Aaron deMontalvo
Theatre BIO and Résumé
BIO
Born and raised in various parts of California, Aaron deMontalvo finally obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific before moving to Texas and taking a faculty position with the Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy in Abilene, TX.
So…how is a pharmacist also a playwright? Since his youth, Aaron was resolved to be a writer. What kind of writer? It didn’t matter. What did matter was that he never became a “starving artist.” But how? Serendipity found Aaron while discussing professions with a friend. This friend informed Aaron that he was going to be a pharmacist. Why? So he could be a carpenter. Pharmacy would be a financial means to his true passion’s end: carpentry. Having a penchant for mathematics and science himself, Aaron followed the same line of reasoning as his friend’s, and he too sought to become a pharmacist. While at pharmacy school, as fortune would have it, he saw a small flyer on a kiosk in the middle of the student union calling for submissions for the University of the Pacific Department of Drama and Dance 10th Annual Petite Play Festival. An idea immediately leapt into his head, and Aaron sat down to write his first play. This play won first place in the festival and his passion of passions was born.
Since then, Aaron’s plays have received full productions or staged readings from coast to coast including the recent Off-off Broadway production of his one-act play George and Sam.
Besides being a playwright, Aaron is also a husband, father, poet, award-winning photographer and Polaroid manipulation artist, and… of course… a pharmacist. Aaron currently resides in Arlington, TX, with his wife, two daughters, two dogs, and a cynical, obsessive-compulsive, imaginary squirrel he calls Charlie.
Résumé
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Production History and Awards:
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| 2005 |
The Interview (10-Minute) Palm Springs National Short Play Festival Palm Springs, CA Award: Finalist Type of Production: Full
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| 2004 |
We Had Death For Dinner (full-length) The Nancy Weil New Play Search Firefly Productions Cambridge, VT Award: Finalist Type of Production: Un-produced
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2004 |
George and Sam (one-act) The Theatre Studio Inc. (Off-off Broadway) New York, NY Award: N/A Type of Production: Full (granted an extended run)
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2004 |
Going Home (full-length) McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Midland, TX Award: Honorable Mention Type of Production: Un-produced
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2004 |
We Had Death for Dinner (full-length) American Theatre Co-op’s Fall 2003 Contest La Jolla, CA Award: Semi-finalist Type of Production: Un-produced
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2003
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We’re All a Bunch of Loons (one-act) The Old Opera House Theatre Company New Voice Play Festival Charles Town, WV Award: Gold Curtain (Best of Festival) Type of Production: Full
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2003 |
The Decision (one-act) The Old Opera House Theatre Company New Voice Play Festival Charles Town, WV Award: Spotlight Award Type of Production: Staged Reading |
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1997 |
For the Advancement of Science (one-act) Asian-American Repertory Theatre One-Act Play Festival Stockton, CA Award: N/A Type of Production: Staged Reading |
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1996 |
Home Is Where the Heart Is (one-act) 11th Annual University of the Pacific Department of Drama and Dance Petite Play Festival Stockton, CA Award: Honorable Mention Type of Production: Full
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1995 |
End of a Masterpiece (one-act) 10th Annual University of the Pacific Department of Drama and Dance Petite Play Festival Stockton, CA Award: 1st Place Type of Production: Full
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Education: |
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1993-1996 |
University of the Pacific, Health Science Center, School of Pharmacy, Stockton, CA Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy |
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Favorite Quote: |
Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one cannot believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed in as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking Glass" |
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