Mark Sbani
Playwright
Hey, I’m Mark Sbani. I’m from Denver. To date, I’ve put ten plays through my Olympia De Luxe typewriter. One of which, Blue Bear, was produced and staged, in 2017, by Time Capsule Framing. Another, Rated Gram, was published in Hospice Times magazine. Yes, Hospice Times magazine. Subscriptions run no more than six months.
Standing out
Theatre-Hikes Colorado presented my adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, based on the original novella. Their company enacted my text on garden grounds, surrounded by flowers and plants. This happened Sep. — Oct., 2013, at multiple Botanic Gardens locations, including Denver, Chatfield, Chautatauqua and, particularly, Cherokee Ranch and Castle.
From 2010—11, a professional production of Bored to Death, my one-act play, ran at Vintage Theatre, in a short play festival. The succeeding year, Rocky Mountain Theatre Association recognized Shoeshine Girl as Best Full Length Play, an absolutely lovely present.
Blame the Playmakers
I produced Blame the Playmakers next — it featured material from six of Denver’s finest playwrights. That took place at Crossroads Theatre, on August 25, 2014.
Colorado Public Radio reviewed the performances online and transmitted an interview with me on CPR, airdate: 09/05/14.
Born Fool
Born Fool was a short film that I wrote and directed in 2013.
The Bug Theatre screened it four times and Crossroads Theatre once, between 2014 and 2018.
Check out the 2015 Interview with Mark Sbani with the Emerging Filmmakers Project.
2017: Blue Bear playbill
2017: Broadway Triptych: one-act plays, stand-up comedy, and live music
What’s next for Mark?
For my next project, I’m writing the book to a musical called The Isle of Eigg. It’s the best thing I’ve ever typed because it’s the newest. And just-as-recent is Alley Cat, a radio crime thriller of mine. Soon to be released by Coffee Contrails, a podcast available on iTunes.
Support the artist by purchasing a postcard at Time Capsule Framing (printed on leftover paperboard, swept off the floor).
FOLLOW MARK
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Visit Coffee Contrails and listen to Mark’s radio plays Moon Man and Alley Cat.
Listen from Apple Podcasts.
