 A film version of the play "Merging" was released in 2009.Messina has directed the off-Broadway shows "Rockaway Boulevard" by Richard Vetere, "The Accidental Pervert" by Andrew Goffman, and Art Metrano's "Accidental Comedy", as well as a staged reading of his own script "Younger", starring Joe Piscopo.Messina's play, "Homeland", which premiered in 2008, starred "Sopranos" actors Dan Grimaldi, Jason Cerbone, Joe Lisi, as well as Amir Darvish.