Davis Alianiello is a playwright. He writes grotesque tragicomedies that explore crises of belief and belonging. NewsI’m thrilled to be a new member of Youngblood, the OBIE-winning collective of emerging professional playwrights at Ensemble Studio Theatre.An excerpt of my play THE PASSIVISTS will be performed as part of Particles: A Mutual Aid Reading Series at Cheeni in Brooklyn on 12/9. November 2025THE FARM was performed at GrubStreet in Boston, MA. October 2025THE FARM ran for a weekend at The Wilbury Group in Providence, RI.July 2025THE MAILROOM had a reading at RiffRaff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, RI.THE FARM sold out its run at The Wilbury Group as part of the Providence Fringe Festival, winning the Audience Choice Awards for Best Comedy and Best Playwriting. SNAKE was a semifinalist for Words Cubed at Utah Shakespeare Festival. SNAKE was a finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. June 2025THE MAILROOM was in the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference.May 2025CATCH: OR, THE GODS ARE CHILDREN had a staged reading with MAD Company in their New Perspectives Festival.April 2025THE FARM was presented in The Lighthouse Series at SoHo Playhouse.March 2025SNAKE was the Rhode Island State Winner in the Clauder Competition. THE FARM had a staged reading at Playhouse on Park.December 2024THE FARM began development with Stroller Scene. SNAKE was a finalist for Pegasus PlayLab. October 2024THE MAILROOM had a staged reading at The Wilbury Group.May 2024THE MAILROOM had a staged reading in the Hunter College MFA Thesis Festival.April 2024SNAKE was a second place recipient of the Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting from the Kennedy Center.