Playwright's Spotlight with Bob DeRosa

The charming Bob DeRosa swings by Playwright's Spotlight fresh off the relaunch of his play - Gifted. Bob shares his experiences with starting in sketch writing, its benefits in learning to write quickly and the basic rules of structure, writing dialogue that's easy vs dialogue that's bad, and stories as transformation machines for the character. We also touch upon the depth of playwriting, finding your community, the benefits and process of developmental workshops, recognizing failure and dealing with criticism, playing your audience's emotions, and the thrill of the setup and the payoff. It's a simple discussion engrained with nuggets of knowledge. It's hard to imagine you won't take away a gem or two. Enjoy!

Bob DeRosa is a Los Angeles based playwright who started his theatre-writing career in Orlando in the 90s when he cofounded the successful comedy troupe THEM, writing for several ongoing shows including Serial Killers, The Box, We The People, Fast & Loose, and Crime Scene. His play All The Best Killers Are Librarians was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival and his short play Rocket Sex was published in Volume 2 of The Collective: 10 Play Anthology. His play, Gifted received its world premiere at Sacred Fools in Jan 2020 and at LOFT in North Hollywood this past March. He also co-wrote the Audible Originals - Catchers and Video Palace, the first original podcast from SHUDDER.

To view the video format of this episode, visit the link below -
https://youtu.be/bHr0mQxXKOI

Links to sites and resources mentioned in this episode -

Sacred Fools -
http://www.sacredfools.org/

Art Sake -
https://www.art-sake.com

Loft Ensemble -
https://www.loftensemble.org

NaNoWriMo -
https://nanowrimo.org

Contact/socials for Bob DeRosa -

Twitter - @thembob
IG - @bobderosawriter

Websites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's Spotlight

Punk Monkey Productions -
www.punkmonkeyproductions.com

PLAY Noir -
www.playnoir.com

PLAY Noir Anthology –
www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.html

James Elden -
Twitter - @jameseldensauer
IG - @alakardrake
FB - fb.com/jameseldensauer

Punk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir -
Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods
- @playnoirla
IG - @punkmonkeyprods
- @playnoir_la

FB - fb.com/playnoir
- fb.com/punkmonkeyproductions

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IG - @playwrights_spotlight

Playwriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festival
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