Author Archives: Tom Gualtieri

About Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri (@TomGGualtieri)is a theatre artist with his hand in many disciplines: lyricist, playwright, performer, director, knitter. He maintains an ongoing collaboration with composer David Sisco. His solo play, That Play: A Solo Macbeth, was nominated for a 2013 Drama Desk Award.

What Edith Wharton Knew: Bieber, Ambition and the A-List

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri wonders if social-climbing has changed 100 years after the publication of Edith Wharton’s THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Popular Culture | Tagged Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, Justin Bieber, The Age of Innocence, The Custom of the Country, The House of Mirth, The Mount, Undine Spragg | 3 Comments

The Dubious Allure of Gore

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

With the release of Evil Dead today and the death of Roger Ebert yesterday, Tom Gualtieri reflects on his despair at the equation of gore with fear. Continue reading →

Posted in My Year of Horror | Tagged Bruce Campbell, Cannibal Holocaust, Danse Macabre, Evil Dead, Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, Inside, Maniac, Martyrs, Michael Rooker, Roger Ebert, Sam Raimi, Spartacus, Stephen King, The Evil Dead, The Walking Dead | 56 Comments

Steubenville: On Rape and the Culture of Monsters

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri on the societal impact of Steubenville. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Anonymous, Candy Crowley, CNN, HeatherN, Knight Sec, Ma'lik Richmond, Poppy Harlow, rape, Steubenville, Steubenville Rape, The Good Men Project, Trent Mays | 8 Comments

My Year of Horror: March Madness

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Your shrink will have a field day with this month’s twisted psychotics, neurotics and schizophrenics, coming around to fill your life with horror. Continue reading →