Marco is an Italian born award-winning playwright, director and filmmaker,

proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and the

Playwrights/Directors Unit at The Actors Studio.

 

Trained as an actor, since he was a teenager, Marco made his debut as a playwright in 2002 with Quasi, commissioned by the European Social Forum. Strong Hands was his first play to be performed to great acclaim

throughout Europe. 

 

Commissions from Todi Art Festival, Phoenix Theatre of London, Teatro di Roma, Théâtre de la Ville of Paris, La MaMa Theatre of New York and Grec Fundaciò of Barcelone followed. 

 

In 2012 Marco created with Neil LaBute the international project

AdA – Author directing Author which had 4 installments in 3 different countries over the course of six years (Spoleto Festival, Fringe Festival

Madrid, La MaMa Theatre, Biennale Venice, Grec Festival Barcelone.)

 

In 2013 the Teatro Metastasio Stabile della Toscana organized a

retrospective of his work for which he wrote and directed I am Dracula. 

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In 2019 he served as dramaturg for the broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo directed by Obie winner Trip cullman and starring Oscar winner Marisa Tomei.

 

He is the winner of the 2011 S.I.A.E. Prize for Best Playwright, of the 2013 Outstanding Playwright for his play Oil (Planet Connections Theatre

Festivity Awards) and of the 2015 Calcante Prize for The Second Time.

He’s also the recipient of the 2011 Cité Internationale des Arts Grant (Paris)

and of the 2015 Writer Fellowship at the Edward F. Albee Foundation.

He’s a permanent artist-in-residence at La MaMa Theatre. 

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His cinema debut The View from Up Here - based on his eponymous play commissioned by The Actors Studio and directed by Estelle Parsons -

stars Oscar winner Melissa Leo and César winner Leïla Bekhti. 

 

Marco currently lives in Los Angeles and is in post-production with his feature film debut Best Place. 

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His work has been produced extensively across the six continents.