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Roberto Monticello Biography (1954-)

Born June 7, 1954, in Santiago, Cuba; son of Marcello (some sources cite Silvio; a trapeze flyer) and Maria (a flamenco dancer; maiden name, Perez) Monticello.

Nationality

Cuban

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, writer

Birth Details

June 7, 1954

Santiago, Cuba

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Director
• Break Loose, Victoria Theatre, London, 1975
• Double Image, Greene Street Theatre, Key West, FL, 1977
• Mind Games, Impossible Ragtime Theatre, New York City, 1977
• A Tale of Two Cities, Berlin Opera House, Berlin, West Germany, 1978
• Act Scared, Greene Street Theatre, 1978
• Masquerade, Avignon Theatre Festival, Avignon, France, 1978
• The Changeling, American Academy of Dramatic Art, Ansonia Hotel, New York City, 1979
• The Merry Go-Round, Vandam Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Mind Games--Part 2, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1979
• Changes, Greene Street Theatre, 1980
• Give Yourself a Trip, Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1980
• Total Stranger, Avignon Theatre Festival, 1980
• Flying Fish, Ice and Fire Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Camilian, New York City, 1980
• Consumer Society, Empire Theatre, Albany, NY, 1981
• Reunion, Aroma Players, Key West, 1981
• Aroma, Aroma Players, 1981
• Do Not Disturb, Island Civic Theatre, Honolulu, HI, 1981
• Everybody Is a Nasty-Nasty But Me, Albany Theatre, London, 1981
• Blind Justice, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Lover of Dreams, New York City, 1981
• Angle of Repose, Empire Theatre, then Douglas Way Theatre, London,both 1982
• The Levels of Carmine, Las Palmas de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, 1982
• My Immediate Intensity, Theatre Essaion, Paris, 1982
• War People (four one-acts), Renaissance Theatre, Berlin, 1982
• Heros, Avignon Theatre Festival, 1983
• Roberto Monticello's Tales of Enchantment, English Theatre, Vienna, Austria, 1983
• A Piece of Cake, American Center, Paris, 1983
• Flowers at Sea, Madrid, Spain, 1983
• Lying and Other Misdemeanors, Vandam Theatre, 1984
• Bird of Passage, 18th Street Playhouse, New York City, 1984
• Extremes, Transformation Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Also directed Blood Wedding, Spoleto Theatre Festival, Spoleto, Italy; directed five plays for the Drama Ensemble, New York City, 1977-81; alsodirected plays at theatres in the United States and abroad, including Shelter West Company, St. Xavier Church, Playwrights Preview Productions, Three Muses Theatre at the Ansonia Hotel, Phoenix Theatre Company at Marymount Manhattan College, and Hartley House, all New York City; and Waterfront Players, KeyWest.
• Major Tours
• Director
• Mother Courage, Italian cities, 1977
• Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murieta, U.S. cities, 1979
• Also directed touring productions by the Players Company, European cities.
• Film Director
• The Rhythm of Violence, 1979
• Games, 1979
• The Awakening, 1981
• The Serpent's Head, 1982
• Loving Persuasions, 1982
• Pebble Beach, 1983
• To Whom It May Concern, 1984
• Passions, 1984
• Ramblin' Gal, 1986
• Italian Movie, 1993
• The Stand-In, 1999
• Heart to Heart.com, York Entertainment, 1999
• Behind Bars, 2000
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Miami Vice, NBC, 1985-86
• Movies
• The Cookie Crumbles, ABC, 1982
• Pandering to the Masses, 1983
• The Talent, NBC, 1985
• Also directed the British movie Whisper of Doubt.
• WRITINGS
• Stage Plays
• Break Loose, Victoria Theatre, 1975
• Moma, Terra Firma, tour of European cities, 1975-76
• Midnight Mother, Terra Firma, tour of European cities, 1975-76
• Peephole, Terra Firma, tour of European cities, 1975-76
• Double Image, Greene Street Theatre, 1977
• Mind Games, Impossible Ragtime Theatre, 1977
• (Adapter) A Tale of Two Cities, Berlin Opera House, 1978
• Act Scared, Greene Street Theatre, 1978
• Masquerade, Avignon Theatre Festival, 1978
• The Merry Go-Round, Vandam Theatre, 1979
• Encounters, Teatro Tapia, San Juan, PR, 1979
• Hunger, Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1979
• The Changeling, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1979
• Mind Games--Part 2, Edinburgh Festival, 1979
• (Adapter) Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murieta, tour of U.S. cities, 1979
• Changes, Greene Street Theatre, 1980
• Of Heros, Bandits and Myths, International Arts Relations Theatre,New York City, 1980
• The Scape Goat, Theatre sur le Fil, France, 1980
• Give Yourself a Trip, Mickery Theatre, 1980
• Total Stranger, Avignon Theatre Festival, 1980
• Flying Fish, Ice and Fire Theatre, 1980
• The Circus Play, 1980
• What Makes the Enemy Tick, 1980
• Consumer Society, Empire Theatre, 1981
• Reunion, Aroma Players, 1981
• Aroma, Aroma Players, 1981
• Do Not Disturb, Island Civic Theatre, 1981
• Everybody Is a Nasty-Nasty But Me, Albany Theatre, 1981
• Blind Justice, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1981
• The Truth about Lies (staged reading), Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Angle of Repose, Empire Theatre, 1982
• Mortality Game, Theatre Now, New York City, 1982
• Love Streams, Theatre Now, 1982
• Doom's Day Agreement, Theatre for the New City, New York City,1982
• The Whistleblower, Singapore Theatre American Repertory Company, 1982
• Roberto's Friends (musical revue), Togo-Mura International Theatre Festival, Japan, 1982
• God's Other Hand (one-act), Togo-Mura International Theatre Festival, 1982
• Grand Passion (one-act opera), Salzburg Musical Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 1982
• My Immediate Intensity, Theatre Essaion, 1982
• Nothing Personal, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, England, 1982
• War People (four one-acts), Renaissance Theatre, 1982
• Flowers at Sea, 1983
• Heros, Avignon Theatre Festival, 1983
• Roberto Monticello's Tales of Enchantment, English Theatre, Vienna, 1983
• Amor y Fantasia (also known as Love and Fantasy), Caracas International Theatre Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, 1983
• A Piece of Cake, American Center, Paris, 1983
• Lying and Other Misdemeanors, Vandam Theatre, 1984
• Survivors, Off-Center Theatre, New York City, 1984
• California Bandit, Grupo Nacimiento, Mexico, 1984
• Mad Dog, Belgrade International Theatre Festival, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1984
• In Our Town, Belgrade International Theatre Festival, 1984
• Destiny, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 1984
• Bird of Passage, 19th Street Playhouse, 1984
• Goodness (one-act), Benefit for Ethiopian Famine, Theatre Space Cabaret, New York City, 1984
• All for One, Benefit for Ethiopian Famine, 1984
• Extremes, Transformation Theatre, 1985
• New World (one-act), tour of European cities, 1985
• Nothing Personal (one-act), tour of European cities, 1985
• Did Christ Ever Tell Jokes (one-act), tour of European cities, 1985
• Passion Play, 1985
• Will (staged reading), Staten Island Shakespeare Company, Staten Island, NY, 1987
• The Big Bad Wolf, American Theatre of Actors, New York City, 1987
• Native Place (staged reading), Brooklyn Playworks, Brooklyn, NY, 1988
• Other plays include Anonymous, Circling the Square, and The Spoils of War.
• Screenplays
• The Rhythm of Violence, 1979
• Games, 1979
• The Awakening, 1981
• To Whom It May Concern, 1984
• Passions, 1984
• Behind Bars, 2000
• Television Episodes
• Miami Vice, NBC, 1985-86
• Other Television Scripts
• Pandering to the Masses (movie), 1983
• Run Wild, NBC, 1984
• Other
• Amazing Tales (fiction), Humboldt, 1981
• Heat (fiction), Humboldt, 1982
• One from the Heart (poems), Aragon Press, 1983
• Also author of short stories, including "Obsession." Worked as foreign correspondent for media organizations, including British Broadcasting Corp., 1973, and Associated Press, 1977-79. Contributor to periodicals, including Paris Review, Village Voice, Der Spiegel, and El Mundo. Editor and publisher, New Voices, 1979-87; coeditor, World,1982-84, and National Writers Union Newsletter, 1983.