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About Me

I'm a middle-aged guy who left a career in telecommunications to pursue endeavors in the world of Arts & Entertainment. I'm a screenwriter, playwright, poet, freelance journalist, actor, director, stage manager and dharma bum. *****I cowrite scripts and stories with a good buddy of mine named Ken. We've written six feature-length spec scripts (romantic comedy, horror comedy, a swashbuckling pirate adventure and several dramas) and a stage play. *****I've appeared on stage with various theatre groups in the Pittsburgh & Washington (Pa) area. Favorite roles include Mortimer in THE FANTASTICKS; Jonathan Brewster in ARSENIC & OLD LACE; Chet Pazinski in OVER THE TAVERN; King Alonso in THE TEMPEST, playing the double roles of Sgt. Jones (a British soldier) & Andy Donovan (a scythe-weilding, drunken Irish farmer)in THE SHAUGHRAUN with the Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (PICT); George Hay in MOON OVER BUFFALO; Herbie in GYPSY; Dr. Gibb in OUR TOWN; Digger in THE HASTY HEART; a Protean in FORUM; Major Metcalf in THE MOUSETRAP & Narrator/Ensemble in THE GRAPES OF WRATH. *****Directing credits include THE GLASS MENAGERIE, THE TEMPEST, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, ANGEL STREET & SABRINA FAIR at the Old Schoolhouse Players; a staged reading of WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS (a new play Ken & I wrote) and SET PIECE for Open Stage Theatre in the Pittsburgh New Works Festival; THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Stage 62. *****I've also stage managed, produced, done PR, built & painted sets, worked box office, concessions, cleaned toilets... just about every aspect of theatre. *****I am a founding member and the president of the Carnegie Screenwriters, a group of writers from Western Pa. (and Ohio & W. Va.)***** www.carnegiescreenwriters.com********** Current project(s): ***** co-producing & hosting a talk show - "Script to Screen" on PCTV-21 ***** www.pctv21.org***********Break a leg!Bob

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Writers, actors, directors, producers, techies, musicians... any artists. ******************************************************** Websites to check out --SubtleTea -- for writers & artists: www.subtletea.com *****"The 'Burgh on the Boards" -- theater news for the Pittsburgh area ***** www.geocities.com/getsomeart/ttheater.html *****Old Schoolhouse Players: www.osptheater.com *****Open Stage Theatre: www.openstagetheatrepittsburgh.org *****Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (PICT): www.picttheatre.org *****Little Lake Theatre: www.littlelake.org *****Carmilla's Kiss: www.carmillaskiss.com *****Tonerwoods Productions: www.tonerwoods.com *****Pittsburgh Film Office: www.pghfilm.org *****South Park Theatre: www.southparktheatre.com

My Blog

My Three Angels

The Old Schoolhouse Players "Broadway in the Country" Present My Three Angels Written by Sam and Bella Spewack Directed by Michelle LeWay Dates: October 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7:30PM ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:36:00 GMT

Art in the Park - June 1st

Folks, It's time for Art in the Park at Washington Park! I'll be serving as emcee and may lay down a few poems. Come out and join us for a day of art, crafts, music, dance, food and fun fo...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 14:19:00 GMT

"The Importance of Being Earnest"

Stage 62 presents: Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" Directed by Bob Scott May 9-11 & 16-18 Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00 pm; Sundays @ 2...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Dharma / Bums

DHARMA: the underlying order in nature and life (human or other) considered to be in accord with that order. The ultimate law of all things. "That which upholds or supports," here re...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:08:00 GMT

Seated reading of new screenplay

Folks,..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> We're doing a seated reading of a new screenplay by Ken Levarse & me. It's a crime drama entitled "Ste...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:17:00 GMT

Arsenic & Old Lace at OSP

SSP alert - I'm in this one playing Jonathan Brewster, the evil 'Boris Karloff' brother. Being bad is so much fun! -- Bob -- ************************************* The Old Schoolhouse Playe...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:29:00 GMT

Auditions for my student film

Folks, I'm holding auditions for a student film project -- it's a class at Pgh. Filmmakers on producing a short film (who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?) The auditions will be h...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:25:00 GMT

Acting in "The Sound of Music"

More SSP - I play Franz the butler in this one -- but that's not the reason to come see it. It's a wonderful musical with memorable songs and terrific talent. More details to come, but it's alre...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:30:00 GMT

Acting in "Over the Tavern"

(Shameless Self-Promotion Alert -- I play Chet Pazinski in this one. A coming-of-age comedy/drama that will appeal to several generations of theatre audiences; a wonderful director, hard-working...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:28:00 GMT

Performing at Art in the Park

Passing this along from Bill Faust of Art In The Park. I'll be helping out this year, doing some MC'ing and Cindy & I will be performing scenes from Shakespeare's MACBETH. T...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 14:05:00 GMT