Born and raised in Brooklyn, Mike has been writing his entire life.
He was introduced to writing for stage and film as an extracurricular in McGill University in Montreal . Since then he has traveled extensively and lived several years in Dublin, Ireland where he became acquainted with The Attic Studio, the city’s largest film and theater collaborative. It was with this group Mike received his first series of readings and professional productions.
In 2010 Mike moved back to New York and joined the management of Backyart, a multi-disciplinary arts collaborative based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. With this group he produced The New York Monologues, Antenora and Flaccid Penis Seeks Vaginal Dryness.
To date Mike has had five full length scripts, numerous one acts and a few short films performed and screened in four countries. He founded two ongoing writing and film competitions and regularly teaches workshops on writing, performance and other aspects of theater and film. For a more detailed production list see the production page.
He currently resides in Dublin, Ireland and is pursuing a Playwriting MFA at Trinity College’s Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art.
Click here to see Mike on the Irish Theatre Institute’s playography database.
2011 Planet Connections Festivity Awards Gala with Max Woertendyke and Ben Williams
