in Richard Maxwell's Cowboys & Indians at Soho Rep and Cucuzza's Speed Freaks at the Ontological. Cucuzza later filmed Speed Freaks, and Cote reprised his role as dim-witted drug chef Karl. Career in arts journalism In 1996, Cote co-founded and edited OFF, a journal for alternative theater with actor and graphics designer Jenny Woodward. This free 'zine dedicated to experimental, off-off theater was distributed to theaters mostly below 14th Street. It continued until 1998. In 1998/99, Cote edited EdgeNY, a free indie magazine also devoted to off-off theater. From 1999 to 2000, he worked as theater editor at the national arts listings site CultureFinder.com. In August 2000, Cote became staff theater writer at Time Out New York. He wrote reviews, listings, previews and other reporting for the weekly magazine. In 2003, he became theater editor and chief drama critic. He reviewed a wide range of plays, musicals and experimental pieces from Broadway to Off-Off-Broadway. Cote left Time Out in April 2017. To date, he is the longest-serving theater editor and chief drama critic of the magazine. As a critic and reporter, he freelances for The Village Voice, What Should We Do?, IN New York and other places. Over the years, his reporting and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, American Theatre, Opera News, The Guardian, The Times (UK), Slate and elsewhere. In 2004, he began as a regular contributing critic on NY1's weekend theater program, On Stage. Career as playwright and opera librettist After more than a decade of acting and journalism, Cote decided to branch into more creative writing areas, namely, plays and opera libretti. Since 2007, he has been writing on commission for various theater and opera companies. His world premieres to date include three operas, a song cycle, and a monodrama. In addition, his plays and other libretti have had numerous readings and workshops. Personal life In 2011, Cote married Katherine Kellgren, the audiobook narrator and winner of 13 Audie Awards, including four for Best Female Narrator. They lived in Manhattan until Kellgren died at age 48 in 2018. Selected awards and recognition Cote's work has been generously supported by the MAP Fund and the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust. In 2009 he won a fellowship to the MacDowell Colony. His plays and operas have been commissioned, developed or produced by Gingold Theatrical Group, HERE, Beth Morrison Projects, Second Movement, Fort Worth Opera, Chicago Opera Theater,