Biografia
Mark Troy has had over 40 major plays produced worldwide, including Desperation (Samuel French Short Play of the Year), Belladonna's of the Court (winner of five Valley Theatre League Awards, including Best New Comedy, and published by Brooklyn Publishers), Century Village Boca, The Proposal, and Birdy (all finalists at The Actors Theatre of Louisville Short Play Festival). His other acclaimed works include Balloon (Chicago Dramatists Short Play Winner), Getting You Bupkus, The Misguided Production, Shiksa, Join The Club (Malibu International Play Festival), Everyone I Know (Los Angeles Play Festival Winner), and The Plot (Winner of Riant Play Festival Week 1 in New York and SlamBoston Best Play in Boston, MA). Additional plays are The Secret Nymph of New Hyde Park, New York Scenes, Peking Duck, Family Calamity, Aggravation and Avenues, How To Marry Your Stalker (performed at Harrogate, England), and Sister Snell at the NoHo Arts Festival. He received the Claire Donaldson Prize for Playwriting for his play Afterpiece. His works have been showcased in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Australia, Scotland, and The Philippines.
In film, Mark has projects in development with Columbia Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, and MGM. He has collaborated with Rob Reiner, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Robin Williams. Mark co-wrote an early draft of The Guru with Heather Graham. His latest feature, Kid Friendly, is being produced by Willie Kutner. Additionally, he provides script doctoring services for numerous film and TV productions and is the author of the cult classic Zipperface.
Mark has taught and lectured at Harbor College, Gettysburg College, Queens College, Learning Tree University, Universal Studios, Learning Annex, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Temecula Film Festival, Flatland Writer's Conference, Burbank Schools, and various theater groups nationwide. He is a member of both the Writers Guild of America and the Dramatists Guild of America.
