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Gary P. Cohen

Gary P. Cohen is the producing director of Plays-in-the-Park, a respected summer theater in New Jersey, where he has directed more than fifty plays and musicals. In the early 1970s he founded a 100-seat semiprofessional theater, where he honed his craft before joining Plays-in-the-Park in the 1980s. He is the author of The Community Theater Handbook (Heinemann, 2003). Cohen has co-authored Off-B'way's Frankenstein, A New Musical and A High School Monster Musical with Mark Baron, as well as The Reluctant Dragon. A former William Morris agent, Cohen has also written and directed three 80's cult shot-on-video horror films: Video Violence Video Violence Il, and Captives, currently on DVD & Blu-ray.

Known for

Holiday Horror
Holiday Horror
2026 • Janitor/Groundskeeper (segment "Twin-lepathy")
Pizza Party Massacre
Pizza Party Massacre
2024
S.O.V. The True Independents
S.O.V. The True Independents
2018
VHS Revolution
VHS Revolution
2017 • Self
Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector
Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector
2013 • Self
Halloweenville
Halloweenville
2011 • Himself
Captives
Captives
1988 • Barry Epstein
Video Violence Part 2
Video Violence Part 2
1988 • Anchorman

Full filmography

Holiday Horror
Holiday Horror
2026 • Janitor/Groundskeeper (segment "Twin-lepathy")
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Halloweenville
Halloweenville
2011 • Himself
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Captives
Captives
1988 • Barry Epstein
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Gary P. Cohen – Biography, Known For & Filmography