Rob. Lauer

Rob Lauer is an award-winning playwright, theatrical director, and TV talk show host. His first play, Digger, won the 1982 Mayhew Award and was later produced and published to critical acclaim. In 1990, he became the first playwright to win both awards for drama at the Deep South Writers Conference. His satire Tom & Penny’s Yard Party won the Best Play of the Year, while his urban drama, The Church Street Fantasy, won the Paul T. Nolan Award. Some of his other works include: First Freedom, with music by Emmy-Award winning composer, Sam Cardon; the critically-acclaimed, A Southern Christmas Carol; My Joand The Emperor’s New Clothes, and the comedy, Geeks & Gangsters—inspired by the true story of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster—the Cleveland teenagers who, during the 1930’s, created Superman. Rob currently lives in Virginia.