Michael C. O'Day

I'm happy to announce that my short play, FOR THE BENEFIT OF JIMMY MANGIAROLI, is being presented on Sunday, September 19, as part of Vampingo Productions' inaugural Salon Series. The…

Global pandemic notwithstanding, I'm happy to announce that two of my one-act plays will be receiving online productions this month!  On October 16 and 17, Boston University's Stage Troupe will…

My play, The Tragedie of King John Falstaff, is receiving a free public reading at Guild Hall in the Hamptons on Monday, September 30.  Details can be found here; if you'll be in the Hamptons and are still looking for something to do on Rosh Hashanah, come join us!

I'm delighted to announce that Arya Kashyap and I have been named the new Creative Directors for Naked Angels' Tuesdays at Nine reading series.  (Check us out here for more information as to what the oldest continuous cold reading series in America actually is, and how to take part.) We start our new season on September 10 - come join us!

As you may have noticed, things look a little different around here!  This site has been updated with my new headshots, taken by the fabulous Jody Christopherson.  Hope you like them!

Next week, I'll be appearing in Howard Zuckerman's The Silencer as part of New York Theater Festival's Winterfest.  We open on Tuesday, February 26, with performances on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 as well.  For tickets and further information, check us out here.

This Saturday, August 18, my friend Diana Cherkas' short film LOLA is screening at the Chain Film Festival, at New York's Chain Theatre.  I'm happy to announce that in the final cut, my disembodied voice provides crucial exposition!  If you're in New York and are interested in seeing it, check out the Festival's website here.

I'm delighted to report that a new short piece of mine was read at Twistmas, the annual holiday-themed edition of Naked Angels' Tuesdays at Nine reading series.  Tentatively entitled The Four Foot Herod, it was received well enough for me to consider submitting it to holiday festivals next year.  Stay tuned...

From August 27 thru September 3, I will be performing in Marcina Zaccaria's new play Village, My Home, at Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival.  Check us out here for show times and further information!

I'm delighted to announce that my newest short play, Morningside Heath, is going to be read by the good folks at Core Artist Ensemble on August 20th as part of their Podcast Plays Summer Reading Series.  Tickets are free; click here to reserve seats in advance and find out more about this project.