John Reoli lives in NYC where he is an actor, writer, and waiter. His short play Just Stop! was selected for Sundog Theatre's "Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2021" short play festival. His most recent full-length play, A Room with a Futon was presented in the 2015 Venus/Adonis Festival where it was awarded an encore performance. Another full-length play, One Seat in the Shade was presented in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. His short plays have appeared in festivals in Pittsburgh, PA and Miami, FLA.
In addition to receiving an Honorable Mention in the Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project (2000) for a television pilot, John Reoli’s short fiction has appeared in the James White Review, Harrington Gay Mens Fiction Quarterly, The Front, Pittsburgh's Out (1997 Short Fiction Contest Winner), Blithe House Quarterly and The Oakland Review.
He is the author of the poetry collection Naked Prayers (Six Gallery Press, 2007). His poetry has been published in The Oakland Review, Thieves Jargon and The Red River Review.
After serving five years in the United States Navy, he received his Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing in 1992 from Carnegie Mellon.