PLAYS

Home of the Great Pecan
by Stephen Bittrich

Stephen Bittrich lives in New York City, but grew up in the small town of Seguin, Texas.

His first play was a 35-minute Star Trek tribute in junior high school where he penned himself into the starring role of Captain Kirk.

After college, he came to New York to be an actor, but soon put his English major skills to good use writing plays during the slow acting periods. He often wrote late at night during one of his survival jobs, graveyard shift security guard at The Equitable building in mid-town.

When his daughter was born he decided the life of the playwright would offer him more opportunities to be near her during the important years, so he cut way down on the acting focus.

His short plays Brain Sucking (Dramatics Magazine, 1995), Duty Honor Country (New York Theatre Experience, 2005), The Proposal (Smith and Kraus, 2006), and Hole (Smith and Kraus, 2011) have been published, as well as a monologues and scenes in Best Men’s Stage Monologues 2005, Best Women’s Stage Monologues and Scenes 2012, and Best Men’s Stage Monologues and Scenes 2012 (Smith and Kraus, 2005, 2012).

For over a decade he’s worked primarily with The Drilling Company on the Upper West Side of Manhattan a few blocks from where he lives. There he’s had 12 new short plays and 2 full-lengths produced, and there as well he’s gone on to develop 5 new full-length plays: The Acquisition, Even, Healer, Big Apples, and Hole.

Healer was optioned by the film company Past Present Productions, and the hope is that it will be shot as an independent feature next year.

He was a Top 30 Finalist out of over 5000 entries in the first Project Greenlight (an HBO reality show) with his screenplay, Desert Rites, based upon his play of the same name.

Stephen is the proud father of a 14 year old who just got in to LaGuardia High School (the “Fame” high school) for fine art.

Whole one-acts and excerpts from other full-lengths may be read on his website. Current contact info can always be found on Stephen's website.

Home of the Great Pecan, the play, also has its own website: www.HomeoftheGreatPecan.com

Website: www.StephenBittrich.com

Contact Info:

email:SBittrich@aol.com