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Rocky Bostick

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Rocky Bostick (b. 1991) is an American Interdisciplinary artist and Student of Peace. His contributions to theater have been recognized by the Lucille Lortel Awards.[1], Drama Desk Awards [2], Theater Fans' Choice Awards [3], the Off-Broadway Alliance Awards [4], the New York Independent Theater Awards [5].

Early Life and Education

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Rocky Bostick was born in Evanston, Illinois. He attended River Hill High School, in Clarksville, as a member of the class of 2009 [6]. He studied classical piano and chamber music at Peabody Preparatory at Johns Hopkins University. During his senior year of high school, he was admitted early action Yale College, as well as to Harvard College, and Princeton University [7]. At Yale, Rocky performed in student theater productions, including STOP KISS by Diana Son [8]. After pursuing undergraduate studies at the Yale School of Art, in 2018, Rocky completed a bachelors degree in Art [9].

Career

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Taking intermittent time off from his university studies at Yale College, Rocky moved to New York City in 2010 where he began to take classes. He studied at the LAByrinth Theater Company, HB Studio, Steps on Broadway, and Broadway Dance Center.

In 2011, Rocky became an intern at Negro Ensemble Company, where he worked as a production assistant on the off-broadway production of The Picture Box by Cate Ryan, and directed by Artistic Director Charles Weldon [10].

In 2011, Rocky became a "La MaMa Baby" during the 50th Anniversary season at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, performing as the Cymbalist in National Medal of Arts recipient Ping Chong's Angels of Swedenborg [11].

That season at La MaMa Etc, he worked on shows with two other resident companies: Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre and Loco 7. He was a Production Assistant for Golem (dir. Vít Hořejš), which was named a 2011 Critic's Pick by The New York Times [12]. And he was a Puppeteer for Urban Odyssey (created by Federico Restrepo and Denise Greber, with music by Tony nominee Elizabeth Swados). In 2012, Urban Odyssey received 5 nominations from the New York Independent Theater Awards, including Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Sound Design, Outstanding Innovative Design, Outstanding Original Music, and Outstanding Ensemble (for which Rocky was recognized) [5].

In 2012, Rocky performed as Wesley in a production of William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life (dir. Laura Braza, Attic Theater Company) staged at the Connelly Theater in the East Village of New York City. For this role, he organized and performed roughly 45 minutes of solo music (including underscoring and accompaniment) on the piano.

In 2013, Rocky worked at the David Geffen School of Drama, as the Artistic Intern and Program Designer at the Yale Summer Cabaret [13].

In 2017, he worked as a Costume Intern for Tooting Arts Club’s immersive, off-Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street written by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim, directed Bill Buckhurst. This show began at Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop in London, transferred to the West End, and ultimately hopped the pond to New York City (showing at Barrow Street Theatre) [14]. It won a 2017 Lucille Lortel Award (Outstanding Revival) [15], it won the Off-Broadway Alliance Award (Best Musical Revival) [4], and won the Theatre Fans' Choice Award (Best Off-Broadway Musical) [3]. It was also nominated for four 2017 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical [2].  

In 2017, after a hiking trip with his co-workers, the musicians at Uncommon Music Festival in Sitka, Alaska, Rocky created the concept for and wrote The Opera x Metamorphoses. Receiving $3825 grant from the Yale College Arts Discretionary Fund this show was produced by Yale College student Gillian Fu in 2018 [16]. The music was composed by Jack Broza Lawrence, son of Emmy® winner Jamie Lawrence, grandson of Emmy® winner Elliot Lawrence (former music director of the Tony Awards), and great-grandson of broadcaster Stan Lee Broza. Additional music was composed by Anteo Fabris, then a student at the Yale School of Music. Uniting diverse students (from Yale College, Yale School of Music, Yale School of Art, and the David Geffen School of Drama) with Queer Professional Dancers from the city of New Haven, this nine month creative exploration yielded a 111 minute piece of devised theater [17].

In 2021, Rocky was brought on by Netflix to be a Production Designer and the Costume Designer for The Game. Written and directed by its star, Samba Diop, this short film was selected as a winner of Netflix/Adobe's national competition The Great Untold. As one of three contest winners, Samba was selected from over 16,000 TikTok submissions, and received a $10,000 grant to make his film, which shot in Virginia and West Virginia [18]. Currently this short film has over 40,000 views on YouTube.

In 2022, Rocky made his West End debut as a production assistant (props department) on Theresa Rebeck's Mad House, (dir. Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Tony nominee). This production starred David Harbour and Bill Pullman, and premiered on June 26 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London [19].

Also in 2022, he was hired by Emmy® winner Jenn Rogien to join the costume department as a non-union production assistant on Dear Edward for Apple TV+. Based on the novel by Ann Napolitano, this series was developed by Jason Katims and starred Taylor Schilling and Connie Britton.

In 2023, Rocky was brought on as a Costume Assistant for ReEntry, a sci-fi feature film starring Emily Deschanel, Sam Trammell (Tony nominee), and Noma Dumezweni (Lawrence Olivier Award winner). This film premiered in 2024 at the Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Also in 2023, Rocky was hired to be the Production Designer and Costume Designer for NATIVES. This episodic series, centered around queer New Yorkers of Color, was created by Ronald Hinton and directed by Brittany Franklin, whose 2017 short film Finding God premiered at the Festival de Cannes [20]. NATIVES was an official selection at the 2024 Queer Voices: NYC Film Festival, where it was awarded Best Episodic [21]. Currently episodes 1 and 2 have, combined, received more than 40,000 views on YouTube [22]

Over several years, work by Rocky has appeared at the following: North East International Film Festival, Lower East Side Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Deep Focus Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, HollyShorts, Big Sky Documentary Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, DOC NYC, Asian Film Festival, Arab American National Museum Film Series, Carthage Film Festival, Sundance Institute Workshop, Short of the Week.

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Nominees : Lucille Lortel Awards". lortelaward.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ a b Cox, Gordon (2017-04-27). "'Hello, Dolly!' Dominates 2017 Drama Desk Nominations (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ a b Diamond, Robert. "2017 Theater Fans' Choice Awards Results! DEAR EVAN HANSEN, GREAT COMET, PLAY THAT GOES WRONG & MISS SAIGON Win Big!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ^ a b Alliance, Off Broadway. "2017 OBA Awards". the Off Broadway Alliance. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ a b Gioia, Michael (July 24, 2012). "A Man of No Importance, Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill Among 2012 Innovative Theatre Award Nominees". Playbill.
  6. ^ Kushner, Jillian K. "They are smart, we promise | Flyby | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  7. ^ Kushner, Jillian K. "They are smart, we promise | Flyby | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  8. ^ "STOP KISS: Two friends become something more". 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  9. ^ McCordick, Jack (2018-11-01). "Yale Art DUS exhibits in Times Square". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  10. ^ Sierra, Gabrielle. "Negro Ensemble Company Presents THE PICTURE BOX". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  11. ^ Kurahashi, Yuko (2020). The Interdisciplinary Theatre of Ping Chong: Exploring Curiosity and Otherness on Stage. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4766-3686-3.
  12. ^ Rampell, Catherine (November 29, 2011). "Creatures Big and Small, Remaking a 16th-Century Legend". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Diary of a Madhouse Wife". New Haven Review. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  14. ^ Addley, Esther (2017-03-02). "Sweeney Todd show cooked up in Tooting pie shop is hit in New York". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  15. ^ "Ben Platt, The Band's Visit, and Oslo Take Top Honors at 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards". Playbill. May 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "opera x metamorphoses | Yale College Arts". collegearts.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  17. ^ "The Opera x Metamorphoses — Rocky Bostick". rocklite.co. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  18. ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-03-16). "Netflix And Adobe Debut Short Films From Winners Of 'The Great Untold' Contest – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  19. ^ Akbar, Arifa (2022-06-26). "Mad House review – David Harbour and Bill Pullman spar in dark family psychodrama". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  20. ^ "Cannes Short Film Corner - Finding God". We are moving stories. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  21. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  22. ^ "Shared Soil Productions". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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