Arrivederci, Al! - A Dinner With The Godfather was conceived and written by:
Francis A. Veltri has appeared in numerous interactive comedic
productions including; Tony 'N Tina's Wedding, Flanagan's Wake, Class Reunion,
and Sitting Shiva. Francis was a contract joke writer in the 1990's for Big Dog Productions (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) and he has been a member of numerous Improvisational Comedy
Troupes, including; Theatre Sports, Reality Optional Flying Pig Theatre, Comedy
Sportz, The Amish Monkeys and The High Street Players. Francis co-authored and
appeared in both Shakespeare Murder Mystery and Who Killed Victor Malloy? Other
play appearances include; The Boys Next Door and The Mousetrap at South Park
Theatre, and Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut in the 2001 Pittsburgh New Works
Festival. Francis has a BA in Political Science with a Minor in Sociology from Allegheny College and he received his law degree
from Ohio Northern. Francis currently resides in Northwest Indiana with his wife and daughter. He is currently training with Second City in Chicago, IL.
Michael E. Moats is a graduate from Clarion University
with a BFA in Theatre. He was the Founder and Artistic Director of Penn Avenue
Theatre from 1998 to 2002. He acted in several audience interactive comedies
including; Tony 'N Tina's Wedding, Grandma Sylvia's Funeral, and Class Reunion.
He has been a member of many Improvisational Comedy Troupes, including; The
Susquehanna Hat Company, The High Street Players, Mission
50, The Italian Sausages Commedia Dell'arte Troupe and The IC Light Improv Comedy All-Stars. Some of Michael's favorite stage
appearances include; Aldo in Italian American Reconciliation, Bernie Litko in
Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Mike in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged), and Danny in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
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