NICK RAFELLO

PLAYWRIGHT

Nick is an award-winning playwright with his one-man show, YEAH, THAT HAPPENED and with A MIST UPON THE WINDOW in its original “short-play” format, both shows directed by Sam Viverito.

A MIST is based on actual conversations Nick had with his two grandmothers as well as when he was a nurse’s aide in a convalescent home back in the late 1970s.  When Nick wrote this play, he had no idea it would take off as it did.  It won a JUDGE AWARD and two AUDIENCE AWARDS at the EdgeFest in Milledgeville, GA and at the Weathervane Theatre in Akron, OH, it placed in the top 10 at the Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest, IL and won BEST SHORT-PLAY along with BEST ACTOR (John Carhart) and BEST ACTRESS (Katherine Argo) in the Winter Festival in New York City. 

Nick originally came to NYC in 1983 as a professional singer/dancer and performed in such Broadway National Tours as A Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof (starring Theodore Bikel), Chicago, Sweet Charity (dir/chor by Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon).  He was also a Stand-up Comic (proudly labeled the “Gay Don Rickels”), studied improvisation with the Groundlings-East, and performed numerous comedy skits on the old Conan O’Brien Late Night Show to name a few. 

Nick would like to thank the late Michael Hotopp (“7/14”) and Sam Viverito for their never-ending encouragement and letting him feel safe when he lived his life as a run-on sentence.  And of course, special thanks to Jim Rosenbloom, Nick’s partner of 17 years, for understanding that when he is talking to himself, he’s really having a conversation with his imaginary friends he just created on paper.

A Mist Upon the Window is dedicated to all the caretakers out there that help those that still want to remember.

SAM VIVERITO

DIRECTOR

Sam’s work has been seen internationally in such dIverse places as South Korea, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Bali, England and the good old USA. He has directed And choreographed National tours of SPAMALOT, A CHORUS LINE, MAN OF LAMANCHA, ANGELINA BALLERINA, FANCY NANCY and GYPSY along with numerous regional theater productions. He is delighted to work again with Nick Rafello after directing his award winning, one-man show, YEAH, THAT HAPPENED.

T. Scott Schriefer

producer

Scott translates abstract strategies into tangible results. His extraordinary vision and attention to every detail provide the base of his approach. Creating an environment that allows the project or show team’s individual talents to flourish builds an even stronger foundation. By keeping the team focused and overseeing the process beginning to end, he has repeatedly created stunning results.

Scott’s talents have been realized through theater, international world expos and theme parks, national celebrations, and dozens of meetings and events for Fortune 500 companies.

DEBORA F. PORAZZI

STAGE MANAGER

Debora Porazzi is a veteran stage manager of 10 Broadway shows. She has also worked on 2 premiere events for ROYAL CARRIBEAN CRUISES, and a season with EUGENE O’NEILL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE. She was Production Stage Manager at the PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY for A SMALL FIRE, starring Bebe Neuwirth and John Dossett. Most recently, she Stage Managed the re-opening of the AMERICAN YIDDISH THEATRE. Her numerous corporate and special events work include projects for Carnegie Hall, CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE and, annually, for THE TONY AWARDS. She is proud to have regularly stage managed numerous benefits for THE ACTORS FUND, BROADWAY CARES/ EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS and PHYLLIS NEWMAN’S WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE.