Joseph Zettelmaier
Writing
Biography
Joseph Zettelmaier is a Michigan-based playwright and four-time nominee for the Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association Award for Best New Play. His film credits include screenwriter for The Gravedigger (2019), based on his play of the same name.
Known For
Two warring families (one human, one not) attempt to make peace, resulting in bloodshed. In a world of monsters and magic, can the younger generation shake off a fate written by bullets, fangs, and claws?
American Cryptids
A lonely Gravedigger's life is forever changed when he finds a horribly scarred man hiding in the graveyard. After taking him in, the Gravedigger learns that the man is actually the creation of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who is hunting down his man-made monster before he can kill again. The Gravedigger is faced with the choice of saving the monster, whom he has befriended, or allowing Dr. Frankenstein to exact his bloody revenge. The story asks the question, what does it mean to be human?
The Gravedigger
A scientist vows revenge on the local Monroe county Pumpkin Queen.