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: 13 Fundamental Films for October

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

Horror film aficionado Tom Gualtieri reveals his list of the 13 best horror films of all time. Continue reading →

Posted in My Year of Horror | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, best horror films, Danse Macabre, Halloween, horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Jason Voorhees, John Carpenter, Michael Myers, Roman Polanski, Stephen King, thriller, Wes Craven | 16 Comments

Love 53 Percent of Your Neighbors As You Love Yourself

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In which Tom Gualtieri has a come-to-Jesus meeting with Mitt Romney. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Entitlement, Good Samaritan, Herman Cain, Jesus, Mitt Romney, President Obama, presidential campaign | Leave a comment

Our Bodies, Our Choices – Part I

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In which Tom Gualtieri examines the right to choose… Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion, Science, Sex | Tagged AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, Bris, Circumcision, Circumcision Guidelines, Circumcision Policy, Circumcision Recommendations, David Reimer, FGM, Foreskin, Genital Cutting, Genital Mutilation, Male Circumcision, MGM, rape, Sex, vagina | 65 Comments

The Truth Hurts: Akin, Oedipus & Honor

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In which Tom Gualtieri laments the loss of honor in the GOP. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged abortion, Andrew Breitbart, Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, birther, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Huma Abedin, Jon Stewart, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Oedipus, rape, Sophocles, Stacey Campfield, Steve King, Susan B. Anthony, Todd Akin, vagina | 8 Comments

When Cthulhu Calls

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In which Tom looks to mythology to rescue mankind from technology. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged ancient, Brian Perez, Chernabog, Cthulhu, Disney, Droid, Facebook, horror, HP Lovecraft, Instagram, iPhone, mythology, Phone Stack, smart phone, South Park, Twitter | 3 Comments

I’m Right and You’re Wrong Forever!! Infinity!!! Bleh!!!!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In which Tom Gualtieri gets sucked into the abyss that is a Facebook debate. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Popular Culture | Tagged cats, Danell Levya, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Facebook, Gabby Douglas, kittens, manners, meme, politics, spiders, Twitter | Leave a comment

The Kraken Inside Me

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

In which Tom Gualtieri’s inner demons are triggered by a single magic word, and the results are bloody. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Candace Montgomery, faggot, gaybashing, justified anger, Kraken, Manhattan, Staten Island | 3 Comments