Gianna Lozzi was in her senior year at Arcadia University. Like any other senior, the final boss between her and her diploma was a senior thesis. Students had a choice. Some performed one-person shows, others stage managed productions, Gianna wrote a play. Right Behind was inspired by years of experience in the restaurant industry. She knew the problems, the long shifts, she knew the cliches, and she definitely knew the people. The play was just under fifty pages, with countless rewrites and edits, but it existed. An original play by Gianna Lozzi. Freddie was at Temple, studying film. He had always been obsessed with creating. At Temple, he had time to hone his skills behind the camera. Immediately he had thrown himself into the industry, picking up production assistant jobs as often as he can. He knew he wanted to make something real, something big. He just didn’t know where to start. A gang of friends and peers, Freddie included, helped out to give Gianna’s first original play a voice. Her senior thesis was presented as a staged reading at Arcadia University. Much to Gianna’s surprise, it was not only received well but, people were cracking up! The script was funny, and the story was genuine, but where can you go from there? With some gentle nudges in the back, Gianna had an idea to submit the show into the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. They had a stage, thanks to Raw St’s friends at Connie’s Ric Rac, and they had a play – all they needed was some help.
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