Bob Bowersox is the author of nine stage plays and eight screenplays, as well as numerous short stories and one novel. Five of his stage plays have been produced professionally. Three of his screenplays have been optioned by Hollywood, with two currently in development for production.
Bob has produced over 40 plays in the last decade at professional theaters, both original World Premieres of new work, and re-stagings of some of the strongest plays of the last 30 years. He’s also handled directing duties in more than a dozen productions.
As an actor, Bob has appeared in 21 films, ranging from big-budget studio films to quirky independents. He has had lead roles in several, including the award-winning "Touched", and the festival favorite, "Frayed".
Bob is a member of the Dramatists Writers Guild, Actor’s Equity, and SAG/AFTRA. He has been honored with the prestigious Rosenberg Writing Award for essay writing at the University of Delaware, the Playwright’s Award from the Wilmington Drama League, and the 2019 Decimos Writing Award for his short story, "The Salvation of Theron Connor". His first novel, "Image Imperfect", was published in January, 2020.
Bob holds a BA in Journalism and Creative Writing from the University of Delaware, where he also minored in Acting; Certificates in Screenwriting and Playwriting from Gotham Writer’s in New York; and a Professional Programs Masters in Screenwriting from UCLA. He lives and writes in Key West, Florida.
Unique traits: Good at rewrite and wordsmithing; good ear for dialogue; work well to deadlines; team player; love the minutiae of producing;
Beneath the Badge Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama A young homicide detective with an extraordinary artistic talent that he's hidden from his colleagues and by-the-book police captain father has his two worlds collide when a series of deadly home invasions brings him face to face with a beautiful art gallery owner who discovers his secret.
In the Shadow of the Cross Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama A former gambling addict escapes his shady past by becoming the priest of a small Catholic church, but finds himself playing another kind of high-stakes game when a vicious crime czar and a crooked archbishop try to close his parish to make room for a new casino.
Soulmates Budget: $5M - $10M | Drama A driven TV reporter risks losing a shot at national prominence when he is sidetracked by a surreal series of seemingly disconnected incidents with a young cancer survivor that lead them both into believing they were lovers 100 years ago.
Under the Eye of God Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When an emotionally-unbalanced poet hiding on the streets from her family is mistakenly thrust into the world of a Nobel laureate, the unwanted heat of the spotlight threatens her desire to hide from her family and past, forcing her to come to terms with that past, herself, and her talent.
Perfect Budget: $1M - $5M | Fantasy An average guy who can’t seem to catch a break wakes up one morning to find that everything in his life has changed – it’s perfect -- but if everything is perfect, nothing seems to be, leaving him desperate to find a way back to his less-than-perfect life.
Spirits of St. Paul: The Gangster Era
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99 Percent Sure
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Bamboo Shark
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Victim's Song
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Burn After Reading
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Suffer the Little Children
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36
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Touched
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Unbreakable
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The Sixth Sense
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A Perfect Murder
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Addicted to Love
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Philadelphia
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Rosenberry Writing Award, University of Delaware
Decimos Writing Award
Finalist: Austin Film Festival, Nicoll Fellowships, Big Break, American Screenwriting Awards,
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