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.

My Year of Horror: The Unclassifiable

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Some of the best horror films defy easy classification in the genre – but haunt you long after they’re done. Continue reading →

Posted in My Year of Horror | Tagged Audition, Exorcist, Freaks, horror, Kissed, Let Me In, Let The Right One In, Mygale, Pedro Almodovar, Possession, Silence of the Lambs, Takashi Miike, Teeth, Thierry Jonquet, Tod Browning | 1 Comment

A Mind of Winter

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri reflects on winters spent in Syracuse, N.Y.—including the tragic one in 1988. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Memoir | Tagged Lockerbie, Pan Am 103, poems, poetry, Wallace Stevens, Winter | 6 Comments

DOMA-sticity or Has Antonin Scalia Gone Completely Barking Mad?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

If same-sex couples are denied a right to marry, based on the specious argument that marriage has always been between one man and one woman, the rights of ALL citizens are in danger. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bill Clinton, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Edie Windsor, gay marriage, Jeffrey Zarrillo, Kristen Perry, Paul Katami, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Same-sex marriage, Sandy Stier, SCOTUS, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

My Year of Horror: Home Is Where the Harm Is

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In month three, Tom Gualtieri finds the horror at home. Continue reading →

Posted in My Year of Horror | Tagged Alexandre Aja, Black Christmas, Bob Clark, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Eden Lake, Funny Games, High Tension, Ils, Ingmar Bergman, Kidnapped, Michael Fassbender, Michael Haneke, Olivia Hussey, Switchblade Romance, The Last House on the Left, The Strangers, The Virgin Spring, Them, Wes Craven, When a Stranger Calls | 6 Comments

My Year of Horror: Hauntings for Hallowmas

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri, ghost writer. Continue reading →

Posted in My Year of Horror | Tagged Carnival of Souls, El Orfanato, Feast of All Saints, Feast of All Souls, ghosts, Halloween, Hallowmas, Hell House, Insidious, Lake Mungo, Poltergeist, Ringu, The Fog, The Haunting of Hill House, The Orphanage, The Ring | 3 Comments

Reflections from a Stormy Eye

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

29th of October, Asbury Park (Sandy): Safe in New York City, Tom Gualtieri contemplates the destruction in his home state of New Jersey. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Hurricane Sandy, Jersey Shore, Katrina, New Jersey, Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights, Tsunami, Wildwood | 1 Comment

On Homophobia: The Elephant in the Room

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri on sodomy and the Supreme Court, privacy and Paul Ryan, and “the so-called homosexual agenda.” Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Sex, Uncategorized | Tagged AFA, American Family Association, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, bigot, bigotry, Bryan Fischer, bullying, Clarence Thomas, Focus on the Family, gay marriage, homosexual agenda, Jim Daly, Lawrence v. Texas, sodomy, Supreme Court, William Hubbs Rehnquist | 3 Comments