About
Dan Remmes has been writing stories since elementary school. He is an award-winning, published playwright, screenwriter and actor who has appeared on stages across the country, as well as in film and television. As a writer, his scripts have received productions and workshops across Europe and North America (including The White House) featuring OSCAR-WINNING, TONY-WINNING, EMMY-WINNING and OBIE-WINNING actors.
Dan is best known as the book writer of GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL which received rave reviews for ts United States premieres at the historic Ogunquit Playhouse featuring Hal Linden and Sally Struthers and at the The La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts featuring Cathy Rigby and Ken Page. It runs in various revenues through the country.
Dan wrote, directed and starred in the award-winning web series, COVID COUPLE and authored a song entitled LEAST BEING ME available on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music. His first book of comic essays, GRUMPY OLD DAN, will be published in late August 2026.
Featured Work
GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL
Based on the 1993 film featuring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, the musical adaptation reimagines the story in the 21st century to discover what happens when two old small town curmudgeons fall in love with the same woman. The show leverages the dimension of music to explore the emotions of an older generation in ways that are both heartfelt and hysterical. https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/grumpy-old-men/upcoming/
Other Works
Awards and Recognition
- HBO New Writers Project
- New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
- Sundance Film Lab
- Samuel French Festival of Plays
- Final Draft Big Break Screenplay Competition
- Fireside Theatre National Readers Theatre Competition
- Shipping Dock Theatre's International New Plays Festival
- McLaren Memorial Comedy Playwriting Competition
- Rochester Playwright Festival
- South Carolina Playwright's Festival
- Writer's Digest Writers Competition
- Nantucket Theatrical Production Play Competition
- Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition
- WRPN.TV Global Webisode Competition
- San Francisco Indie Short Festival
