Bill Robens is a

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, 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

Bill Robens began writing for the theatre shortly after becoming a member of

Theatre of NOTE Theatre of NOTE is a theatre company situated in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1981, the ensemble produces an average of four main stage productions per year, focusing on premieres from around the world, the West Coast, California, and ...

, 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. 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. ''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. In 2009, Bill Roben's first feature film as a writer, ''

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'', directed by long-time collaborator

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, began playing the festival circuit. In 2015, he adapted ''Kill Me, Deadly'' into a feature film of the same name.

References

External links

Connotation Press - interview with Bill Robens
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