Gonzalo Rodriguez Risco
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Gonzalo Rodriguez Risco (born 1972) is a Peru
vian playwright
and screenwriter
. He is a graduate of Yale School of Drama
, M.F.A. in Playwriting in 2009.
, Peru. He graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology
in Engineering Management (1990–1993).
His first play “Un Verso Pasajero” was awarded First Prize at the First Festival of Peruvian and North-American Theater (Lima
, Peru
) in 1996, and First Prize at the Premiera 2003 contest for play translated into Russian (Moscow
, Russia
). It has also been staged in Cusco
, Lima
and Fresno
, California. In 2001, it was published in “Muestra” Magazine.
“La Manzana Prohibida” ” premiered in Lima
, 1997. It won the First Prize at the National Contest for Young Playwrights and was later published in “Dramaturgia Peruana II” in 2001.
“Asunto de Tres” premiered at the Fifth Festival of Peruvian and North-American Theater in 2000. It was revived in Lima
in 2004. The play was published in “Muestra” Magazine in 2008. In 2007, the play was re-worked and premiered at Yale Cabaret, New Haven, as “Threesome. ”.
Other plays include “Generacion Y”, “Rainbow”, Mal-Criadas (in collaboration with Diego La Hoz), “El Musical” and TV-Terapia. His works also include short plays like "Juego de Manos", "Vesti La Giubba", "Pensión" and "Servicio Íntimo Exclusivo para Damas".
In 2003 he wrote “Taxi Scene” as part of Webs We Weave, an international playwriting project via the Internet
. The scene, as part of the project “We Are Water” was broadcast as Play of the Week on May 31, 2003. Later that year he was invited to London
to attend a workshop and write another radio play entitled “Sight”, as part of the BBC
& British Council
Residency.
In 2005, he wrote “Expiration” ”. The play became a finalist at Long Beach Playhouse’s 19th Annual New Work’s Festival (2008) and at Reverie Productions’ 6th Annual Next Generation Playwriting Contest (2009).
“Journey To Santiago – Six Scenes on Growing up Catholic” ” was staged at the First Year Play Festival at Yale School of Drama
in 2007. It was directed by Erick Pearson and later published in “The Private Life” along two plays from Yale School of Drama Playwrights, Matt Moses
and Mattie Brickman
. In 2007, he premiered “Father/Son” . as part of “Speaking Our Mind” at the Carlotta Festival of New Plays in New Haven.
At the end of the year, his play Dramatis Personae, directed by Becca Wolff, was staged at the Langston Hughes Festival of New Plays in New Haven. It was later staged in Lima, Peru in 2008. The US premiere of the play was an Off-Broadway production at the Cherry Lane Theater Studio, directed by Erick Pearson in the Fall of 2010.
At the Yale Cabaret, he presented Gay Play. directed by Michael Walkup in 2008.
In 2009, he premiered The French Play at the Carlotta Festival of New Plays in New Haven directed by Patricia McGregor. It was a finalist at Long Beach Playhouse’s 20th Annual New Works' FestivalLong Beach's Playhouse Theater and semi-finalist at the Stanley Drama Award in New York.
He speaks fluently English and Spanish.
He wrote, with Daniel Rodriguez, the script “El Vientre”. The script won Ibermedia in the co-production category in 2010.
One Act Plays / Short Plays
Radio Plays
Translations
Musicals (Book and Lyrics)
Plays
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He is a graduate of Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
, M.F.A. in Playwriting in 2009.
Biography
He was born in LimaLima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru. He graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri, United States, and part of the University of Missouri System...
in Engineering Management (1990–1993).
His first play “Un Verso Pasajero” was awarded First Prize at the First Festival of Peruvian and North-American Theater (Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) in 1996, and First Prize at the Premiera 2003 contest for play translated into Russian (Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
). It has also been staged in Cusco
Cusco
Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
, Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
and Fresno
Fresno
Fresno is the fifth largest city in California.Fresno may also refer to:-Places:Colombia* Fresno, TolimaSpain* Fresno, a ghost village in Nidáliga, Valle de Sedano, Burgos* Aldea del Fresno, Madrid* Fresno de la Vega, Ribera del Esla, León...
, California. In 2001, it was published in “Muestra” Magazine.
“La Manzana Prohibida” ” premiered in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, 1997. It won the First Prize at the National Contest for Young Playwrights and was later published in “Dramaturgia Peruana II” in 2001.
“Asunto de Tres” premiered at the Fifth Festival of Peruvian and North-American Theater in 2000. It was revived in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
in 2004. The play was published in “Muestra” Magazine in 2008. In 2007, the play was re-worked and premiered at Yale Cabaret, New Haven, as “Threesome. ”.
Other plays include “Generacion Y”, “Rainbow”, Mal-Criadas (in collaboration with Diego La Hoz), “El Musical” and TV-Terapia. His works also include short plays like "Juego de Manos", "Vesti La Giubba", "Pensión" and "Servicio Íntimo Exclusivo para Damas".
In 2003 he wrote “Taxi Scene” as part of Webs We Weave, an international playwriting project via the Internet
Internet
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. The scene, as part of the project “We Are Water” was broadcast as Play of the Week on May 31, 2003. Later that year he was invited to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to attend a workshop and write another radio play entitled “Sight”, as part of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
& British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
Residency.
In 2005, he wrote “Expiration” ”. The play became a finalist at Long Beach Playhouse’s 19th Annual New Work’s Festival (2008) and at Reverie Productions’ 6th Annual Next Generation Playwriting Contest (2009).
“Journey To Santiago – Six Scenes on Growing up Catholic” ” was staged at the First Year Play Festival at Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
in 2007. It was directed by Erick Pearson and later published in “The Private Life” along two plays from Yale School of Drama Playwrights, Matt Moses
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
and Mattie Brickman
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
. In 2007, he premiered “Father/Son” . as part of “Speaking Our Mind” at the Carlotta Festival of New Plays in New Haven.
At the end of the year, his play Dramatis Personae, directed by Becca Wolff, was staged at the Langston Hughes Festival of New Plays in New Haven. It was later staged in Lima, Peru in 2008. The US premiere of the play was an Off-Broadway production at the Cherry Lane Theater Studio, directed by Erick Pearson in the Fall of 2010.
At the Yale Cabaret, he presented Gay Play. directed by Michael Walkup in 2008.
In 2009, he premiered The French Play at the Carlotta Festival of New Plays in New Haven directed by Patricia McGregor. It was a finalist at Long Beach Playhouse’s 20th Annual New Works' FestivalLong Beach's Playhouse Theater and semi-finalist at the Stanley Drama Award in New York.
He speaks fluently English and Spanish.
He wrote, with Daniel Rodriguez, the script “El Vientre”. The script won Ibermedia in the co-production category in 2010.
Works
Full Length Plays- The French Play (2009)
- Dramatis Personae (Spanish, 2008)
- Dramatis Personae (English, 2007)
- Expiration (2005)
- TV-Terapia (2003)
- El Musical (2002, Musical)
- Mal-Criadas (2000) - Written with Diego La Hoz
- Generación Y (1998)
- La Manzana Prohibida (1997)
- Un Verso Pasajero (1996)
- El Último Invitado
- 101 Dálmatas (Musical)
- El Cielo y Tú (with José Enrique Mavila)
One Act Plays / Short Plays
- Gay Play (2008)
- Threesome (2007)
- Father/Son (2007)
- Journey to Santiago (2007)
- Servicio Íntimo Exclusivo para Damas (2006)
- Pensión (2006)
- Asunto de Tres (2000)
- Vesti La Giubba (1999)
- Rainbow (1999)
- Juegos de Manos (1998)
- Waiting for the President
- Juicio de Medea
Radio Plays
- Sight (2003)
- Taxi Scene (2003)
- VISA
Translations
Musicals (Book and Lyrics)
- “The Rocky Horror ShowThe Rocky Horror ShowThe Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...
” by Richard O'BrienRichard O'BrienRichard Timothy Smith , better known under his stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze...
(2001) - “A Chorus LineA Chorus LineA Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch....
” by Hamlisch and Kleban (1999) - See Videos
Plays
- “The Mystery of Irma VepThe Mystery of Irma VepThe Mystery of Irma Vep is a play in two acts by Charles Ludlam. A penny dreadful, Irma Vep is a satire of several theatrical and film genres, including Victorian melodrama, farce and the Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca .-Background:...
” by Charles LudlamCharles LudlamCharles Braun Ludlam was an American actor, director, and playwright.-Early life:Ludlam was born in Floral Park, New York, the son of Marjorie and Joseph William Ludlam. He was raised in Greenlawn, New York, on Long Island, and attended Harborfields High School. The fact that he was gay was not a...
(2002). - “'Art'” by Yasmina RezaYasmina RezaYasmina Reza is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter. Her parents were both of Jewish origin, her father Iranian, her mother Hungarian.-Career:...
(2000) - “Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of LoveUnidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of LoveUnidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love is a 1989 stage play written by Canadian playwright Brad Fraser. Set in Edmonton, Alberta, the comedy-drama follows the lives of several sexually frustrated "thirty-somethings" who try to learn the meaning of love — during a time in which...
” by Brad FraserBrad FraserBrad Fraser is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter and cultural commentator. He is one of the most widely produced Canadian playwrights both in Canada and internationally. Fraser's plays typically feature a harsh yet comical view of contemporary life in Canada, including frank depictions of...
(with Jaime Nieto, 2000) - “Picasso at the Lapin AgilePicasso at the Lapin AgilePicasso at the Lapin Agile is a play written by Steve Martin in 1993. It features the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris...
” by Steve MartinSteve MartinStephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
(1999) - “MarisolMarisolMarisol is a Spanish name. Two Spanish words: Mar and Sol make Mar y Sol .Many argue, however, that it's also a combination of other names, such as María Soledad or María del Sol.Marisol can refer to:...
” by José RiveraJose RiveraJose Rivera may refer to:*José Antonio Primo de Rivera , Spanish politician*José Eustasio Rivera , Colombian politician and writer*José Rivera , American playwright...
(1999)