Award-winning published author and playwright. MFA in Dramatic Writing: Carnegie Mellon.
Peasant Ridge Budget: $10M - $30M | Romance ⋄ Drama A transgender girl from the wrong side of the tracks must choose between the affections of her longtime gay best friend, and a rich but sensitive — and oh so cute! — cis boy from the right side of town, in this modern-day take on John Hughes' Pretty in Pink.
BFs!
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Theater
by Slipstream Theatre Initiative/Bailey Boudreau
Playwright Michigan premiere of the play formerly known as Band Fags!, based on Polito's 2008 award-winning novel
Another Day on Willow St
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Theater
by Compass Rose Theatre
Playwright
The Spirit of Detroit (novel)
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Print
by Woodward Avenue Books
Author/Publisher
Band Fags!
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Theater
by New Conservatory Theatre Center
Playwright
Lost in the '90s (novel)
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Print
by Woodward Avenue Books
Author/Publisher
Band Fags!
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Theater
by SNAP! Productions
Playwright
One Angry Man - starring Jackie Mason
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Film
by Jyl Mas Productions
Iris
Band Fags! - Hot for Teacher
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Film (short)
by Woodward Avenue Productions (Comedy)
Writer/Director Starring Craig Bentley and Liam Rhodes, produced by Todd Stephens ("Swan Song")
Drama Queers! (novel)
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Print
by Kensington Books
Author
Band Fags! (novel)
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Print
by Kensington Books
Author
The Quitter
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Film (short)
by Josh Drisko
Smoking Man
One True Thing
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Film
by Universal Pictures
Waiter Starring Meryl Streep, William Hurt and Renee Zellweger
Literary Death Match Champ
(2011)
Lambda Literary Award
(2009)