Robert Axelrod
Professional Accomplishments:
2024 Warner Bros. TV Writing Fellowship
2023 Jewish Writers’ Institute Digital Storyteller Lab
2020 A-List Winner
2019 Humanitas New Voices Fellow
2019 CineStory TV Fellow
Playwright of DRY SUMMER, world premiere at Theatre NOVA
Playwright of LIFELINE, world premiere at The Road Theatre Comp
Type of role seeking:
Writers's Assistant
Showrunner's Assistant
Development Opportunities (Including Open Writing Assignments)
Staff in a Room (Staff Writer or Story Editor)
Credits:
Writer/Creator - TUCKED, an original one-hour television project currently in development with Kapital Entertainment and Ivy Lion Productions (2x Tony Award-Winner)
Writer/Director - LIFELINE, an original dramatic feature film based on the award-winning play of the same name, currently in development with producers Chip Diggins and Eddie Rubin.
Writer/Creator - MONSIGNOR METH, an original one-hour television project, previously developed with Gratitude Productions.
Contributing Writer - BREAK, an original feature film for Starman Films in association with Netflix France
Writer - CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH SHOWCASE
OTHER SPEC PROJECTS:
REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY, one-hour television pilot
THICK SKIN, one-hour television pilot
NICE JEWISH BOYS, half-hour television pilot
+ ONE, half-hour television pilot
HOPEFUL SOUL, feature film
LADY G, feature film
Representation:
Manager: Gavin Lurie, Zero Gravity Management
Learn More about Robert:
ROBERT AXELROD BIO
Robert Axelrod is a gay Jewish writer, originally hailing from Michigan, whose work focuses on exploring the intersectionality of identity and culture. He is currently in development on an original television project with Kapital Entertainment and Ivy Lion Productions (2x Tony Award-Winner). Previous fellowships and labs include the Warner Bros. Discovery Access Writers Program, Humanitas New Voices Fellowship, CineStory TV Fellowship, Jewish Writers’ Institute Digital Storytelling Lab, and the Road Theatre Company’s Under Construction Playwriting Lab. Additionally, Robert is a previous winner of the A-List, an annual competition honoring the best work written by assistants in the entertainment industry. As a playwright, Robert’s work has been produced by IAMA Theatre Company, The Road Theatre Company, and Theatre Nova. In addition to his professional and creative pursuits, Robert has been a volunteer with The Trevor Project, the nation’s leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention service for LGBTQ youth.