Santo D. Marabella, MBA, DSW, The Practical Prof® and the 2018 Reading Eagle Entertainment Newsmaker of the Year, is an author, playwright, filmmaker, speaker and educator with writing, directing and/or producing credits that include books, television pilots, a musical, short films and plays. He was a producer of This Is Reading by Lynn Nottage. He co-founded and executive produced ReadingFilmFEST (2015 through 2017), as well as co-founded and served as Film Commissioner, ReadingFilm (2006 to 2018).
Current projects include: executive producer, Il Mio Posto a Tavolo (My Seat at the Table), documentary film, shooting in 2024; writer/director, Rocky Road Ain’t Always Sweet (production of one act plays), scheduled for May 2024;.
Past projects include: producer, “Ava” feature film (October 2023); and, producer, “Flashlight” feature film (December 2023); director/co-producer, workshop for “Love Is Afoot!”, an original musical (August 2023); producer, “Take Five on 5th” visual arts show (March 2023); writer/producer, “The Caregiver”, short film (August 2022); director/producer, “This Machine”, video/audio play (September 2021); and, writer/producer/creator, “Franklin Street Station” TV pilot (May 2018). Non-produced projects: writer, “Barbara Saves Herself” feature screenplay; and writer/creator, “Raising the ‘Rents”, TV pilot.
Marabella is Professor Emeritus of Management, Moravian University where he continues to teach part time. He is a member of The Lambs®, The Dramatists Guild of America and Theatre Communications Group. More information can be found on his IMDB profile. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Villanova University; an MBA from St. Joseph’s University; and, a doctorate in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.