In addition to his plays, Cancelmi has written numerous short stories,

a short novel, "Sun in an Empty Room," and is currently working

on a screenplay with Australian writer Nick Barkla. A great admirer

of French literature, Cancelmi has translated works by such

authors as Koltes, Jean-Luc Lagarce, Robert Desnos, Andre Gide,

Michel Trembley, E. M. Cioran, Leon Bloy and Georges Bataille.

He has studied writing with such noted authors as Suzan-Lori Parks

and John Crowley, and is currently working on a translation of

"Le Bavard," by Louis-Rene Des Forets. As a dramaturg, Cancelmi has

worked for various theater companies, most recently Immediate

Medium, Inc., of which he was a founding member, and the Cutting

Ball Theater Company in San Francisco [Rob Melrose, Artistic

Director]. Rounding out his theatrical experience, Cancelmi is also

an experienced actor, having trained at Acting International in

Paris, France, and at the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago. Cancelmi

works and resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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