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Pizza with Shrimp on Top
Pizza with Shrimp on Top is a young adult play written by Aaron Levy.

Plot
Through the perspective of Stuart, a high school senior, Aaron Levy’s young adult play addresses teen struggles of self-worth, suicide, and communication between yourself and your loved ones. Stuart attempted suicide by overdose and is now trapped in the limbo between life and death. Yearnings deepen but can never be satisfied, and self-inflicted wounds never heal. Stuart meets Daniel, B.J., and Muggy, limbo’s “welcoming committee,” and then runs into Lisa, an old crush from his school. When his little sister Stephanie visits him at the hospital, Stuart realizes that his time has run out, and he needs to make the choice between life and death. Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy.

Cast
Stephanie—Stuart’s 13 year-old sister

Daniel—from the city, now in limbo

Stuart—a senior in high school, our protagonist

B.J.—also from the city, now in limbo, dim-witted

Lisa—a senior in high school, the ex-prom queen

Muggy—formerly of the British military, now in limbo

Awards
1992: Scottie Award for Best Original Play at Arizona State University

1999: Nevada Council of the Arts special grant in education, Las Vegas, Nevada

2006: Distinguished Play Award in the category of middle school and secondary school audience plays presented by The American Alliance Theatre in Education

2008: Georgia Author of the Year Nominee in the young adult category, Georgia Writer’s Association.

Publications
Published 17 October 2006 by Dramatic Publishing.

Productions and Staged Readings
March 2010--Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, OR

January 2010--Revelstoke Theatre Company, Revelstoke, BC

November 2009--Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton, CA

October 2009--Hiram High School, Hiram, GA

January 2009--Russellville High School, Russellville, AR

June 2009--Russellville High School, Russellville, AR

November 2008--Momence High School, Momence, IL

November 2008--American Hebrew Academy, Greensboro, NC

August 2007--Sprayberry HS, GA for Cobb Co. English Teachers In-Service (staged reading)

March 2007--Tisdale Mid/Secondary School, Tisdale, SK CANADA

2006-2007--Kennesaw State University

2006--Woodland High School, GA

2001--University of Reno

2000--International Thespian Society Selection at South Mountain High School

2000--Hamilton High School

2000--Sunset High School

2000--Indian Springs High School

1998-1999--Silverado High School

1999--Charelston Center for the Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada

1999--Green Valley High School

1996--Basic High School

1999--Northern Indiana Regional Thespian Conference

1997--Notre Dame University

1995--Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Seattle, Washington

1992--Coronado High School

1992--Central High School

1992--Chandler High School

1992--Horizon School

1992--Arcadia High School

1991--Director’s Studio Arizona State University (staged reading)

Levy often participates in the staged readings of his play. He reads the part of Daniel.

Early Life
Aaron Levy attended Johnson Elementary in Bensalem, PA. Cherry Hill, NJ is where he and his family moved when Levy was in fifth grade. Beck Middle School in Cherry Hill New Jersey, along with Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Education
Bachelor of Arts, English, Arizona State University, Summer 1991

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Playwriting, Department of English and Theatre Arizona State University, Fall 1994

Graduate License in Secondary Education, English Comprehensive Endorsement University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Summer 1997

Doctor of Philosophy, Curriculum and Instruction, Division of English Education Arizona State University, Spring 2004

Career
1997-2000, English Instructor, Department of English, Silverado High School, Las Vegas, Nevada

2000 – 2001, Theatre Instructor, Fine Arts Department, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona

2000-2004, Faculty Associate/Teaching Associate, Department of English, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1996-2006, Adjunct English Instructor and Distance Education English Instructor, Department of English, Community College of S. Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

2004-Present, Assistant Professor of English/English education, Department of English, Kennesaw State University, GA