Review Fix chats with “Salacious Songs and Dirty Words†playwright Ralph Greco, who discusses the production and its run at the Midtown International Theatre Festival.
About Salacious Songs and Dirty Words:
SALACIOUS SONGS AND DIRTY WORDS: Starring Ralph Greco, Jr. Joe Diamond, Tom Kennedy, Yolanda Dunderdale, with a one-act by playwright Melissa Zollo directed by Anthony Santelmo Jr. (Cabaret) *This show has adult content. Performance Dates: Fri 3/11, 9:30pm
Review Fix: What was the inspiration for this project?
Ralph Greco: This show is a natural (or at least it felt natural) extension of my writing in the adult field and a way to cull together a bunch of very talented people I either work with or have known for years.
Review Fix: What’s your creative process like.
Greco: Overall pretty haphazard. I do write every day, wake up in the morning, have some coffee and stare at some already written pages. But there I don’t have anything specific to get to…unless I am being paid to get to it (and there is never enough of that, to be sure!)
Review Fix: What makes this different or special?
Greco: This is a sex positive variety show with a wide range of perspectives, incorporating song, spoken word, rapping, short sketches and one-acts. The direction-such that it is-is very casual and I believe makes for a breezy and fun-and unique-45 minutes of theatre that does not take itself all that too seriously.
Review Fix: What did you learn about yourself through this process?
Greco: That I really like to see my friends succeed and perform
Review Fix: How does it feel to be a part of something like this?
Greco: It feels fantastic.
Review Fix: What are your ultimate goals for this production and for the future?
Greco: I’d like to be able to perform this show as much as possible, changing around the cast and pieces as performers come and go and consistently provide a fun time for an audience.
Review Fix: What do you think your audiences will enjoy the most?
Greco: I think all the pieces, songs, performances have something to offer actually.
Review Fix: What’s next?
Greco: More writing.
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