Bill Robens

Bill Robens
Other names William Robens
Occupation Writer, actor, composer, guitarist

Bill Robens is a Los Angeles-based playwright, screenwriter and actor, whose written works include The Poseidon Adventure: the Musical (co-written with Genemichael Barrera), The Towering Inferno: the Musical (co-written with Steve Marca), a comedy variety show, A Fish Without His Flippers and A Mulholland Christmas Carol, which earned Bill an L.A. Weekly Theatre Award for Best Adaptation.

Career

Bill Robens began writing for the theatre shortly after becoming a member of Theatre of NOTE, a Los Angeles theatre company specializing in new plays. His first satirical piece, The Poseidon Adventure: the Musical (co-written with Genemichael Barrera), was independently produced, drawing large crowds and excellent reviews.[1] Robens then wrote a holiday play, A Mulholland Christmas Carol, which was performed at Theatre of NOTE with great success during the Christmas season of 2002, ultimately becoming an annual holiday event.[2] The Towering Inferno: the Musical (co-written with Steve Marca), and the comedy variety show A Fish Without His Flippers soon followed.

Bill Robens' critically acclaimed gumshoe satire Kill Me Deadly played to packed houses for the entirety of its thrice-extended 2009 inaugural run at Theatre of NOTE.[3][4][5][6]

In 2009, Bill Roben's first feature film as a writer, Scream of the Bikini, directed by long-time collaborator Kiff Scholl, began playing the festival circuit.[7]

References

  1. ↑ THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE: The Musical! review by Wenzel Jones, Back Stage West
  2. ↑ http://www.eyespyla.com/www/thebuzz.nsf/13e09194ecb68d7088256e33004f0674/c24c46963b3f3d9588257228007b053f!OpenDocument
  3. ↑ http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940576.html?categoryid=33&cs=1
  4. ↑ http://www.latheatrereview.com/2009/07/02/kill-me-deadly-at-theatre-of-note/
  5. ↑ http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-la-theatre/kill-me-deadly-1003990363.story
  6. ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/07/review-kill-me-deadly-at-theatre-of-note.html
  7. ↑ http://www.roguecinema.com/article-1886--0-0.html

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