{{short description|American playwright, actor, and reality television participant}} {{Infobox writer | name = Joe Gulla | image = File:Joe Gulla Performing "The Bronx Queen' at Joe's Pub.jpg | caption = Joe's Pub at The Public Theater Performance | birth_name = Joseph Santo Gulla | birth_date = July 23 | birth_place = Bronx, New York | notableworks = Garbo, Bronx Queen Trilogy, The Bronx Queen, Faggy at 50, Daddy, Reel Wood, Knock Off!, Gay.Porn.Mafia, Christmas Caroline, Gayfever, Fall and Rise, Sleeping With The Fish, My Darling Love, Members Only }} '''Joe Gulla''' (born July 23, 1964) is an American playwright, actor and reality television participant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Joe-Gulla/|title = Joe Gulla Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ah-to-be-young-gay-and-backstage-just-us-boys-gets-off-bway-staging-june-20-106612|title = Ah, to be Young, Gay and Backstage; Just Us Boys Gets Off-Bway Staging June 20–30|date = 20 June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nextmagazine.com/content/hot-guidos-and-macho-men-rocked-his-world |title=Hot Guidos and Macho Men Rocked His World | Next Magazine |access-date=2016-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315231607/http://www.nextmagazine.com/content/hot-guidos-and-macho-men-rocked-his-world |archive-date=2016-03-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he writes and performs for the theater. He is a regular performer at Feinstein's/54 Below and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Joe-Gulla-Will-Perform-At-Dramatists-Guild-Event-In-Times-Square-20210322|title = Joe Gulla Will Perform at Dramatists Guild Event in Times Square}}</ref> An award-winning playwright, his plays have been performed Off-Broadway, nationally and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Joe-Gulla-Will-Perform-At-Dramatists-Guild-Event-In-Times-Square-20210322|title = Joe Gulla Will Perform at Dramatists Guild Event in Times Square}}</ref>
==Biography== ===Early life=== Gulla is a native of Bronx, New York. He is a 1982 graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School. Upon graduation, he attended the State University at Albany, but eventually transferred to Fordham University at Rose Hill. His post-graduate work includes study at Fordham University and Circle Repertory in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.callmeadam.com/interviews/2015/8/26/call-redialed-joe-gulla-daddy-united-solo-festival.html|title = Call Redialed: Joe Gulla: Daddy: United Solo Festival}}</ref>
===Career=== Gulla is a regular performer at Feinstein's/54 Below and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. His play, "My Darling Love" won the 2019 Christopher Hewitt Award for Drama. His plays, "The Bronx Queen", "Garbo" and "Gay.Porn.Mafia" won the 2016, 2017 and 2018 NYC Downtown Urban Arts Festival "Audience Award", respectively. As an actor, Joe performed in San Francisco's "Tony & Tina's Wedding" for many years and Off-Broadway's "My Big Gay Italian Wedding". He also starred on NBC's LOST, one of television's first adventure reality series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://54below.com/events/joe-gulla-the-bronx-queen-2/|title = Joe Gulla: The Bronx Queen}}</ref> His best known work, ''Bronx Queen Trilogy'' is based on his experience growing up as a gay boy in the Bronx.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/10/23/joe-gullas-bronx-queen-selected-encore-performance|title = Joe Gulla's 'The Bronx Queen' Selected for Encore Performance|date = 23 October 2012}}</ref>''The Bronx Queen'', first in the series, won the 2016 Downtown Urban Arts Festival "Audience Award" for Gulla's sold-out performance at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-Gullas-THE-BRONX-QUEEN-Wins-Audience-Award-at-2016-Downtown-Urban-Arts-Festival-20160427|title=Joe Gulla's THE BRONX QUEEN Wins Audience Award at 2016 Downtown Urban Arts Festival}}</ref>"The Bronx Queen" was also awarded Best Comedic Script and Most Popular Show at NYC Theater Row's 2012 and 2013 United Solo Theatre Festival, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 3rd Annual United Solo Theatre Festival |date=26 April 2021 |url=http://unitedsolo.org/us/the-2012-united-solo-awards-have-been-announced/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IMDb Page fr Joe Gulla|website=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6119166/}}</ref>''Faggy at 50'', second in the series, was awarded Best One-Man Show at NYC Theater Row's 2014 United Solo Theatre Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2014/11/24/united-solo-theatre-festival-announces-award-winners/|title = United Solo Theatre Festival Announces Award Winners|date = 25 November 2014}}</ref>''Daddy'', the series' final installment had its World Premiere at NYC Theater Row's 2015 United Solo Theatre Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unitedsolo.org/us/daddy-2015-sept-19/ |title=United Solo » Daddy |website=unitedsolo.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715092830/http://unitedsolo.org/us/daddy-2015-sept-19/ |archive-date=2015-07-15}}</ref> Gulla won the 2015 United Solo Award for Best Comedian for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2015/11/24/united-solo-festival-announces-2015-winners/|title = United Solo Festival Announces 2015 Winners|date = 24 November 2015}}</ref>
''REEL WOOD'', a short play written by Gulla, had its World Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2015. It was also selected by NYC's Village Playwrights to be performed in their "Re-Inventing Family" series commemorating Gay Pride.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2433|title = Hollywood Fringe - in the basement}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/villageplaywrights/productionhistory|title=Villageplaywrights - Village Playwrights Production History}}</ref> Gulla's play, ''Knock Off!'', had its world premiere in Houston, TX at Theatre Southwest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatresouthwest.org/nowplaying.html|title = Theatre Southwest, Houston Texas}}</ref> ''Christmas Caroline'' had its World Premiere at Studio C Theatre, Hollywood, CA in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hollywoods-Theatre-Row-Unwraps-Joe-Gullas-CHRISTMAS-CAROLINE-20151110|title = Hollywood's Theatre Row Unwraps Joe Gulla's CHRISTMAS CAROLINE}}</ref> His play, ''Gayfever'' had its World Premiere at the Funky Little Theatre Company in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/THE-BRONX-QUEEN-Set-for-Joes-Pub-38-20160216|title = THE BRONX QUEEN Set for Joe's Pub, 3/8}}</ref> "Sleeping With The Fish" by Joe Gulla opened the Village Playwrights' "Gay Pride and Prejudice" series in June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-GullasSLEEPING-WITH-THE-FISH-to-Open-Village-Playwrights-Pride-Celebration-20160620|title = Joe Gulla's SLEEPING WITH THE FISH to Open Village Playwrights' Pride Celebration}}</ref> In June 2016, Gulla's play, ''Fall and Rise'' had its World Premiere at the Carrolwood Player's "One Act Weekend" in Tampa, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carrollwoodplayers.org/one-act-weekend-2016/|title=One Act Weekend 2016|date=March 2016}}</ref> Later that month, Gulla's ''Fall and Rise'' premiered at the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oneactgarage.wordpress.com/writers/|title = Writers|date = 27 May 2015}}</ref> ''Fall and Rise'' was awarded "Best Play" in 2016 at the Acadia University Mini Fest in Nova Scotia, CN.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatre.acadiau.ca/minifest-award-winners.html|title = Minifest Award Winners - Theatre}}</ref>
Gulla was a contestant on the NBC adventure reality series ''Lost'' in 2001. The show followed three teams of two as they made their way from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia back to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6119166/|title=Joe Gulla|website=IMDb}}</ref> He played the role of "Frankie" in Off-Broadway's long-running hit, ''My Big Gay Italian Wedding''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadway World Feature about Joe Gulla|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BRONX-QUEEN-Set-for-United-Solo-Festival-Begin-1114-20131113#.U6o7uRb2nwI}}</ref>
''The Advocate'' named Gulla its "Anti-Bullying Hero" in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Gulla "Anti-Bullying Hero"|date = 5 October 2012|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/hot-sheet/2012/10/05/hot-sheet-october-5-2012?page=full}}</ref>
In April 2025, Gulla published his memoir Last August: Love in the Time of Alzheimer's through Archway Publishing, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Last-August-Love-Time-Alzheimers/dp/1665786442 |title=Last August: Love in the Time of Alzheimer's |publisher=Amazon |access-date=May 7, 2026}}</ref> The book chronicles his seven years as primary caregiver for his mother during her battle with Alzheimer's disease and hospice care. Gulla also narrated the audiobook edition, released through ACX and Audible.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Last-August-Love-Time-Alzheimers/dp/1665786442 |title=Last August: Love in the Time of Alzheimer's |publisher=Amazon |access-date=May 7, 2026}}</ref> The memoir has been noted for its frank exploration of caregiving, grief, and family dynamics.
Gulla is a member of the Dramatists Guild.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dramatistsguild.com/memberdirectory/getmembership.aspx?cid=41701|title = Join the Guild}}</ref>
===Rome Years=== Gulla lived in Rome, Italy from 2007 to 2010, his play ''Garbo'' was based on an unrequited love affair experienced while living there. ''Garbo'' was selected to be part of the New York City's Times Square International Theater Festival in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Out Magazine Article about Garbo|date=20 January 2012|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/01/20/times-square-international-theater-festival-goes-gay-garbo}}</ref> ''Garbo'' was also produced at New York's Cherry Lane Theater as part of the 2017 Downtown Urban Arts Festival. It won the "Audience Award" for that performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://54below.com/events/joe-gulla-the-bronx-queen-2/|title = Joe Gulla: The Bronx Queen}}</ref>
==Original Plays (select)== * ''Garbo'' - 2011 (Barrow Group Theatre); 2017 (Cherry Lane Theater)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/garbo-to-play-barrow-group-theatre-casting-announced-com-180838|title=Garbo to Play Barrow Group Theatre; Casting Announced|date=12 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tickets-on-Sale-Now-for-Joe-Gullas-GARBO-at-Cherry-Lane-20170306|title=Tickets on Sale Now for Joe Gulla's GARBO at Cherry Lane}}</ref> * ''The Bronx Queen'' - 2012 (Theatre Row); 2016 (Joe's Pub); 2019 (Feinstein's/54 Below)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BRONX-QUEEN-Set-for-United-Solo-Festival-Begin-1114-20131113|title=THE BRONX QUEEN Set for United Solo Festival, Begin. 11/14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malinism.com/2016/03/07/downtown-urban-arts-festival-features-joe-gulla-the-bronx-queen/|title=Downtown Urban Arts Festival Features Joe Gulla & the Bronx Queen|date=7 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wetheitalians.com/art-heritage-new-york/joe-gulla-brings-bronx-queen-feinsteins54-below|title=Joe Gulla Brings THE BRONX QUEEN to Feinstein's/54 Below}}</ref> * ''Faggy at 50'' - 2014 (Theatre Row); 2017 (Joe's Pub); 2018 (Tabard Theatre)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-Gullas-FAGGY-AT-50-to-Hit-Joes-Pub-This-Sunday-20170728|title = Joe Gulla's FAGGY AT 50 to Hit Joe's Pub This Sunday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/Joe-Gullas-FAGGY-AT-50-Makes-its-West-Coast-Debut-20180424|title = Joe Gulla's FAGGY AT 50 Makes its West Coast Debut}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.callmeadam.com/interviews/2014/9/11/call-answered-joe-gulla-faggy-at-50-united-solo-festival.html|title = Call Answered: Joe Gulla: Faggy at 50: United Solo Festival}}</ref> * ''Daddy'' - 2015 (Theatre Row); 2018 (Joe's Pub)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.callmeadam.com/interviews/2015/8/26/call-redialed-joe-gulla-daddy-united-solo-festival.html|title = Call Redialed: Joe Gulla: Daddy: United Solo Festival}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Photo-Flash-DADDY-Brings-Joe-Gulla-Back-to-Joes-Pub-20181106|title = Photos: DADDY Brings Joe Gulla Back to Joe's Pub}}</ref> * ''Reel Wood'' - 2015 (Studio C Artists); 2018 (Eclectic Theatre)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.performingartslive.com/Events/Studio-C-Artists-In-The-Basement-6122015|title = In the Basement - Studio C Artists - Studio C Artists}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://seattlegayscene.com/2016/02/fantastic-z-showcase-new-original-queer-plays-with-4th-annual-festival/|title = Fantastic Z Showcase New Original Queer Plays with 4th Annual Festival | Seattle Gay Scene | Your Daily Gay in Seattle}}</ref> * ''Christmas Caroline'' - 2015 (Studio C Artists)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hollywoods-Theatre-Row-Unwraps-Joe-Gullas-CHRISTMAS-CAROLINE-20151110|title = Hollywood's Theatre Row Unwraps Joe Gulla's CHRISTMAS CAROLINE}}</ref> * ''Knock Off!'' - 2016 (Theatre Southwest)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/theatre-southwests-festival-of-originals-still-swingin-after-19-years-8572962|title=Theatre Southwest's Festival of Originals Still Swingin' After 19 Years}}</ref> * ''Fall and Rise'' - 2016 (Acadia University); 2016 (Carrollwood Players Theatre); 2016 (Studio C Artists)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatre.acadiau.ca/minifest-award-winners.html|title=Minifest Award Winners - Theatre}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/florida/carrollwood/calendar/event/20160604/3229/one-act-weekend|title = Local Event: One Act Weekend|date = 3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/learn/content/3413|title = Hollywood Fringe - studio c artists to launch next series of original plays "in the garage: Where you park your junk."}}</ref> * ''Gayfever'' - 2016 (Funky Little Theatre Company)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.callmeadam.com/interviews/2017/4/25/call-redialed-joe-gulla-garbo-2017-downtown-urban-arts-festi.html|title = Call Redialed: Joe Gulla: GARBO: 2017 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Cherry Lane Theatre}}</ref> * ''Sleeping With The Fish'' - 2016 (Emerald Theatre Company); 2017 (Darkhorse Dramatists); 2017 (Vermont Pride Theater); 2019 (KIT Playwright Series); 2018 (Island City Stage)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/memphis/article/Joe-Gullas-SLEEPING-WITH-THE-FISH-to-Premiere-as-Part-of-Emerald-Theatres-Out-of-the-Closet-Festival-20160909|title = Joe Gulla's SLEEPING WITH THE FISH to Premiere as Part of Emerald Theatre's 'Out of the Closet' Festival}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2017/02/20/darkhorse-dramatists-return-write-heart-festival/98158618/|title=Darkhorse Dramatists return with 'Write to the Heart' festival|website=The Des Moines Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/vermont/article/Joe-Gullas-SLEEPING-WITH-THE-FISH-Swims-to-Vermont-20170717|title=Joe Gulla's SLEEPING WITH THE FISH Swims to Vermont}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Joe-Gullas-SLEEPING-WITH-THE-FISH-to-Feature-in-KIT-Playwright-Series-20190415|title = Joe Gulla's SLEEPING WITH THE FISH to Feature in KIT Playwright Series}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southfloridagaynews.com/Theatre/shorts-gone-wild-puts-the-qia-in-lgbtqia-at-island-city-stage.html|title = 'Shorts Gone Wild' Puts the 'QIA' in LGBTQIA at Island City Stage}}</ref> * ''The Voice'' - 2017 (Darkhorse Dramatists)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressconnects.com/story/entertainment/2017/05/09/darkhorse-dramatists-event-presents-new-plays/101437336/|title=Darkhorse Dramatists event presents 9 new plays}}</ref> * ''GAY.PORN.MAFIA'' - 2018 (New York Live Arts Theater)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-World-Premiere-of-Joe-Gullas-GAYPORNMAFIA-at-the-New-York-Live-Arts-Theater-20180418|title = Photos: World Premiere of Joe Gulla's GAY.PORN.MAFIA at the New York Live Arts Theater}}</ref> * ''My Darling Love'' - 2019 (Emerald Theatre Company)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/memphis/article/Joe-Gullas-MY-DARLING-LOVE-To-Premiere-As-Part-Of-Emerald-Theatres-The-Gift-Of-Pride-Festival-20190905|title = Joe Gulla's MY DARLING LOVE to Premiere as Part of Emerald Theatre's 'The Gift of Pride' Festival}}</ref> * ''Members Only'' - 2020 (Almost Adults Productions)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Almost-Adults-Productions-Presents-Joe-Gullas-MEMBERS-ONLY-20200912|title=Almost Adults Productions Presents Joe Gulla's MEMBERS ONLY}}</ref>
==Critical Analysis== Joe's solo performances are presented in the tradition of (and homage to) monologist, Spalding Gray. This artistic choice is explained in the Bistro Awards review of "The Bronx Queen".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bistroawards.com/joe-gulla/|title = Joe Gulla : Bistro Awards}}</ref> "Gulla delivered the entire show in Spalding Gray fashion: seated at a desk, reading the script aloud from a binder. At first I wondered whether this was such a great idea. Clearly Gulla knows (or nearly knows) the text by heart. But it turned out to be the right tack. There is a literary quality to Gulla's storytelling. Were he to stand center stage or wander about—speaking his "writerly" text in stream-of-consciousness, off-the-cuff fashion—the effect might seem stilted. Gulla's strengths as a performer were evident even within the limited acting sphere he allowed himself, perched behind that table. His hand gestures were simple but emphatic, giving him an authoritative quality. He modulated his somewhat raspy voice subtly to take on the roles of the various characters in the monologue, but also to give his story shape and his sentiments depth."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bistroawards.com/joe-gulla/|title = Joe Gulla : Bistro Awards}}</ref>"His performances succeed largely because Joe Gulla comes off as such a warm and wise storyteller, brimming with good will and honest reflection."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bistroawards.com/joe-gulla/|title = Joe Gulla : Bistro Awards}}</ref>
Broadway World elaborates: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-JOE-GULLA-Spins-Delectable-Yarns-in-THE-BRONX-QUEEN-at-54-Below-20210724/|title = Joe Gulla : Broadway World}}</ref>"Joe Gulla is a monologist in the tradition of Spalding Gray or Whoopi Goldberg or John Leguizamo. His style is simple. He sits at a desk (in this case a desk made of two music stands) and just reads. But it is story theatre of the highest order. His show THE BRONX QUEEN which opened last night at 54 Below, is about the traumatic, and often hysterical, experiences he had growing up gay in the Bronx. It is peopled with characters from his Italian family and their Puerto Rican friends. The Bronx Queen, by the way, is a fishing trawler that figures in many of the scenes. The story follows the ill-fated vessel from birth to death in a tragic accident and to eventual rescue. In short, it's a metaphor for the life of most gay kids who deal with families who love them but don't quite understand them, and about the peace and love they eventually find."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-JOE-GULLA-Spins-Delectable-Yarns-in-THE-BRONX-QUEEN-at-54-Below-20210724/|title = Joe Gulla : Broadway World}}</ref>
===The Bronx Queen=== ''The Bronx Queen'' was reviewed positively by Broadway World<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-JOE-GULLA-Spins-Delectable-Yarns-in-THE-BRONX-QUEEN-at-54-Below-20210724/|title = Joe Gulla : Broadway World}}</ref>
==Awards and honors== * 2019 - ''My Darling Love'' - Christopher Hewitt Award for Drama<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/memphis/article/Joe-Gullas-MY-DARLING-LOVE-To-Premiere-As-Part-Of-Emerald-Theatres-The-Gift-Of-Pride-Festival-20190905|title = Joe Gulla's MY DARLING LOVE to Premiere as Part of Emerald Theatre's 'The Gift of Pride' Festival}}</ref> * 2019 - ''Sleeping With The Fish'' - Carlo Annoni Award/Special Mention<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premiocarloannoni.eu/2018-edition/?lang=en|title = Winners – Carlo Annoni Prize}}</ref> * 2019 - ''Reel Wood'' - Last Frontier Theatre Conference Selectee<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatreconference.org/play-lab/history-of-plays-in-the-lab/|title = History of Plays in the Lab - Last Frontier Theatre ConferenceLast Frontier Theatre Conference}}</ref> * 2018 - ''GAY.PORN.MAFIA'' - Downtown Urban Arts Festival Audience Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-Gullas-GAYPORNMAFIA-Wins-Audience-Award-At-2018-Downtown-Urban-Arts-Festival-20180601|title = Joe Gulla's GAY.PORN.MAFIA Wins Audience Award at 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival}}</ref> * 2017 - ''Garbo'' - Downtown Urban Arts Festival Audience Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-Gullas-GARBO-Wins-Audience-Award-at-2017-Downtown-Urban-Arts-Festival-20170613|title=Joe Gulla's GARBO Wins Audience Award at 2017 Downtown Urban Arts Festival}}</ref> * 2016 - ''The Bronx Queen'' - Downtown Urban Arts Festival Audience Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-Gullas-THE-BRONX-QUEEN-Wins-Audience-Award-at-2016-Downtown-Urban-Arts-Festival-20160427|title = Joe Gulla's THE BRONX QUEEN Wins Audience Award at 2016 Downtown Urban Arts Festival}}</ref> * 2016 - ''Daddy'' - United Solo Theatre Festival Award for Best Comedian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/users/65998|title = Hollywood Fringe - joe gulla}}</ref> * 2016 - ''Fall and Rise'' - Acadia University (Nova Scotia) Award for Best Play<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatre.acadiau.ca/minifest-award-winners.html|title=Minifest Award Winners - Theatre}}</ref> * 2015 - ''Faggy at 50'' - United Solo Theatre Festival Award for Best One Man Show Script<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/users/65998|title = Hollywood Fringe - joe gulla}}</ref> * 2014 - ''The Bronx Queen'' - United Solo Theatre Festival Award for Most Popular Show Script<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/users/65998|title = Hollywood Fringe - joe gulla}}</ref> * 2013 - ''The Bronx Queen'' - United Solo Theatre Festival Award for Best Comedic Script<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/users/65998|title = Hollywood Fringe - joe gulla}}</ref>
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