Crosstown Traffic

by Jay Amari

Sexual repression, familial bonding, and the fractured roles of identity in post-modern society make up the themes of the collection of original plays included in Crosstown Traffic by Jay Amari. In Cloudy All Day a man and a woman re-evaluate their relationship in a past steeped in taboo; In The Greatest a father tells his son a bed time story, explaining his own life choices and to impart a sense of myth for the boy to found his own life on; In Crosstown Traffic an older man and a younger man struggle to claim some nebulous talent to woo a young girl; and in The Owners a couple in love struggle with the death of a sibling, the visitation of a ghost, sexual politics, and basic human needs. The characters are so unsure of their roles in society that one of them is actually a man being played by a woman. The collection of plays in Crosstown Traffic can be presented in a full evening of theatre.

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

After a twenty-year career as a professional actor, Jay Amari moved to New York in 1988 to accept the Woolrich Scholarship at Columbia University. He further accepted a Fellowship at Columbia University's School of the Arts and was awarded a Master's Degree in Fine Arts in 1995.

His first appearance onscreen was as a Cockroach in a pesticide commercial. Since that time Amari has appeared in numerous union and non-union independent films, and TV.

His two scripts, "The Greatest" and "Cloudy All Day" were finalists at Actors Theatre of Louisville National 10-Minute Play Contest in 1992 and 1993.

Amari resides in New York and has written three screenplays about post-modern urban lifestyle that he is seeking funding for.

Reviews

[Jay Amari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this collection of stage plays would make a great film.

[Jay Amari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely great plays.