FurtherMore: Dirty Business

About the Playwright

William Mastrosimone has won several prestigious awards for his work including a Golden Globe in 1992 for his mini-series, Sinatra. His play Bang Bang You’re Dead, a royalty-free play for high schools which inspired the Showtime movie of the same name and won five Emmys and The Peabody Award. He created, was head writer for, and co-produced Into the West (TNT and BBC) for Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks; the show was nominated for a Golden Globe and 16 Emmys. His play The Afghan Women received its world premiere in Kabul, Afghanistan, and is available as a fund-raiser to benefit Afghan orphans through International Orphan Care, on whose board he serves as an adviser. Other work by Mr. Mastrosimone include: The Woolgatherer, Extremities, Benedict Arnold, With Honors, Nanawatai (which became a feature film called The Beast), Shivaree, Like Totally Weird, Cat’s-Paw, A Stone Carver, Sleepwalk, and The Burning Season.

Dirty Business is the fourth play by Mastrosimone to appear at Florida Stage. The other three are: Cat’s Paw (1991-92 Season), Benedict Arnold (1997-98 Season), and Tamer of Horses (1998-99 Season).