Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Producer/Actor/Writer)
Born and raised in New York City, with roots from the Dominican Republic, Marco is a graduate of La Guardia High School For the Performing Arts in NYC and holds a Master’s of Fine Arts degree in acting from Southern Methodist University. He has acted, written, co-produced, and directed such mega hits as Pico de Gallo and the Southwest Premiere of Latinologues (winner of Dallas Observer’s Best of Dallas Award). He has done work as an actor in New York, San Diego, Dallas, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. Recent credits include “Various Roles” in Dallas Theater Center’s production of 365 Plays/365 Days and “Oberon” in Shakespeare Festival of Dallas’ production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream - The Musical. He has also participated in numerous national commercials for radio and television, most recently a role on Prison Break.
As a writer he has done commissioned work for ANTHEM, a national organization that promotes positive family dynamics, and has received acclaim for writing the Dallas hit, Pico de Gallo and Heaven Forbid(s)!, named Outstanding New Play of 2007 by The Dallas/Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum. After a successful run in Dallas, Heaven Forbid (s)! was invited to perform at the prestigious New York International Fringe Festival where it was received with high praises by Timeout New York magazine and The Edge New York. His short screenplay, Silence, won 1st place in its heat/genre at the 2008 NYC Midnight screenwriting competition and is an official selection and nominee for best dramatic short at the Action On Film and SOCAL Film festivals in California. Marco recently finished his first full-length play, La Luz De Un Cigarillo (which he also translated into English), and is at work on his first original screenplay. His studies include Syd Field's Intensive Screenwriting Workshop, Michael Hauge's Screenwriting for Hollywood, and Guillermo Arreaga's lecture and workshop on screenwriting.
For more on Marco visit his official website http://www.marcoantoniorodriguez.com
As a writer he has done commissioned work for ANTHEM, a national organization that promotes positive family dynamics, and has received acclaim for writing the Dallas hit, Pico de Gallo and Heaven Forbid(s)!, named Outstanding New Play of 2007 by The Dallas/Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum. After a successful run in Dallas, Heaven Forbid (s)! was invited to perform at the prestigious New York International Fringe Festival where it was received with high praises by Timeout New York magazine and The Edge New York. His short screenplay, Silence, won 1st place in its heat/genre at the 2008 NYC Midnight screenwriting competition and is an official selection and nominee for best dramatic short at the Action On Film and SOCAL Film festivals in California. Marco recently finished his first full-length play, La Luz De Un Cigarillo (which he also translated into English), and is at work on his first original screenplay. His studies include Syd Field's Intensive Screenwriting Workshop, Michael Hauge's Screenwriting for Hollywood, and Guillermo Arreaga's lecture and workshop on screenwriting.
For more on Marco visit his official website http://www.marcoantoniorodriguez.com
