Bio:
I’m the one on the left.
Rom Watson is the author of the full-length plays Image and Likeness, The Norma Conquests, Lying Beneath the Surface, Manifesto of Silence, Pickle Juice, Pinocchio in The Bronx and The Beaumont Reunion; the 10-minute plays Performance Anxiety, Three Syllables of Shame, Celebrity Death Watch, A Twin Out of Time, The Test, Mead and Stu go Caroling and Mr. Cuddles; and the libretto for Chamber Music for Bonsai Trees, which is based upon a short novel in the public domain. Fifteen of his 38 short plays have been produced, and his full-length plays have had readings at The Road Theatre, Moving Arts, The MET Theatre, Fierce Backbone, Alliance Repertory Company, Unknown Theatre, The Laura Henry Studio, Celebration Theatre, and Neo Ensemble Theatre. He is a member of The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, and has been a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. since 1996.
Link:
https://newplayexchange.org/users/3602/rom-watson
Works:
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS:
Image and Likeness, a play in two acts.
- reading at The Road Theatre, September 17, 2007.
- reading (and a monetary prize) at Celebration Theatre, June 2, 2010.
- Zoom reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre, July 28, 2021.
- staged readings at The MET Theatre, August 22, 2005, and at The Road Theatre, May 15, 2006.
- reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre at BSAC, February 18, 2018.
- production by Visalia Players at The Ice House, Visalia, CA, Sept. 15 – Oct. 1, 2023.
Pinocchio in The Bronx, a fable for adults, loosely based on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
- reading at Alliance Repertory Company, January 20, 2013.
- reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre at Burbank Senior Artists Colony, June 10, 2018.
Lying Beneath the Surface, a full-length play.
- reading at Moving Arts, October 23, 2016.
- reading by Fierce Backbone at The Lounge Theatre, December 7, 2019.
Manifesto of Silence, a play in two acts.
- readings at The Laura Henry Studio on Sept. 8, 2002, at The Road Theatre on Nov. 1, 2004, at Unknown Theatre on May 8, 2006, and at The Road Theatre on March 24, 2008.
Pickle Juice, a scatological screwball comedy.
- reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre at Burbank Senior Artists Colony, April 26, 2017.
The Beaumont Reunion, a full-length play.
- Zoom reading by Fierce Backbone, May 23, 2020.
SHORT PLAYS:
Three Syllables of Shame, a 10-minute play.
- readings at ALAP’s Dramapocalypto, October 11, 2008, and at Live @ the Libe, Brentwood Library, March 6, 2010.
- production by Three Roses Players at The Luna Playhouse, Aug. – Sept. 2010.
- production by Libra Lens at Actors Workout Studio, Jan. 26 – Feb. 10, 2018.
- production by Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Lounge Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 8 – 24, 2019.
- Listed in The Best 10-Minute Plays of 2019, published by Smith & Kraus.
- production directed by Vicki Pearlman at The Skylight Theatre, February 12, 2020.
- Zoom production by Kentwood Players, CA, Jan. 24 – Feb. 21, 2021.
- student production at Appalachian State University, NC, May 1 – 7, 2021.
- production at The Magnetic Theatre’s One Act Play Festival, Ashville, NC, November 4-12, 2022.
Performance Anxiety, a 10-minute play.
- reading at ALAP’s Dramakaze, October 24, 2009.
- staged reading by The Chameleon Theatre Circle in Bloomington, MN, September 29, 2019.
- production by Fierce Backbone at The Zephyr Theatre, Oct. 1-22, 2023.
- upcoming production by Santa Paula Theater Center, Santa Paula, CA, May 24 – June 9, 2024.
A Twin Out of Time, a 12-minute play.
- reading at 2019 ALAP/ West Hollywood Pride Play Reading Festival, June 16, 2019.
- production by Fusion Theatre Company (NM) as part of The Seven, June 16 – 19 , 2022.
Mr. Cuddles, a 10-minute play.
- reading at Playwright’s Playpen (ALAP), September 27, 2014.
- production by ALAP at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 8 – 27, 2015.
- Cancelled due to Covid-19: student production directed by Lindsay Shiner at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, OH, May 5, 2020.
- production by The Sauk, as part of Sauk Shorts 2021, Hillsdale, MI, April 29 – May 2, 2021.
Mr. Cuddles and the Pet Sitter, a 5-minute play.
- production by Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Actors Workout Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 24 – April 2, 2017.
Mead and Stu at the Airport, AKA Mead and Stu Go to SeaWorld, a 10-minute play.
- production by Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Lounge Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 30 – Oct. 16, 2016.
- production by The Fine Arts Association’s 22nd Annual One-Act Festival – 10 Below, Willoughby, OH, April 5 – April 14, 2019.
- reading at Elim Park, Chesire, CT, Oct. 7, 2020.
Mead and Stu go Caroling, a 10-minute play.
- reading at Playwright’s Playpen (ALAP), October 26, 2013.
- readings at ALAP’s 2017 Bicoastal Play Reading Festival: October 7, 2017 in West Hollywood, CA, and October 16, 2017 in New York City.
- reading at Elim Park, Chesire, CT, Dec. 2020.
- reading by ALAP at the Westwood Library, August 19, 2023.
Mead and Stu Talk About Penguins, a 10-minute play.
- reading at 2018 ALAP/ West Hollywood Pride Play Reading Festival, June 23, 2018.
- Zoom reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, Oct. 2 & 3, 2020.
- podcast recording by Open Door Playhouse, available October 7, 2020.
- Zoom production by Theatre Three, Port Jefferson, NY, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a7H6dnkae4
- student production at Victoria School of the Arts Playworks Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 16-19, 2023.
Mead and Stu Talk About Robots a 10-minute play.
- Zoom reading at the ALAP’s at DramaPajama Reading Festival, October 11, 2020.
Mead and Stu Conduct an Interview, a 35-minute play.
- staged reading by Fierce Backbone at The Lounge Theatre, February 23, 2020.
Mead and Stu Teach a Seminar, a 15-minute play.
- Livestream Zoom production by Neo Ensemble Theatre, April 17-18, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bG-0WukcPw
- production by SkyPilot Theatre Co., March 23 – April 2, 2023.
The Test, a 10-minute play.
- reading at ALAP’s Dramapalooza, September 16, 2006.
- production by Fancy Pants Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI, June 8 – 12, 2011.
- production by Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Lounge Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 30 – Oct. 16, 2016.
- Zoom production by Kentwood Players, CA, on YouTube available May 23, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9iCssTONyc
Celebrity Death Watch, a 10-minute play.
- reading at Playwright’s Playpen (ALAP), October 15, 2011.
- production by ALAP at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 4-25, 2017.
- student production directed by Holly Kirkman at Eastern Washington College in Cheney, WA, Spring of 2019.
The Thing on the Doorstep (30-min. one-act), adapted from H.P. Lovecraft’s horror story.
- production by Offending Shadows Theatre Company at Sacred Fools Second Stage, Oct. 5 – Oct. 18, 2016.
- student production at Northland Pioneer College, located in northeastern Arizona, May 7, 2019.
- publication: Issue 7 of Fleas on the Dog literary magazine. www.fleasonthedog.com – https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/9a0949f4-1d2a-4a7c-b9fb-a96b9b6bd861/downloads/_6%20_The%20Thing%20on%20the%20Doorstep_%20by%20Rom%20Watson.pdf?ver=1600308766670
The Beaumont Technique, a 15-minute play.
- production by Santa Paula Theater Center, May 25, 2018 – June 10, 2018.
- Zoom reading on facebook by Bay City Players, MI, August 11, 2020.
- Zoom reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, April 29, 2023.
The Beaumont Palate, a 10-minute play.
Curb Your Urges, a 10-minute play.
- production by Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Actors Workout Studio, Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 2018 – May 13, 2018.
- production by Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Three Clubs, June 6-23, 2023.
Rehearsing a Dream, a 5-minute play.
- production: one of 60 short pieces included in The Box: Los Angeles, production by Sacred Fools, Los Angeles, March 3 – March 25, 2017.
Randall and Ward Attend the Theatre
- Zoom reading recorded June 20, 2020, for the City of West Hollywood/ALAP Pride Play Reading Festival
- podcast recording by Open Door Playhouse, available November 25, 2020. https://www.opendoorplayhouse.org/plays/theater5-akkcx-z9ttj-n8ebp-2mea4-ef46w-5nyca-d7x92-e7gcg-a9rdx
- reading by Neo Ensemble Theatre at Burbank Senior Artists Colony, January 28, 2023.
- upcoming production by B8 Theatre Company & Onstage Repertory Theatre, at Campbell Theatre in Martinez, CA, July 12 – 28, 2024.
Holmes and Watson at Breakfast
- Zoom reading on June 26, 2021, for the City of West Hollywood/ALAP Pride Play Reading Festival. https://www.youtube.com/c/NeoEnsembleTheatreLA/videos
Exhibition of Love
- Zoom reading at 2022 City of West Hollywood/ALAP Pride Play Reading Festival, June 25, 2022.
Social Skills 101, an 18-minute play.
- Livestream Zoom production by Neo Ensemble Theatre, April 17-18, 2021.
Avoiding Unwanted Pregnancy, a monologue for a female.
- Livestream Zoom production by Neo Ensemble Theatre, April 17-18, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exSZGjtxwDo
Beauty Becomes Contentment, a monologue for a female.
- Livestream Zoom production by Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, Feb. 20, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfF_Qficixk&feature=youtu.be
Burgers for Everybody, a monologue.
- Livestream Zoom production by Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, March 29, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/jwipe/videos/3182618495340807
Doll Faces, a monologue for a female.
- Livestream Zoom production by Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, May 31, 2022.
This Week’s Tragic Events, a monologue for a male.
Taking Responsibility, a monologue for a female.
Me to the End, a monologue for a female.
Norma Gets the Axe, a 10-minute play.
- production by ALAP at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 2-24, 2018.
Norma Desmond’s Christmas Carol, a play in one act. An unauthorized parody of Sunset Blvd. based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- reading at Neo Ensemble Theatre at The Lounge Theatre, December 13, 2016.
Norma in Wonderland, a play in one act.
All About Norma, a play in one act.
LIBRETTO:
Chamber Music for Bonsai Trees. Based upon a short novel in the public domain.
