"Best Play" in the 2026 Playwrights First Competition
Finalist for the 2020-2021 Woodward-Newman Drama Award
Joseph Vitale
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Joseph Vitale was the winner of the 2026 Playwrights First national competition, a finalist for the 2020-2021 Woodward-Newman Drama Award, and a semi-finalist for the 2012 Eugene O'Neill Theater/National Playwrights Conference. He is the author of a number of plays, including Murrow, which was performed Off-Off Broadway in 2016. His most recent play, The Interpreter, ran in August 2024 at The Theater Project in Summit, NJ.
Photo: Farlekas Photography
UPCOMING PLAYS
When a phone rings in the middle of an ordinary evening, a husband and wife find themselves trapped in an escalating battle of nerves, each convinced the mysterious caller belongs to the other's hidden past. What begins as a simple question—"Who's going to answer it?"—spirals into a hilariously absurd game of accusation, paranoia, and marital one-upmanship.
Join us July 24-26 at the new DMK Theater in Union, NJ as The Theater Project kicks off its 2026 season with an evening of one-acts and live music, the Kaleidoscope Kabaret.
DMK Black Box Theater, 180 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083