WELCOME TO THE PLAYS OF JOE SIMONELLI!

Joe Simonelli has been writing popular stage plays since 2001. Twenty Three full length stage plays covering all genres including Comedy, Drama. Thriller and a Musical! Also comedic one acts and dramas as well as screenplays and sitcom treatments based on his stage plays! Joe also writes original screenplays! Scroll below for a list of all plays! Click on the button to visit each page. How do Simonelli's themes compare to other contemporary playwrights? Joe Simonelli's themes often blend humor with emotional depth, making his works accessible yet thought-provoking. Compared to other contemporary playwrights, his focus on relationships, personal struggles, and redemption aligns with writers like Neil Simon, who also explored human connection through comedy. However, Simonelli incorporates supernatural and mystery elements, setting him apart from more traditional comedic playwrights.His works also reflect social commentary, much like David Mamet or Tracy Letts, but with a lighter, more audience-friendly approach. While Mamet and Letts often delve into darker, more intense narratives, Simonelli balances drama with humor, making his plays engaging for a broad audience.
What my agent has to say!"I am the longtime agent and representative of Larry Gelbart and Neil Simon. I find my latest client, Joe Simonelli, to be in good company with his more famous counterparts".Sincerely,Gary DaSilvaInternational Authors Society

CAPE CAFE THEATRE!

CAPE CAFE THEATRE! CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA! If you live in the Fort Myers / Cape Coral Florida area you can catch Joe and all his plays at the Cape Cafe Theatre! CURRENT PERFORMANCE AT CAPE CAFE THEATRE'MEN ARE DOGS' performs on various days and nights thru out the summer of 2025 June performance dates 6/21 - 7 pm, 6/22 - 2 pm, 6/26 - 7 pm, 6/27 -7 pm, For full summer schedule visit the dedicated page by clicking the button below. COMING IN JULY - BACKSTAGE BROADS! The premiere of the latest comedy by Sigrist & Simonelli, the same playwrights who wrote the hilarious "Half Baked", Doors open at 6.30 for coffee and dessert, curtain at 7 pm , - Sunday matinees at 2 pm (doors open at 1.30 pm)About the CAPE CAFE THEATRE - Cape coral , FloridaLocated inside Durso's Delites Cafe -110 NE 2nd Place, Ste 401 Cape Coral, FloridaAn intimate (40 seat) venue that includes coffee and dessert in the ticket price! All seats just $25 - group rates for 10 or more.For more information or to join our email list contact capecafetheatre@gmail.com or call 239-363-0848 or click the button below to visit our dedicated page!
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  • Other upcoming South West Florida productions... "Half Baked" Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, Fort Myers, Fl April / May -2025 COMING PRODUCTIONS EVERYWHERE ELSE! "Heaven Help Me" -Edam Comm Theatre - Canada, April 2025 "Half Baked" - Derby Dinner Playhouse - In. May 2025 NOW AVAILABLE! NEW COMEDY! BACKSTAGE BROADS! (6F, 1 M - hilarious comedy about what happens backstage during a community theatre performance) (VISIT PAGE FOR DETAILS) Amateur and stock rights for MEN ARE DOGS, HEAVEN HELP ME and DYING FOR THEATRE thru Concord Theatricals. (Samuel French) Amateur and stock rights for A CHRISTMAS TAIL, THE SPIRIT OF BAY MANOR. OLD RINGERS, WITH THIS RING, BACKSTAGE BROADS and MEN ARE DOGS (U.K. and all countries outside the U.S. and Canada only) thru Miracle or 2 Theatrical Licensing 163 Amsterdam Avenue Suite 1320 New York, NY (212) 757-6466 info@miracleor2.com Broadway 1st class and West End rights of all titles, as well as television, movie and all other media thru International Authors Society. For rates on all Amazon titles contact the author directly. Rate's for all amateur productions range from $100 (minimum) to $125 per performance. Rates are determined by the fixed number of seats of your venue and are determined $1 per fixed seat (sold or unsold rounded up) Example. If your venue seats 80 - your royalty per performance royalty is $100. If your venue holds 108 then your royalty is $110 per performance. If your venue seats 122 then your per peformance royalty would be $120. Titles for all productions are to be billed with the playwrights name preceeding the title.... I.E. Joe Simonelli's "A Christmas Tail" For jointly written plays Sigrist and Simonelli's - "Half Baked" Agent Contact Gary N. DaSilva International Authors Society 111 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 250 Manhattan Beach Ca. 90266 gary@internationalauthors.com 310-318-5665 Author Contact Joe Simonelli jsimonelli3@gmail.com jsimonelli4@aol.com 347-355-8989 * If you do not receive a timely response to a query by email (5 days) please feel free to call and leave a message) LATEST RELEASE - HALF BAKED - (4m, 3f) Theatre's are scooping up this hilarious farce for production! Retired brothers Jay and Sonny Allen move to central Florida with their wives Martha and Veronica to open a cafe. When the business starts failing and their nest egg dries up, they take drastic action to try to generate some cash. Action that includes murder for life insurance money, pod casts and baking cannabis into the appetizers to 'stimulate' business! However, when Martha's old boyfriend, detective Marty Minkoff as well as Nadia, a fortysomething Latvian loan shark who Jay owes money to, arrive on the scene, things get complicated! Throw into the mix a twenty-something millennial who's never heard of Elvis Presley, but sounds and acts exactly like him, and you soon have a recipe for hilarity! Visit the Half Baked page for more details! Brand New 'BACK UP PLAY' - (comedy -2m 1F any age - no line memorization required!) Did you ever need to mount a play on short notice because your rights were rescinded or you couldn't cast your intended show? Well your prayers have been answered! I have written a comedy specifically for this purpose woven right into the plot line! No more subbing last minute plays where the actors read letters to each other! Visit the page for more details! Quick Reference for all plays - (for full details plus sample dialogue and production history visit each page below) Comedy Roommates - (2f, 3m) - Amazon Books **** Men Are Dogs (6f, 2m) Concord *** Old Ringers (5f, 2m) Miracle or 2 Licensing Stocks and Blonds (5f,5m) Amazon Books *** Dying For Theatre (3f, 4m) Concord *** Wake Me at Midnight (4f, 6m) Amazon Half Baked ( 3f, 4m) Amazon books ***** Sicilians in the Basement (3f, 3m Romantic comedy) Amazon books Heaven Help Me (2f, 4m comedy /fantasy) Concord **** Where There's a Will (1f, 3m, or 2f, 2m - comedy /fantasy) Amazon books Seasonal Titles: A Christmas Tail (4f,4m - dramedy) Miracle or 2 Licensing *** A Rainbow Holiday (3f, 5m dramedy) Amazon *** With This Ring (4f, 4m - dramedy /doubling permitted) Miracle or 2 Licensing The Ghost in the Meadow (4f,1m Thriller) Amazon **** The Spirit of Bay Manor (2m, 3f Thriller) Miracle or 2 Licensing The Haunting of Billop House (2f, 2m Thriller) Musical /Comedy Romance.com – Musical Comedy (3f, 3m) Amazon Books Dramas (Yes, I write those also) Wretched Asylum – (1f,2m) Amazon Books *** Out At Third (2f, 2m) Amazon Books Injustice for All (6f, 4m courtroom drama) One Acts Joe Simonelli's "Wacky One Acts" (formerly titled 7 by Simonelli) (8 comedic one acts) Amazon Books **** Closing Notices (5 dramatic One Acts) Amazon Books BACK UP PLAY – Comedy (2m 1f – no line memorization required) Amazon Books " Web Welcome Channel 7 News Interview

Stage Plays by Joe Simonelli - Click below for info on each title!

Stage Plays by Joe Simonelli

CAPE CAFE THEATRE & Novels and non fiction books by Joe Simonelli

Life and Career

Joe Simonelli - Biography

Joe Simonelli is an American playwright. He first began his career as the resident playwright for First Avenue Playhouse in Atlantic Highlands NJ. His most notable published works are "Men Are Dogs", "Ladies in Lingerie" & "Heaven Help Me." All published with the number one play publisher, Samuel French Inc. (Concord Theatricals) His popular valentines opus "With This Ring". is with Stage Rights (Broadway Publishing) Simonelli grew up in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York, where his father, Phillip, was a local orchestra leader. Joe was exposed to Broadway at an early age as his parents encouraged him and his four siblings to attend the theatre. Starting at the age of seven he saw such stars as Danny Kaye in Two by Two and Katharine Hepburn in Coco. Simonelli appeared on stage as early as the second grade beginning with elementary school productions at St. Patrick's Grammar School until his senior year at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn when he was featured as one of the Jets in West Side Story. Forty years later he played the role of Lt. Schrank in an equity production on Staten Island, New York, Simonelli didn't seriously get into theatre and writng until the age of forty when he tried out for a local community theatre production in New Jersey. Shortly thereafter he started writing plays and submitting them around New York City and Los Angeles. WorkAlthough known for his popular comedies such as "Men are Dogs" and "Old Ringers," which get performed regularly around the United States, Canada and the UK, Simonelli also writes across theatrical genres. He has written a popular musical about internet dating titled Romance dot com and his ghost story thriller The Ghost in the Meadow, has had many professional and amateur performances, most notably an extended run at The State Theatre of Virginia, (The Barter) An old line LORT venue. Simonelli is a full member of the Dramatist Guild of America and is represented by KM Creative agency. His legal representative in Los Angeles is Gary DaSilva. Mr. DaSilva remarked when asked about his relationship with Mr. Simonelli. "I represent such notable playwrights as Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. I find Joe Simonelli to be in good company with his more famous counterparts." Joe currently resides in Fort Myers, Florida. Website - http://joesimonelli.net Joe Simonelli – list of plays
Roommates - Comedy (2f, 3m) - Amazon Books US
Heaven Help Me - Comedy/ fantasy (2f, 4m) - Samuel French,
Men Are Dogs - Comedy (6f, 2m) Samuel French.
Stocks and Blondes – Comedy (5f, 5m) - Amazon Books,
Romance.com – Musical Comedy (3f, 3m)
Dying For Theatre – Comedy (3f, 4m) Samuel French,
Wretched Asylum – Drama (1f,2m)
Wake Me at Midnight - Comedy (4f, 6m) Amazon Books
With This Ring - Romantic Dramedy (4f, 4m – doubling permitted) Amazon Books ,
A Christmas Tail – Dramedy (3f, 4m) Amazon Books
Old Ringers - Comedy (5f, 2m) Amazon Books
The Ghost in the Meadow - Thriller (4f, 1m) Amazon Books
Sicilians in the Basement – Romantic Comedy (3f, 3m ) Amazon Books,
Out At Third – Drama (2f, 2m) Amazon Books Where There’s a Will – Comedy/Fantasy (1f, 3m) Amazon Books (US) / Stage Scripts (Uk)
The Haunting of Billop House – Thriller (2f, 2m) Amazon Books,
A Rainbow Holiday - Dramedy (3f, 5m) Amazon Books
Seven by Simonelli 2016 (6 comedic one acts) Amazon Books,
Injustice for All - Court room drama (6f, 4m)
Closing Notices (4 dramatic One Acts) 2018 Amazon Books
The Spirit of Bay Manor – Thriller (3f, 2m) Half Baked - Comedy (4m, 3f)


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