annual EVVY Awards. She recently graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Stage & Production Management. She thanks her family for their unwavering love and support!