John Anthony Russo

Current member of the Flea Theater's resident acting company, the Bats, where I've premiered plays by Itamar Moses, Will Eno, A. R. Gurney, Ken Urban and others. My first screenplay, Brooklyn Still, earned a quarter finalist spot in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope screenplay contest. Currently sending out another screenplay, and writing a pilot for an original one hour drama. Host: The Up Next Podcast, which features undiscovered NYC actors / writers / directors sharing insight and funny stories as they try to make their break.