Rick Apicella Playwright/Actor/Director
HONORS / AWARDS
Best Play Rick Apicella ADDICTED AERY 20/20 One Act Play Competition 2022
Best Direction Rick Apicella ADDICTED AERY 20/20 One Act Play Competition 2022
Best Actress Jenn Bedell ADDICTED AERY 20/20 One Act Play Competition 2022
Best Actor Mike Hull ADDICTED AERY 20/20 One Act Play Competition 2022
Commended Rick Apicella The Legend BBC International Radio Playwriting Comp 2018
Best Direction Rick Apicella BFF Soulmates Strawberry One Act Play Festival, NYC 2010
Best Play Rick Apicella DESIRE AERY 20/20 One Act Play Competition 2008
SELECTED PLAYS – FULL LENGTH
HANG ON A play about dreams deferred, mental health and rock n roll. Seeking production 2022
The Legend Multiple character adaptation of The Prodigy by Rick Apicella
Produced at Westchester Collaborative Theater 2019
The Prodigy A one man show about a boxing prodigy who doesn’t speak.
Produced at the Studio Theater, Theater Row, NYC 2017
Produced at Manhattan Rep Theater, NYC 2017
Produced at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack, NY 2018
Produced Library Theater Series, Westchester, NY 2018
Produced Library Theater Series, Rockland, NY 2018
Produced at Shades Rep Theater, Haverstraw, NY 2016
SELECTED PLAYS – SHORT / ONE ACTS
ADDICTED A man tries to end his love affair with the bottle.
Produced at Philipstown Depot Theater, Garrison, NY 2022
Produced at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack, NY 2022
STEP A man on the edge starts a revolution. Sort of.
Produced at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack, NY 2021
LOVE A couple love each other – to death.
Produced at Antrim Playhouse, Suffern, NY 2021
NANCY Based on The Beatles song Rocky Raccoon.
Produced at Philipstown Depot Theater, Garrison, NY 2019
FLOGGED A philosophical short comedy.
Produced at GARNER Arts, Garnerville, NY 2016
Produced at Philipstown Depot Theater, Garrison, NY 2015
DESIRE A slapstick short.
Produced at Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL 2012
Produced at Philipstown Depot Theater, Garrison, NY 2011
Crabs in a Basket A father, son story.
Produced at Strawberry Festival, NYC 2009
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Music for Life Creative Arts Therapy Nyack, NY 2018-present