2021 Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation Grantee
(more info here)
Linda has received a grant to produce and direct
her play Bite the Apple - projected dates are early 2022
(more info here)
Linda has received a grant to produce and direct
her play Bite the Apple - projected dates are early 2022
New Project:
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Mina Martin (feature film) -
written and directed by Anthony Petrucci
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New Project:
short stories created by Linda Manning
4 women wrestling with their desires
What people are saying:
"Wow…… VERY powerful and moving."
"I related to an aspect of each of these women completely -- all of the stories were wise, funny, sad, smart."
"It's hard to pick a favorite."
short stories created by Linda Manning
4 women wrestling with their desires
What people are saying:
"Wow…… VERY powerful and moving."
"I related to an aspect of each of these women completely -- all of the stories were wise, funny, sad, smart."
"It's hard to pick a favorite."
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Evelyn - making a connection "...loveloveloved the concrete look of realization that falls on her face...too much! Spot on!" "A very creative idea and quickly goes from light hearted and perverse to expressions of what matters." |
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Lorena -
looking for the road not taken "This piece is suffused with deep and true emotion. It's a beautiful vignette" "Your raw directness as both an actor and writer, stops me in my tracks. Every. Single. Time." |
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Crystal - clearing the fog "I actually bark-laughed out loud three times." "The range of emotions was grip-the-crossbar-rollercoaster-level!" "I'm laughing and crying AT THE SAME TIME." |
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Imogen - falling in love again "I just cried the whole way though...I don’t even know where to start..." "This was brilliant, moving and interruptive in ways that the soul needs every so often." |
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Linda is an actress and writer in New York City. She has appeared on stage in New York and regionally, and in independent films (imdb).
Her plays have been produced in New York City (Dixon Place, United Solo, NY Int'l Fringe Festival, The Invisible Theatre) and published by Smith and Kraus. Two of her short screenplays have also been produced.
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Writing Recognition
Stage Plays: Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation Grantee Finalist - Kentucky Women Writers Prize Finalist - New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest, NYC Semi-Finalist - Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Ledig House International Writers' Colony Fellowship Published by Smith and Kraus |
Screenplays: Grand Prize - StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest ARTemis Arts Wisdom Anthology Finalist Finalist - Best Dark Comedy - Los Angeles Int'l Indie Short Fest Finalist - Filmmakers International Screenwriting Award BRIO Award for Screenplay (Bronx Council on the Arts) |
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SAG/AFTRA
AEA |
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Linda's Solo Show Perfect Love was scheduled to open at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City, April 2020 -- due to Covid-19 it has been postponed
The Dramatists Guild Blog Why I'm Like This: Developing My Solo Show Perfect Love Tell Your Story: Performing, Producing and Promoting My Solo Show |
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