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July 2011 – My stage drama RIDING THE COMET will be making its world premiere at Actors’ NET in Morrisville PA for a three week run. Directed by Kyla M Donnelly. Opening night is Friday September 16 running through October 2, 2011. More news and updates soon.
June 2011ROEBLING: The Story of The Brooklyn Bridge featured in The Roebling Legacy, a new book by Clifford Zink. www.roeblinglegacy.com
January 2011 Listen to the A FEW GOOD MEN podcast. Mark is joined by director Alycia Bauch-Cantor and co-stars Faith Dowgin & Robert Fisher as we give insight into the upcoming production. Listen Now
October 2010 Mark has been cast as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A FEW GOOD MEN; opening January 2011, produced by Mauer Productions OnStage. show info
August 2010 Mark will be playing a physical therepist in a medical training video scheduled to shoot on August 6.
July 2010 Mark’s action/comedy feature script TEST DRIVE reaches the Quarterfinals in the prestigious 2010 Scriptapalooza screenplay competition!
July 2010 U.S. 1 Magazine profiles the Roebling Museum and our upcoming production of ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge read it here
June 2010 A new website dedicated to ROEBLING:The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge is launched! Please visit: www.RoeblingPlay.com
May 2010 Clear Pictures Entertainment is now attached to produce Mark’s sports comedy WIFF.
May 2010 Mark will be portraying a physician in a medical training video produced by Red Nucleus.
March 2010 The Roebling Museum in association with Theater To Go presents the New Jersey premiere of Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge in Roebling NJ, October 15-24. Directed by Ruth Markoe. More info soon.
January 2010Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge will be coming to Roebling, NJ in October 2010! More info soon.
December 2009Mark is featured in an Ethics & Compliance corporate video for Novartis.
December 2009Mark has completed his 4th feature screenplay, a horror/creature feature titled THE PINES more info
November 2009Mark will be performing in the staged reading of a new play called Miss Communications at Actors’ NET on 11/20 more info
October 2009Mark discusses ROEBLING with Anita Donovan on WBCB Radio 10/2/09 listen now
October 2009 – ROEBLING production photos now available. view now
October 2009ROEBLING: The Story of The Brooklyn Bridge continues through Oct 11. more info
September 2009Mark will be addressing students at his alma mater Hamilton High School West (NJ) on September 29.
September 2009Mark has been named as a “celebrity judge” in the Miss Mercer County (NJ) competition to be held September 27.
August 2009Article in Hamilton Post profiling the World Premiere of ROEBLING now available online. Read it now.
June 2009 Mark’s stage play ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge will make its world premiere at Actors’ NET in Morrisville PA on Sept 25, 2009! more info
April 2009 Mark’s stage play, RIDING THE COMET will make its public performance debut with a staged reading at Actors’ NET of Bucks County, Morrisville PA on May 8, 2009. more info
March 2009 Mark’s script MOBBED UP, in development with Starline Films, is now listed on IMBD. View Here or IMDB Pro Link
February 2009 Don’t miss Mark in Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys, opening Feb 20 2009. more info
November 2008 Mark will be playing Ben in Pierrot Productions’ The Sunshine Boys set to open Feb 2009.
October 7, 2008 Be a guest as Mark Violi presents an active discussion on two of his screenplays in different stages of production. To be held at a Central NJ Barnes & Noble. more info
September 2008 Mark’s sports comedy feature Wiff finishes in the Top 10% of the prestigious Austin Film Festival.
August 2008 – Wiff optioned to Hollywood! Page Four Productions options Mark’s sports comedy feature Wiff.
June 2008Mark and his writers group are featured in the Hamilton Post newspaper. view pdf
March 2008Mark will be playing Jack Hill in the TV Mini-Series Pilot, The Crew shooting this summer.
March 2008MOBBEDUPMOVIE.COM, the official site of the film Mobbed Up, now online view now
January 2008Phila 76’ers “Guys Night Out” spot now available to view. view now
January 2008 – Getting Made: The Mobbed Up Movie Blog now online. Go now
January 2008Mark inks agreement with Starline FIlms to development his comedy script Mobbed Up!
January 2008View web photo for Phila 76’ers “Guys Night Out” promo. view here
January 2008Mark has been booked on a commercial for the Philadelphia 76’ers, shooting at the Wachovia Center.
December 2007Mark will be appearing in LionsGate Entertainment’s The Verdict, a new series coming to Lifetime. See IMDB.
December 2007Mark will be appearing in the Dreamworks production The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson. See IMDB.
October 2007 – Murder on the Waterfront, a murder mystery comedy penned by Mark will be performed at Rutgers University on October 26.
August 2007 – Mobbed Up advances to second round in Slamdance Screenplay Competition! In a field of over 2200 submissions, Mark’s comedy Mobbed Up is among those scripts selected to move to the second round.
August 2007 – Mobbed Up receives glowing coverage from Slamdance! View some comments here.
July 2007Philadelphia Inquirer “Get It While It’s Hot” print ad now available.
June 2007Go Psycho! Don’t miss Mark as Star Cat in Charles Busch’s hilarious beach romp Psycho Beach Party! Performance dates for this charity event are June 22/23. Ticket Info
June 2007Mark has booked a TV/Print ad for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s “Get It While It’s Hot” campaign! The commercial shoots June 7 at the Jersey Shore. View Commercial
June 2007Come see Mark’s murder mystery comedy, Murder on the Waterfront, performed live in New York City, Sunday June 10! Venue Info
May 2007R+R Productions has contracted Mark to write the murder mystery Murder on the Waterfront.
March 2007Mark will be appearing in the short film Mac & Moses, shooting in March/April 2007.
February 2007Mark has accepted the role of Star Cat in this summer’s stage production of Psycho Beach Party. More info at JTMF.org
October 2006Mark has appeared in an industrial training video for EU Data.
August 2006 Mark will be starring in a commercial for Power Windows and Siding! The 30-second spot with a baseball theme will be shown in the Philadelphia region. Watch for it soon on Comcast cable.
August 2006Mark will appear as a ‘happy husband’ in a commercial for LA Weightloss.
July 2006The trailer for Outpost: Knightsbridge is now available. Mark is the Asst Director of the film and edited the trailer. view here
June 2006 Production has begun on Dark Oasis Pictures’ Outpost: Knightsbridge. Mark will serve as Assistant Director for this horror short.
April 2006 Mark has been contracted by Bag of Beans Productions to write the short, Nothing In Common scheduled for production this summer.
March 2006Mark has been chosen as a model for technology leader Siemens. Mark will be part of the print advertising campaign for a new product launch.
IMTA Los Angeles 2006
Mark earned the following awards at the International Modeling & Talent Association acting competition, held January 2006.

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
3rd Runner Up

COLD READ
Winner

SIT COM SCENE
2nd Runner-Up

TV COMMERCIAL SPOT
Honorable Mention