Rob Urbinati

Rob Urbinati is a freelance director and playwright based in New York City. He has directed at the Public Theater, Culture Project, Abingdon Theatre, Classic Stage Company, Pearl Theatre, Queens Theatre, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, New York Music Theatre Festival, New York University and theatres and universities across the country. He is Director of New Play Development at Queens Theatre.

Rob’s first plays as a writer include, Hazelwood Jr. High, West Moon Street and Death by Design, all published by Samuel French. Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant, The Queen Bees and UMW: University of Mostly Whites, are published by Stage Rights. Other plays include Miss Julie in Hollywood, Cruel & Barbarous Treatment and Karaoke Night at the Suicide Shack. His plays have received over one hundred productions world-wide. His book, “Play Readings: A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners” was published by Focal Press/Routledge.