Photo: Eduardo Patino, N.Y.C.
MARY RYZUK, Ph.D. - Author/Playwright/Lyricist


Creative Artist Public Service Award, N.Y.S. Grant
New Jersey State Fellowship
Oglebay Institute Annual Contest Winner
William Paterson College Play Festival Winner
National American College Theatre Festival Winner


ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Musical Theatre Book/Lyrics
Jack the Ripper - 1999
The Fifth Wife - (book/music/lyrics) -
          The Broadway Dozen - National Music Theatre Network - 1998
          Richey Suncoast Theatre, New Port Richey, FL - 1999
          The Barn Theatre Guild, Boonton, NJ - 1990
          The Dover theatre, Dover, NJ - 1990
Rapunzel* - Darress Theatre
The Devil & The Three Golden Hairs* - Darress Theatre
Hansel & Gretel* - Darress Theatre
The Sleeping Beauty* - Darress Theatre
Little Red Riding Hood* - Darress Theatre
Rumpelstiltskin* - Darress Theatre
Snow White & Rose Red* - Darress Theatre
The Pied Piper* - Darress Theatre
          * Additional Performances -
          The Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ
          The Westbeth Theatre, New York, NY
          The Bickford theatre, Morristown, NJ
          1st Night, Morristown, NJ
          Townsquare Playhouse, Rockaway, NJ
          Numerous Northern New Jersey Schools

Published Books
The Gainsville Ripper (paperback) - St. Martin Press - 1995
The Gainsville Ripper (hard cover) - D.I. Fine, Inc. - 1994
          True-Crime Book Club Selection
Thou Shalt Not Kill (hard cover & paperback) - Warner Books - 1991
          Literary Guild Book Club Selection
Shattered Innocence, Shattered Dreams - Zebra Pub. - 1995
The First Fifteen Years - A History of the Circle Repertory Co. - Iowa State University Press - 1990
Reaching Out (Full Length Play) - Unicorn Press Books - 1989
The Playwright's Companion, Blooming, Indiana

Television
Another World - 1989

Screenplays
Stuffed Dolls - Under Option to J.D. Matoni Films-Tribeca Film Center, New York - Slated for Spring 2001
          Creative Artist Public Service Award Winner
          New Jersey State Fellowship Award Winner
Why Me ? - Optioned by S.J.S. Ventures, Inc., New York

Play Productions
The Benefactress (drama) - New Jersey Women's Theatre Cooperative - 1997
Sunrise at Midnight (comedy) - Towngate Theatre, WV - 1997
          Oglebay Institute Award Winner
Midnight in New York (series of one-acts) -
          The Barn Theatre Guild, Montville, NJ - 1990
          Townsquare Playhouse - 1991
          Rockaway Square Theatre, Dover, NJ - 1992
A Family Affair (full-length play) -
          Riverwest Theatre, New York - 1992
          The Public Theatre, New York
                    Award Winner
          All Souls Players, New York - 1990
                    Award Winner
          The Barn Theatre Guild, Montville, NJ - 1991
Reaching Out (full length play) -
          Riverwest Theatre, New York
          Shea Center For the Performing Arts, NJ
                    Award Winner
          13th Street Theatre, New York
          Fort Mason Art Center, San Francisco - 1993
                    Award Winner
          The Barn Theatre Guild, Montville, NJ - 1989
Life Pact (one-act play) -
          Russell Sharp Drama Fair, San Francisco
                    Award Winner
          The Webster Grove Theatre Guild, Webster Grove, MO
                    Award Winner
Cycles (one-act play) - The Barn Theatre Guild, NJ
The Insomniac (one-act play) - CUNY Graduate Center, New York - 1987
Going On (original musical) (Dramaturg) - Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
          National American College Theatre Festival Award Winner - 1981
The Dining Room (full length play) - starring Kevin O'Conner -The Corner Loft, New York

Playwriting Competitions - Winner or Finalist
Oglebay Institute Annual Playwriting Competition, WV
William Paterson Theatre Annual Playwriting Festival, NJ
Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial-Women in Performing Arts, NYC
Dramarama Contest, San Francisco
National Repertory Theatre, University of Illinois
National Play Award, Los Angeles
Victory Gardens, Chicago
Performance Community, Chicago
The Barn Theatre Guild, NJ
Open Circle Theatre Competition, Towson, MD
All Soul's Church, New York
Shiras/Panowski Playwriting Competition, N. Michigan Univ.
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, CA