William Mastrosimone 544528 193744802 2008-02-24T18:51:08Z 65.30.113.173 Entered "Trenton, New Jersey" as his place of birth [[Image:Replace this image male.svg|right|140px]] '''William Mastrosimone''' is an [[United States|American]] [[playwright]] (born [[1947]]) in Trenton, New Jersey, he attended high school at [[The Pennington School]] and received a graduate degree in playwrighting from [[Mason Gross School of the Arts]], a part of [[Rutgers University]]. His plays include ''[[The Woolgatherer]]'', ''[[Extremities (play)|Extremities]]'', ''[[Shivaree (play)|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 no fee. Other plays include ''[[The Afghan Women (play)|The Afghan Women]]'' and ''[[Pashtunwali|Nanawatai]]'', upon which the film [[The Beast of War|The Beast]] is based. His most recent play is ''[[Sleepwalk (play)|Sleepwalk]]''; a story again focusing on the traumas of modern teenage society in the United States. ==External links== *[http://icarusplays.com/ Icarus Plays] *[http://www.bangbangyouredead.com/ Bang Bang You're Dead] [[Category:1947 births|Mastrosimone, William]] [[Category:Living people|Mastrosimone, William]] [[Category:American dramatists and playwrights|Mastrosimone, William]] [[Category:Rutgers University alumni|Mastrosimone, WIlliam]] {{US-playwright-stub}}