Rob Matsushita

Rob Matsushita is a playwright, author, actor, filmmaker and for the past couple of years, a podcaster, with a show called 10 Minutes About Your Favorite Movie, which is available on iTunes. He has written and produced over eleven full-length shows, and his short plays have been performed in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Most recently, his show Boogie of the Apes enjoyed a run at the 2014 New York City Frigid Festival. He is also a freelance filmmaker, and his company, Iver Pictures has been creating trailers for stage plays since 2008.

Rob Matsushita is a playwright, author, actor, filmmaker and for the past couple of years, a podcaster, with a show called 10 Minutes About Your Favorite Movie, which is available on iTunes. He has written and produced over eleven full-length shows, and his short plays have been performed in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Most recently, his show Boogie of the Apes enjoyed a run at the 2014 New York City Frigid Festival. He is also a freelance filmmaker, and his company, Iver Pictures has been creating trailers for stage plays since 2008.

Scripts

Trivial

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

Four women play a movie trivia game, and the questions get a little extreme.

Four women play a movie trivia game, and the questions get a little extreme.

Don't Forget To Leave A Review

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A dramatic interpretation of the comment section of a fringe festival.

A dramatic interpretation of the comment section of a fringe festival.

The Amityville Play

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A fast-paced, smart-alec rundown of the history of the famous Amityville murders and their subsequent exploitation.

A fast-paced, smart-alec rundown of the history of the famous Amityville murders and their subsequent exploitation.

Bad Act

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A retired female comedian being interview for a podcast discusses why she left a rising comedy team.

A retired female comedian being interview for a podcast discusses why she left a rising comedy team.

The Bullet

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A teenage girl gets in a cab. But this is no ordinary cab, and she's not looking for a ride.

A teenage girl gets in a cab. But this is no ordinary cab, and she's not looking for a ride.

Wikipedia Jones Takes The Case

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

Wikipedia Jones, Kid Investigator, solves crimes out of his garage with the help of his best friend and bodyguard, Polly Tripod. Can he stay one step ahead of the town bully, Roach Jerky? Obviously, the answer is yes, BUT HOW?

Turn to page 8 for the solution.

Wikipedia Jones, Kid Investigator, solves crimes out of his garage with the help of his best friend and bodyguard, Polly Tripod. Can he stay one step ahead of the town bully, Roach Jerky? Obviously, the answer is yes, BUT HOW?

Turn to page 8 for the solution.

Blackout

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

An experimental horror short about what's scary, and why.

An experimental horror short about what's scary, and why.

Don't Marry Connor

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A teenage girl in the '90s gets a strange letter.

A teenage girl in the '90s gets a strange letter.

Bottomless

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A story of what happens when you're thrown into a bottomless pit, featuring strange characters, awful deeds, romance, intrigue, and a frisbee game.

A story of what happens when you're thrown into a bottomless pit, featuring strange characters, awful deeds, romance, intrigue, and a frisbee game.

Civil

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A social satire set in an unspecified future, where trials are held in a virtual environment, and can only be 40 minutes long. Five actors (2 men, 2 women, and one that can be played by either gender) play multiple roles, and the audience votes on the outcomes of both trials.

This show is meant to be performed with no set, no props, and minimal costumes. But productions are encouraged to go crazy with lights...

A social satire set in an unspecified future, where trials are held in a virtual environment, and can only be 40 minutes long. Five actors (2 men, 2 women, and one that can be played by either gender) play multiple roles, and the audience votes on the outcomes of both trials.

This show is meant to be performed with no set, no props, and minimal costumes. But productions are encouraged to go crazy with lights and sound.

Prom

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

PROM is a slice-of life series of shorts, all somewhat connected to the 2018 Claymore High Senior Prom, in Claymore, New Jersey.

PROM is a slice-of life series of shorts, all somewhat connected to the 2018 Claymore High Senior Prom, in Claymore, New Jersey.

1F, 20s

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

Two women have a bit of a conflict at the audition for a major film project.

Two women have a bit of a conflict at the audition for a major film project.

A Dance At The Prom

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

Two (straight) teenage boys are dared to slow dance with each other and have just a lovely conversation.

Two (straight) teenage boys are dared to slow dance with each other and have just a lovely conversation.

Synthia

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A look at the testing process of an artificial intelligence unit with some pretty outspoken views on the world.

A look at the testing process of an artificial intelligence unit with some pretty outspoken views on the world.

ESCALATION (or, another crappy elevator play)

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

Two characters are trapped on an elevator (or are they?), and one of them makes a shocking confession.

That's it.

Just a normal trapped-on-an-elevator play. Nothing to see here, move along.

Two characters are trapped on an elevator (or are they?), and one of them makes a shocking confession.

That's it.

Just a normal trapped-on-an-elevator play. Nothing to see here, move along.

I Own A Gun Now

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A gun owner discusses his collection of James Bond toys while assembling a handgun.

A gun owner discusses his collection of James Bond toys while assembling a handgun.

A Dream Of Japanese Horror

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

In which we discuss a Japanese zombie movie that never existed.

In which we discuss a Japanese zombie movie that never existed.

I, First Victim

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

What happens to you after you die. In a horror movie.

What happens to you after you die. In a horror movie.

On The Curb Near A Burning House

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

What happens to you after you survive...a horror movie.

What happens to you after you survive...a horror movie.

900

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

900 is a love story in real time – the play ends when the call ends.

Ben has just moved into town and has never called a phone sex line before. Augustina is a comic book geek who works out of her apartment. They’re about to have a phone sex call like no other.

900 is a love story in real time – the play ends when the call ends.

Ben has just moved into town and has never called a phone sex line before. Augustina is a comic book geek who works out of her apartment. They’re about to have a phone sex call like no other.

Hitler Was Right (The German Shepherd Is A Great Dog! He Loved DOGS!)

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A pitch-black comedy set in the early 2000's, about three teenage girls on a shopping spree with a stolen credit card. Do you know who your children are?

A pitch-black comedy set in the early 2000's, about three teenage girls on a shopping spree with a stolen credit card. Do you know who your children are?

Sledgehammer Party

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

A contemporary domestic horror story about some very bad communication in married relationships.

Set sometime in the mid-2000's, Terry and Melissa Chiles are having a couple, Rosie and Allan Sackman, over to their summer cottage to stay for a working weekend. As the weekend progresses, lines are drawn, arguments are had, and by the end of the weekend, few are left unscathed--emotionally and otherwise...

A contemporary domestic horror story about some very bad communication in married relationships.

Set sometime in the mid-2000's, Terry and Melissa Chiles are having a couple, Rosie and Allan Sackman, over to their summer cottage to stay for a working weekend. As the weekend progresses, lines are drawn, arguments are had, and by the end of the weekend, few are left unscathed--emotionally and otherwise.

Sledgehammer Party contains adult language, sexual situations, nudity, extreme violent content and images of sexual assault.

The Lizzies

by Rob Matsushita

Synopsis

It's the new sitcom that's sweeping the nation! Finally, a show that asks the question, "What if axe-murderer Lizzie Borden were roommates with independent filmmaker Lizzie Borden?" You know, that question we were all asking. Lots of fun, a talking cat, and almost everyone dies horribly.

Believe it or not, this show is relatively high-school-friendly.

It's the new sitcom that's sweeping the nation! Finally, a show that asks the question, "What if axe-murderer Lizzie Borden were roommates with independent filmmaker Lizzie Borden?" You know, that question we were all asking. Lots of fun, a talking cat, and almost everyone dies horribly.

Believe it or not, this show is relatively high-school-friendly.