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Robert Neblett

ROBERT NEBLETT

  (1971 - )
Nationality:    USA
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A director and Dramaturg with over 15 years of professional and university experience, Robert Neblett has trained with artists such as Jane Lapotaire and Anne Bogart and worked with companies such as the Alley Theatre, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Nashville Theatre Works, St. Louis Shakespeare Company, Actors Renaissance Theatre, Dallas Hub Theatre, Theater Fusion, and the Dallas Festival of Independent Theatres, as well as serving as founding artistic director of (Mostly) Harmless Theatre in St. Louis, MO, for four years. He recently founded Inevitable Theatre Company in Dallas, TX. He has also taught Theatre and literature courses at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis Community College-Meramec, and SUNY-Oneonta, and had articles published in the New England Theatre Journal and American Theatre. He holds BAs in English Theatre from Abilene Christian University and an MA in Drama from Washington University in St. Louis. Robert is currently completing a PhD in Comparative/Dramatic Literature from Wash U. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, and the Dramatists Guild of America.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         12th Night or Gun Fight at the Illyria Corral         Alice in Wonderland         Dracula: the Case of the Silver Scream         Music of Nina Simone, The         Roundabout         Simply Simone - the Music of Nina Simone         Sonny Winters' Christmas Wonderland         Taming of the Shrew: Shakespeare Rattle & Roll         Thirty-Minute Lysistrata, The         Wrinkle in Time, A         You Send Me: the Music of Sam Cooke

12th Night or Gun Fight at the Illyria Corral

Synopsis:
If music be the food of love, get ready for a good ol' ranch-style cookout of Shakespearean proportions, as a desert twister lands the Bard's most beloved romantic comedy in the middle of the Wild West. It's Gunsmoke meets the Globe theatre as the delicate Viola must disguise herself as a young cowboy in order to survive in a town populated by an amorous sheriff and his barbershop quartet of deputies, a vain saloon madam in mourning, a puritanical prairie parson, and a group of drunken pranksters still fighting the Civil War. This new adaptation of Shakespeare's classic comedy promises to be a riotous mix of mistaken identity, romance and music for the whole family - all topped off with a hilarious climactic high noon showdown at the Illyria Corral!

Notes:
Adapted from Shakespeare by David Grapes II And Robert Neblett - Original Music/Arrangements by Vince DiMura

1st Produced:
Langworthy Theatre School Of Theatre Arts And Dance, University Of Northern Colorado     02 Dec 2009

Organisations:
University of Northern Colorado

1st Published:
Summerwind Productions, November 1, 2009   -

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Comedy with Music

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Alice in Wonderland

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Dracula: the Case of the Silver Scream

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the traditional story of Dracula as portrayed in the 1929 Broadway play (the vehicle that brought Bela Lugosi instant fame and established him as the all-time Dracula icon) meets the somewhat suspect movie-making style of Ed Wood in this darkly funny, film noir take on the well-known vampire legend. Meet cynical, hard-drinking Detective Abe Helsing, luscious, ambitious film starlet Lucy Murray and despotic, neurotic film-maker Jonathan Harker as they take over Dr. Seward's 'Home for the Terminally Strange' to use as the latest location in which to shoot their dreadful monster movies. Unfortunately for them the increasingly violent madman Renfield and the vitriolic critic Sheriden turn out to be the least of their worries as the life is drained out of one person after another

Notes:
written by Robert Neblett And David Grapes II

1st Produced:
Tennessee Repertory Theatre     2003

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Summerwind Productions, 2004   -

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Genre:
Mystery

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Music of Nina Simone, The

Synopsis:
An electric new musical revue celebrating Jazz icon Nina Simone. Child prodigy, jazz superstar, civil rights activist, political exile, Nina Simone was all of these things and more. One of the true divas of the 20th century and a genuine musical powerhouse, she defined a generation and defied classification. Silky, soulful, and a jazz powerhouse, this musical tribute provides a celebrated exploration long overdue. Biography/Musical. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

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written by Robert Neblett and David Grapes, Music arrangements by Vince Dimura. the Kennedy Center hosts its 12th annual Page-to-Stage festival, featuring more than 40 D.C.-area theater companies. This three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers.

1st Produced:
Kennedy Center,Rehearsal Room #2, Dc     31 Aug 2013

Organisations:
the Essential Theatre

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Roundabout

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Simply Simone - the Music of Nina Simone

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Child prodigy. Jazz superstar. Civil rights activist. Political exile. Nina Simone was all of these things, and more. One of the true divas of the 20th century and a genuine musical powerhouse, she defined a generation and defied classification. Silky, soulful, and untamed, her voice will put a spell on you. She'll melt your heart, she'll chill you to the bone. But watch out! Cross her, and she'll lash back and leave you with the blues. Summerwind Productions presents an electric new revue based on the turbulent life and rich artistic legacy of this American musical icon, sure to be a hit with audiences everywhere. the score to Simply Simone crosses genres from gospel to blues to Broadway to rock and roll, and features such definitive Simone classics as "I Loves You Porgy," "the Look of Love," "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."

Notes:
written by Robert Neblett And David Grapes II; Musical Arrangements by Vince diMura. Unit set with An on stage band

1st Produced:
The Theatre Department At The University Of North Carolina At Greensboro     2006

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1st Published:
Summerwind Productions, 2006   -

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Genre:
Musical Revue Revue

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Sonny Winters' Christmas Wonderland

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In Development; Created by Robert Neblett And David Grapes II; Musical Arrangements by Andrew Herron

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Summerwind Productions

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Taming of the Shrew: Shakespeare Rattle & Roll

Synopsis:
the traditional story of Dracula as portrayed in the 1929 Broadway play (the vehicle that brought Bela Lugosi instant fame and established him as the all-time Dracula icon) meets the somewhat suspect movie-making style of Ed Wood in this darkly funny, film noir take on the well-known vampire legend. Meet cynical, hard-drinking Detective Abe Helsing, luscious, ambitious film starlet Lucy Murray and despotic, neurotic film-maker Jonathan Harker as they take over Dr. Seward's 'Home for the Terminally Strange' to use as the latest location in which to shoot their dreadful monster movies. Unfortunately for them the increasingly violent madman Renfield and the vitriolic critic Sheriden turn out to be the least of their worries as the life is drained out of one person after another

Notes:
Original Playwright - Shakespeare. Adapted by David Grapes II And Robert Neblett - Featuring music from the fabulous 50's

1st Produced:
Polk Theatre, Tn Performing Arts Center     12 Mar 2003

Organisations:
Tennessee Repertory Theatre

1st Published:
Summerwind Productions, April 01 2003   -

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Genre:
Comedy with Music Adaptation

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Thirty-Minute Lysistrata, The

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Wrinkle in Time, A

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You Send Me: the Music of Sam Cooke

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In Development; Created by Robert Neblett And David Grapes II; Musical Arrangements by Tom McBryde

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Summerwind Productions

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Genre:
Musical

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