Fred Stroppel is an American
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
and
film
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writer
based in
New York City. He has been writing for television, film and theater for over twenty years.
Credits
Theater
Stroppel, a member of the Theatre Artist Workshop, has had productions of his work at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the John Houseman Theater, The Actor's Playhouse, the
West Bank Cafe and the 29th Street Repertory Theater, all in
New York City. His musical "Tales from the Manhattan Woods," based on
Strauss' ''
Die Fledermaus'', recently completed a successful run at the Wings Theatre. Stroppel's full-length comedy "Fortune's Fools" was produced off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theater and "Actor!" his satire of the entertainment world, was staged at the Egyptian Arena Theatre in
Los Angeles. Fred is also in collaboration with
Brett Somers frequently and wrote a trio of comedies called "Danger, People At Large" for her and her ex-husband,
Jack Klugmanbr>
Most recently, he is writing the book for a new, original musical - "The Girl in the Red Dress" - whose composers are Maia Sharp, Buddy Mondlock, and Art Garfunkel.
Television and Film
Having worked in television for
HBO
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,
Disney,
Nickelodeon and
PBS, Stroppel has written several screenplays, including "David Mamet's Gilded Stones," a short film based on his one-act play "The Mamet Women," which was an official selection at the 2004
Sundance Film Festival
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. Fred has written for ''
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' and ''
A Little Curious'
For film, Fred has written ''Brooklyn State of Mind'' starring
Tony Danza,
Jennifer Esposito, and
Vincent Spano, and ''Dark Side of Genius'' starring
Moon Unit Zappa. For theater, Fred has written Brainstorms, which was a one-act comedy produced by "A Small Company In America Productions."
References
American dramatists and playwrights
Writers from New York (state)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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