Peter Michael Marino

Producer, performer, director, writer, teacher, and educational content creator. Member SAG-AFTRA, Dramatists Guild, AEA. His tiny production company PM2 Entertainment makes things happen - shows, festivals, and unique & affordable comedy events in NYC, Australia, Canada, and the UK.

CURRENTLY: Pete is directing Michael Quinn’s solo show “Feltman: World’s First Hot Dog” premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He’s developing an epic, non-verbal show for young audiences about an odd piece of paper called “Confetti,” and an interactive, sci-fi-inspired, karaoke/game show experience, “The Fun Box.”

He frequently collaborates with The Kennedy Center & Washington National Opera:

• Wrote, hosted & directed a popular series of edutainment videos that deep-dives into the weird and wonderful world of opera.

• Host of video teaching kids how to put on their own show.

• Wrote the 2022-2024 scripts for educational Opera Look-In: La bohème and Opera Look-In: Romeo & Juliet, and recently Opera Look-In: Macbeth, performed on the Opera House stage.

• Creator/performer of long-running family comedy “Show Up, Kids!” which played everywhere from NYC to Hollywood to Edinburgh. Had a month-long run at Mile Square Theatre, Spring 2024 where it got this rave REVIEW. Recently had a 5-month, sold-out run at The Rat in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Returns this fall.

• Co-host of the popular “Arts and Craft” podcast with Nancy Magarill, where artists talk to fellow artists about their art (and more).

• Writer/Host of MoonRise, an immersive cirque about the 13 Moon Goddesses, which enjoyed a sold-out residency in 2024 at Paradise Club in Times Square following a 2-year run in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

• Creator of Lemonade Island: Free Advice which provides no-charge guidance to complete strangers at various locations from parties to bars, and public spaces to corporate events.

• Live streamed hundreds of performances of Desperately Seeking the Exit, Show Up, Kids!, and the internationally acclaimed Planet of the Grapes Live.

• Originated idiotic Joules Volter character in Off-Broadway’s award-winning, immersive family show Pip’s Island.

• Provided comic relief in global smash STOMP for five years, Off-Broadway and internationally.

• Appeared in dozens of Off-Broadway and regional productions. Heard on hundreds of voice-overs.

• Librettist of West End Blondie musical “Desperately Seeking Susan.” (2007 Novello Theatre, West End) (2009 Tokyo’s Theatre Creation, produced by Toho)

• Co-writer (along with Sheila Head) of Hollywood Nurses, developed at Phoenix Theatre Company.

• Creator of social media content, characters, and lore for game-changing metaverse, Metropolis World.

• Creator/co-producer SOLOCOM® at The PIT. Producer, The Unofficial Upper East Side EdFest. Producer LA-based sketch duo Charles at The PIT. Producer David Carl's Celebrity One-Man Hamlet and Jason Kravits' Off the Top.

• Solo, comedy, marketing, and development coach. Former professor of Sketch Comedy at Pace University and William Paterson University. Teacher at The PIT, Toronto’s York University and Soulo Theatre, and The Actor's Centre in London. In 2022 taught playwriting for LEAP at Hillcrest High School.

• Pete’s writing on numerous topics published in: TDF, Medium, The Mighty, and Stigma Fighters.