In rehearsal at A.R.T./NY studios. Photography by Maria Baranova
Christina Masciotti is an American playwright and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her plays have been performed to critical acclaim all over the world.
Masciotti’s distinctive writing has earned comparisons to Samuel Beckett, Moliere, Antonin Artaud, and been described as "priceless" by Ben Brantley of The New York Times. She is currently a playwright-in-residence at Lincoln Center Theater.
Her recent productions, No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh (2023) and Raw Bacon from Poland (2017), were New York Times Critic’s Picks. Her earlier work, Social Security (2015), a five-star-reviewed Time Out New York Critic’s Pick, received an honorable mention from The Kilroys, and was named one of the Best Shows of 2015 by Helen Shaw.
Her scripts, Adult (2014) and Vision Disturbance (2010), have been selected for preservation in the Permanent Archives of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Vision Disturbance was also cited as one of Time Out New York's Top 10 Shows of 2010.
Selected monologues from Vision Disturbance, Adult, and Raw Bacon from Poland have been anthologized by Smith and Kraus' Best Contemporary Monologues series (2014, 2016, 2018). Her work has also been adapted into audio plays and screenplays.
Her scripts are available for licensing or purchase through her publishing partner Broadway Play Publishing.
Linda Mancini reads a monologue from Vision Disturbance. Videography by David Pym.
Read more about her work here!
“Why you wanna take care of this loser?” No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh at A.R.T./NY
“In nature will survive who is toughest.” No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh at A.R.T./NY
“You got something every kid wants. A family to fall back on.” Raw Bacon from Poland at Abrons Arts Center
“He grew up in a cave by wolves. Very quiet. Very low key wolves.” Social Security at The Bushwick Starr
“I went to the emergency to see if my brain took off. Oh gosh.” Vision Disturbance at Abrons Arts Center
Photography by Maria Baranova. Above photo by Michael Schmelling.
Masciotti’s work premieres in Canada! “…a left-field, deeply human acknowledgement of half-forgotten outsiders punted to the margins of society.” - Times Colonist, May 2024
NO GOOD THINGS DWELL IN THE FLESH is a New York Times Critic’s Pick!
Christina Masciotti joins Lincoln Center's Playwrights in Residence!
RAW BACON FROM POLAND is a New York Times Critic's Pick!
Christina Masciotti is honored as a Guggenheim Fellow!
Christina Masciotti joins roster of Broadway Play Publishing authors!
"Masciotti is major - she is our heir to Moliere." - Helen Shaw, Divers Alarums
"Ms. Masciotti mines the banalities of everyday chatter for heroic poetry." - The New York Times
“The …characters are everything…And Masciotti has the ear for it...” - New York Magazine/Vulture
"Her character work can't be surpassed." - Time Out New York
“…Masciotti's recent plays.... were noted for their poetic command of language and uncommon kindness towards troubled characters.” - The Wall Street Journal
"Masciotti's writing is superb, simultaneously unforced and lyrical...She does a magic trick where language as it is spoken somehow becomes poetry." - Time Out New York
"Christina has the gift of capturing...unique voices...real stories about real people." - Theatre Forum
“Masciotti finds the magic and weirdness among ordinary folk.” - Time Out New York
"An amazing author who builds a new language." - Gazzetta di Modena
"A talented playwright who excels at...finding eloquence even in the most mundane exchanges and language blunders." - Le Figaro
"Beautiful characters...sublime." - Le Clou dans la Planche
“Brilliant…and unforgettable.” - The New Yorker