“...we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread. We were just a family. In a family even exaggerations make perfect sense." - john IRVING
"I’m sniffing the vents up here. The bread, can you smell it? She made homemade mozzarella yesterday. I could hear the curd squeaking."
"How the bread is made, that’s my business. How you eat the bread, that’s your business. No questions. "
"You know this word vig, vigorish? Is Russian word."
"Nope, we’re gonna whack them off."
"I’m not having a sex talk with your Aunt. I don’t want our sex in my food! I’ve tried."
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Welcome to Yesterday's Bread
Thank you for visiting. This is the official destination for the latest news and updates about the captivating new play by Russ Pastena. Explore upcoming performance venues and find information about tickets and merchandise.
About the Playwright
Mr. Pastena has been writing under the covers with a flashlight for years. He is a happily departed corporate cog - admitting to himself that it was time to use all of that regret to create art - especially in the voices whose pasts are easily stifled by age, disregard and the inability to navigate changes that have altered how we live and communicate.
Russ has a degree in Communication and Theater from The College of New Jersey and holds a Master’s in Communication from Indiana University. He resides in NJ with his family.