Robert Bella
Encyclopedia
Robert Bella is an American film writer, playwright
, producer, director and actor. He has worked on over 50 plays at the Atlantic Theater Company
, of which he is a founding member. He has a B.F.A.
from NYU's Undergraduate Drama Department, where he is currently an adjunct faculty member. He has also taught classes on subjects such as directing, script analysis, performance technique, on-camera acting, and audition skills.
Born in Brooklyn
, Bella currently resides in New York City
, with his two labradors.
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...
, producer, director and actor. He has worked on over 50 plays at the Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater, whose mission is to produce great plays "simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble." The company was founded in 1985 by David Mamet, William H. Macy, and 30 of their acting students from New York University, inspired by the...
, of which he is a founding member. He has a B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
from NYU's Undergraduate Drama Department, where he is currently an adjunct faculty member. He has also taught classes on subjects such as directing, script analysis, performance technique, on-camera acting, and audition skills.
Born in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, Bella currently resides in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, with his two labradors.
Directing
- Colin Fitz Lives!Colin Fitz Lives!Colin Fitz Lives!, also known simply as Colin Fitz is a 1997 Independent film directed by Robert Bella. Though it received many film festival awards, it was never released to theatres. In August 2010, IFC Films released a newly remastered version of the film as part of its Video On Demand...
(1997) - Class Enemy Knuckle
- True WestTrue WestDepending on the context, True West refers to:*True West , Paisley Underground band which flourished in the early 1980s.*True West Magazine, which began publication in 1953.*True West written by Sam Shepard....
- Julius CaesarJulius Caesar (disambiguation)Gaius Julius Caesar the Dictator was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men of classical antiquity.Julius Caesar may also refer to:...
- Mad ForestMad ForestMad Forest: A Play from Romania is a play by English playwright Caryl Churchill. The three acts occur, respectively, shortly before, during, and shortly after the Romanian Revolution of 1989...
- Spike Heels
- The CrucibleThe CrucibleThe Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
Producing
- PenelopePenelopeIn Homer's Odyssey, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him....
(2006) - Factory GirlFactory GirlFactory Girl is a 2006 American biographical film based on the life of 1960s underground film star, socialite, and Warhol Superstar Edie Sedgwick. The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 29, 2006.-Plot:...
(2006) - The Elite Squad (2007)
- The Promotion (2008)
- Fanboys (2008)
- Fighting (2008)
Acting
- Boy's Life
- Measure for MeasureMeasure for MeasureMeasure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was classified as comedy, but its mood defies those expectations. As a result and for a variety of reasons, some critics have labelled it as one of Shakespeare's problem plays...
- RaritiesRaritiesRarities may refer one of the following rarities albums:*Rarities , released in the UK*Rarities , released in the US...
- Summer EveningSummer EveningSummer Evening was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1976.-Premise:This series was produced through CBC Ottawa as a series of concert recordings from the CBC Summer Festival at Camp Fortune in Quebec...
- Acts of Desire
- Shaker Heights
- Nothing SacredNothing SacredNothing Sacred may refer to:* Nothing Sacred , a 1937 screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March* Nothing Sacred , a controversial 1997 ABC television show starring Kevin Anderson...
- The Virgin Molly
- Five Very Live
- Three SistersThree Sisters (play)Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, perhaps partially inspired by the situation of the three Brontë sisters, but most probably by the three Zimmermann sisters in Perm...
- OleannaOleanna (play)Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet, about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure...
- The Water EngineThe Water EngineThe Water Engine is a play by David Mamet that highlights the sometimes violent suppression of a disruptive alternative energy technology. The storyline setting of 1934 likely coincides with the real-life experiences of Texans Henry "Dad" and Charles H. Garrett who, in 1935, received a U.S. Patent...
- Money for NothingMoney for Nothing (film)Money for Nothing is a 1993 comedy/crime film directed by Ramón Menéndez. It is based on the life of Joey Coyle, an unemployed longshoreman in Philadelphia who, in February 1981, found $1.2 million in the middle of the street after it had fallen out of the back of an armored car. The screenplay,...
- HomicideHomicideHomicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
- Things Change
- The Roommates and Hitsville
Awards and nominations
- Film FestivalFilm festivalA film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
Awards- Gold Award: Won, 1997, for Comedy
- Grand Jury Prize: Nomination, 1997, for Dramatic
- Best of Fest: Won, 1997, for Feature Film Competition
- Grand Jury Award: Nomination, 1997, for Narrative
- Feature Film Award: Nomination, 1997 (shared with Tom MorrisseyTom MorrisseyTom Morrissey is an Irish politician and former member of Seanad Éireann. He was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern to the 22nd Seanad in 2002 as a member of the now defunct Progressive Democrats. He was subsequently appointed to the Progressive Democrats Front Bench as Transportation...
) - Feature Film Award: Won, 1997, for Best Feature
- Audience Award: Won, 1997.