Sam Affoumado greets Brooke Astor at the Astor Fellowship Reception. The fellowship was awarded to NYC teachers who, most effectively, integrated the arts (playwriting) into their classrooms in order to enrich the lives of their students. There were only ten recipients of the travel award to Italy and I was one of the lucky ones. 

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​EDUCATION
Hunter College, BA Sociology; NYIT, MS (with distinction) Instructional Technology; N.Y.U. Educational Theatre/Advanced Playwriting, Instructor: Professor Laurie Brooks;  NY Public Theatre, Playwriting in the Schools Program, Director: Arthur T. Wilson; The Barrow Group, NYC. Ten-Minute Play Lab/Advanced Playwriting, Master Class; Mentor: Arlene Hutton

PLAYWRITING HISTORY
The Panic Defense                        Equity Stage Reading, Playroom Theater, NY (2019)
(full length One Act)

Straight-Talking (full length)         Equity Stage Reading, Playroom Theater, NY (2015)  
                                                         Semi- Finalist, Unicorn Theater, 2018 New Play Series,
                                                         Kansas City, Mo.

Under Wraps (full-length)             Equity Stage Reading, Playroom Theater, NY (2014)

​Suds (full-length)                           Equity Stage Reading, Producers  Club, NY (2013)                                                                                                                                                                      Televised Episodic Serial - Gay Cable Network Production, Lou Maletta - Producer

More Suds (full-length)                  Equity Stage Reading, Playroom Theater, NY (2017)

Dummies (full-length)                    Equity Stage Reading, The Center Stage, NY  (2011), Nicola Sheara - Director
                                                         Semi-finalist, Reverie Prods.  Next Generation Play Contest  (2013)

Hel’s Kitchen (full-length)              Equity Stage Reading, The Playroom Theater, NY (2018)                                                                                                                                                             Semi-Finalist, 2016 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition; SLU

Peanut Butter Patty (short)           Semi-Finalist, Samuel French OOB  Short Play Festival (2011)

Home Sweet Home (10-min.)         Finalist, Magnolia Arts Center Play Competition, NC (2012)

The Finalist (10-min.)                     McLean Drama Company. National Play Competition, Washington, DC (2014)

The Bully’s Eye (10-min.)              More 10-Minute Plays for Teens, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books                                                                                                                                         Published - Dec. (2015)

One-Way Ticket (One Act)            William Inge Theater Festival Lab production, Kansas (2018)

Dr. Truth (10-min. play)                 Stage Reading, 2017 Jury Selected: Loud and Proud Festival, NYC
​                                                        Production: Manhattan Rep Theater Short Play Festival (2018)

The Day Room (10-min.)                Available for premiere

Meeting of the Minds (10-min.)      Available for premiere
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The Flogsta Scream (10-min.)       Available for premiere

Christopher's Voyage (10-min.)    (TYA) The Spotlight Award, Best Ten Minute Plays of 2019 (Directory) Smith &  Kraus                                                           
​Eddie Potter's Birthday Robot (Short Play)     (TYA) Available for premiere
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OTHER WRITING/CAREER HISTORY/MEMBERSHIPS
Risk-Runners (AIDS Video Series)  Community Health Project, NY
Theaterlife.com - reviewer/contributing writer (2012 - present)
SPED Teacher/Inclusion Program - NYC Lab School (1991-2008) Astor Fellowship - New York University, 1997
Member - Dramatists Guild, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, TRU, New Play Exchange 

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