Gail Phaneuf (Book, Music, and Lyrics) is a playwright, composer, producer and director hailing from Boston Massachusetts. Her teen musical The Love Note has enjoyed an Off Broadway run at Actors Temple Theatre in NYC, and numerous productions at schools, regional theaters and theater camps. www.thelovenote.com The Love Note Musical is now offered by Heuer Publishing and Brooklyn Publishers for production. MONSTERS! A Midlife Musical Meltdown, is a collaboration with Broadway lyricist Ernie Lijoi. The comic musical was a finalist in the Rod Parker Playwriting Competition, kicking off developmental readings in Boston and New York City. MONSTERS! had its first full production at CentAstage in Boston. It was subsequently produced at the Deertrees Theatre in Harrison Maine, and was also mounted at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA. MONSTERS! Is also offered by Heuer Publishing or you may visit www.monstersthemusical.com
Gail is the founder of G.P. Productions in Boston, and a former president of The Boston Playwrights’ Platform, where several of her plays were first produced. Her short play Stop Requested was awarded best play and best director, and was also published by Heuer Publishing. Games and Puzzles was produced by Image Theatre Co. for their Fem-Noire Festival and the Boston Theater Marathon. Stop Requested and her prickly Urban Gardens were produced by the South Camden Theatre Company in New Jersey. Urban Gardens was awarded best play at the Playwrights’ Platform Summer Festival. Her plays A Perfect Match and Lapse were produced at the ACME Winter New Works Festival and the Boston Theatre Marathon. Her edgy political piece Random Selection was read at the Provincetown Theatre Company's Spring Playwrights Festival and was later performed at the Boston Theater Marathon and at Curry College. Random Selection was published in Belgium in a collection of the best short plays by Boston playwrights. Her haunting work Binding the Artful Dodger had its world premiere at Curry College and most recently, Breakfast with Mary had its world premiere at the Deertrees Theatre in Maine.
Her new screenplay Kippy, The Hidden Women of Rosie's Place was optioned in the US.
Gail is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She holds a Master’s degree from Emerson College, and for nine years was the Playwright in Residence, Senior Lecturer and theatre director at Curry College. Courses taught include scriptwriting, ProTools and sound design, playbill design, and a freshman inquiry course. [email protected] or visit http://www.gailphaneuf.com
Gail Phaneuf is represented by Alexandra McLean-Williams at McLean-Williams Limited. www.mclean-williams.com
Gail is the founder of G.P. Productions in Boston, and a former president of The Boston Playwrights’ Platform, where several of her plays were first produced. Her short play Stop Requested was awarded best play and best director, and was also published by Heuer Publishing. Games and Puzzles was produced by Image Theatre Co. for their Fem-Noire Festival and the Boston Theater Marathon. Stop Requested and her prickly Urban Gardens were produced by the South Camden Theatre Company in New Jersey. Urban Gardens was awarded best play at the Playwrights’ Platform Summer Festival. Her plays A Perfect Match and Lapse were produced at the ACME Winter New Works Festival and the Boston Theatre Marathon. Her edgy political piece Random Selection was read at the Provincetown Theatre Company's Spring Playwrights Festival and was later performed at the Boston Theater Marathon and at Curry College. Random Selection was published in Belgium in a collection of the best short plays by Boston playwrights. Her haunting work Binding the Artful Dodger had its world premiere at Curry College and most recently, Breakfast with Mary had its world premiere at the Deertrees Theatre in Maine.
Her new screenplay Kippy, The Hidden Women of Rosie's Place was optioned in the US.
Gail is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She holds a Master’s degree from Emerson College, and for nine years was the Playwright in Residence, Senior Lecturer and theatre director at Curry College. Courses taught include scriptwriting, ProTools and sound design, playbill design, and a freshman inquiry course. [email protected] or visit http://www.gailphaneuf.com
Gail Phaneuf is represented by Alexandra McLean-Williams at McLean-Williams Limited. www.mclean-williams.com
Ernie Lijoi (music/lyrics) is currently being represented lyrically on Broadway in the show It Shoulda Been You directed by David Hyde Pierce starring Tyne Daly. He has also written book, music and lyrics to the musical Under the Influence which will be having its world premier in Portland in June of 2015. As a songwriter, Lijoi has released three CDs of original works, the last of which, Better Days, was recognized by Billboard Magazine’s “Unsigned Artist of the Year”. His cabaret material has been sung internationally and recorded on countless CDs. His holiday comedy song "All I Want for Christmas" was performed at Carnegie Hall.