Andrew Periale is perhaps best known as co-founder of the Emmy-nominated Perry Alley Theatre.  Aside from writing plays, though, he is the founding editor of Puppetry International Magazine, and has released a CD of humorous, original songs on the Big Round Records label.

Periale is a regular at poetry hoots and open mic nights. His frequent triumphs at Robert Burns poetry competitions has given him one of the finest collection of single malt scotches in New Hampshire. This is the first time anyone has ever asked him to read more than one poem at a single event and he warns us: "I'm an actor, so this is not going to be a dull or stodgy affair-- anything could happen!"