PETER MICHAEL MARINO (Writer & Performer) is the librettist and conceiver of the musical Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring the songs of Blondie, which played on London’s West End and Tokyo. Desperately Seeking The Exit premiered in NYC in May before going on tour in NY and LA, followed by critically acclaimed, 5-star reviewed production at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show received 5-star reviews at the Adelaide Fringe in March, where it was named Best Comedy by The Advertiser. The show made its West End premier at the Leicester Square Theatre in 2013 and returned to the Edinburgh Fringe this past summer where it had sold out houses and was named Top Five Solo Shows by Fringe Review. Peter received the 2010 & 2011 Backstage Reader’s Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Teacher for his acclaimed “Flying Solo” classes at The PIT. He also received the Back Stage Bistro Award for his cabaret spoof, Lance Jonathan: More About Me! He is the co-writer of the lesbian pulp homage Hollywood Nurses. He directed and developed Delilah Dix: America’s Showgirl (Ars Nova), Delilah Dix: Showin’ My Business (Laurie Beechman), and Delilah Dix & Her Bag of Tricks (Edinburgh Fringe). Directing and development credits also include Mark Giordano’s Mad Man (The PIT), Sheila Head’s Head Games (IO West, Ars Nova), and Alicia Levy’s Chickapalooza (The PIT, Ars Nova). Peter also appeared in STOMP for five years off-Broadway and on tour, as well as in numerous regional productions and workshops. www.petermmarino.com