The author of thirty-nine plays M. Lennon Perricone is a self-educated, High School dropout, who has established himself as a New Jersey Playwright whose plays have received five Perry Award nominations.
Those nominations include "Unresolved," “The Last White Family on Dorchester Road,” (also seen the same year on the stage at the Mind’s Eye Theater in Kansas City.) “And of the Son” which was also was selected worldwide as one the ten finalists in the 2002 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, “The Redemption of Fawler Mulrae” a drama that was added to the National Drama Library of South Africa.
The most recent nomination of an M. Lennon Perricone drama went to Extreme Unction. Some other accolades include; Swirling Violet Haze named a finalist in Northern Kentucky University’s Yes Festival and No Mansfield Slocum being named a semi-finalist in the Northern Michigan University playwriting competition. In 2006 His play The brothers Azzorano received a full production at the Flint City Theater in Flint Michigan.
In addition, he has had productions and stage readings of his works at many of New Jersey’s theaters, including Villagers, Playhouse -22. Circle Players, Chatham, Edison Valley Playhouse, 12 Miles West, the Strand of Lakewood and The Eatontown Playhouse.
After spending three years as the Resident Playwright of The Eatontown Playhouse, he then became the Playwright in Residence at The Edison Valley Playhouse for two years, where he produced the very successful New Jersey Playwright Slam Series.
Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in near poverty by his father in a single parent household with six other siblings, he was then Perricone placed in Lincoln Hall a Catholic reformatory. He excelled and upon leaving, began writing.
M. Lennon Perricone lives quietly with his wife of nearly thirty years just outside of Princeton, New Jersey.
