Bill Robens
Bill Robens | |
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| Born | |
| Other names | William Robens |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, 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
[edit]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]
In 2015, he adapted Kill Me, Deadly into a feature film of the same name.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE: The Musical! review by Wenzel Jones, Back Stage West
- ^ Eyespyla.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ Variety
- ^ "Kill Me, Deadly at Theatre of NOTE | LA Theatre Review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ Backstage.com
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Scream of the Bikini (2009) - by Duane L. Martin - Rogue Cinema". Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (5 April 2016). "'Kill Me, Deadly': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2017.