this is what i have edited the picardi article to john c picardi is the author of the plays the sweepers and seven rabbits on a pole his plays are published by samuel french and have been produced off broadway at urban stages in manhattan and across the united states sweepers received positive reviews in the los angeles times the la times the sweepers lawrence van gelder of the new york times favorably reviewed both plays van gelder said about sweepers that mr picardi's writing renders his characters timeless his review of seven rabbits on a pole opened with an epic is in the making references