is a NYC-based theater artist, producer, director, press rep, and educator. In the before times, he collaborated with Washington National Opera and The Kennedy Center on several projects including writing, directing and hosting their popular video series The Weird and Wonderful World of Opera. He wrote several educational stage shows for Washington National Opera, featuring hundreds of performers (and a horse) for thousands of school kids from 4th-10th grade. He was the clown/host of the cirque hit Moonrise Circus for over two years in Bushwick & Times Square. He’s the creator (and sometimes-performer) of the long-running, critically acclaimed, interactive family comedy Show Up, Kids! currently running at The Rat in DUMBO. He is the co-host of the podcast “Arts and Craft” where artists talk to fellow artists about their craft. He was one of the first American artists to present interactive shows during lockdown and his critically acclaimed sci-fi/toy theater homage Planet of the Grapes Live - which received the 2021 EdFringe Infallibles Award for Creativity. He is currently adapting “...Grapes” for the live stage; an interactive/immersive B-movie inspired karaoke experience; and a non-verbal, object-movement comedy for very young audiences called Confetti. Pete also appeared in STOMP for 5 years. More info at www.petermmarino.com