Davis Alianiello

is a playwright. He writes grotesque tragicomedies that explore crises of belief and belonging.

News
THE FARM will run from April 23-26 at the Paradise Factory in NYC. Tickets on sale here!

THE FARM will be produced by Scene Change in Manila, the Philippines, as ANG LINANGAN, translated and directed by Guelan Varela-Luarca.

February 2026
My short play FACULTY ROOM was in BRUNCH at Ensemble Studio Theatre, directed by Tom Costello.

January 2026
Monologues from THE FARM will be published in The Best Men’s Stage Monologues 2026 and The Best Women’s Stage Monologues 2026 collections from Smith & Kraus.

December 2025
An excerpt of THE PASSIVISTS was performed as part of Particles: A Mutual Aid Reading Series, at Cheeni in Brooklyn.

November 2025
I became a member of Youngblood, the OBIE-winning collective of emerging professional playwrights at Ensemble Studio Theatre.

THE FARM was performed at GrubStreet in Boston, MA.

October 2025
THE FARM ran for a weekend at The Wilbury Group in Providence, RI.

July 2025
THE 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 2025
THE MAILROOM was in the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference.

May 2025
CATCH: OR, THE GODS ARE CHILDREN had a staged reading with MAD Company in their New Perspectives Festival.

April 2025
THE FARM was presented in The Lighthouse Series at SoHo Playhouse.

March 2025
SNAKE was the Rhode Island State Winner in the Clauder Competition.

THE FARM had a staged reading at Playhouse on Park.

December 2024
THE FARM began development with Stroller Scene.

SNAKE was a finalist for Pegasus PlayLab.

October 2024
THE MAILROOM had a staged reading at The Wilbury Group.

May 2024
THE MAILROOM had a staged reading in the Hunter College MFA Thesis Festival.

April 2024
SNAKE was a second place recipient of the Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting from the Kennedy Center.