Casse-Tete
(Moving Arts Theatre, 2002)

You Belong to Me
(PushPush Theater, 1999)
Photo by Ann Marie Poyo

The Lies of Handsome Men
(Hudson St. Theatre, 2003)

Heartbreak
(PushPush Theater, 2005)
Photo by Terry Thomas

Fahrenheit 451
(GIAHA/Ritz Theatre, 2007)

Almost Independence Day
(film, 1976)


The American Wife
(film, 1980)

The Singing
(film, 2007)

PLAYS
Kiss It All Goodbye – Red Kite Theater, Tallahassee, FL, (1993) and Chicago (1995); High on a Dime
Productions, Seattle (1995)

A comedy with original songs that parodies classic films (particularly backstage musicals and film noir) in a tale of the Hollywood rise and fall of ambitious twins, a brother and sister (played by the same actor).

"A hilarious, raunchy tribute to the Silver Screen in the tradition of Charles Busch and Charles
Ludlam.  Don't miss it!" – Cafe Voltaire, Chicago

“Naughty and affectionate, a sophisticated homage/spoof of backstage musicals and potboiler melodramas of yesteryear.” – Tom Orr, Seattle Times

"Melodrama at its very best, and it's an awful lot of fun. ... There is never a moment of self-
conscious parody...or cheap laughs.  It has the look, feel, and writing of a film noir classic, its
emotions run as high as grand opera, and quite simply, it is one of the most entertaining pieces of theater i've seen in a long time." – Susan Rathke, The Stranger, Seattle

"Funny and exciting in its own special, dopey way.  Nixon is quite the wizard with dialogue."
– Joe Adcock, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Casse-Tete (one-act) – Barking Dog Theater, Atlanta, (“Six from the Rainbow” festival, 1997); Moving Arts Theatre Company, Los Angeles (“escape/artists” short play festival, 2002); Canyon Theatre Ensemble/Hudson Avenue Theatre, Hollywood (Part of “The Lies of Handsome Men, Two Short Plays by Rob Nixon,” 2003)

A darkly ironic take on the commodification of sex, art and cultural identity.

"Nearly a movie waiting to happen it's so rife with plot and ideas." – Wenzel Jones BackStage West

"Dark, intriguing, and sexy." – Trish Ostroski, The Tolucan Times

"When you leave the theatre you are not sure if you just walked through a Dali painting or fell into Warhol's pallette.  One thing for sure, this is no ordinary show!" – reviewplays.com

"A standout." Dave Hayward, Backstage

Mantrap – Bell Theatre, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (Southern Playworks Festival, 1998)

A surreal comedy set in the 1950's, 1970's and the present following three hapless dreamers grasping for money, fame, and a little bit of enlightenment in the Big Cruel City.

"A dark funhouse ride. The strength of the play is its willingness to take its characters to surprising extremes in their misguided quests to empower themselves." – Alan Litsey, Birmingham Weekly

Winner of R.L. Apsey Award for Best New Work

Stormy Weather (one-act) – Barking Dog Theater, Atlanta (“10 x 10,” 1998)

Two down-on-their-luck women create a fleeting fantasy of a better life out of a case of mistaken identity.
               
"The evening's tenderest drama." – Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

Under the Water (one-act) – Actors Express, Atlanta (“Six from the Rainbow,” 1999)

A man makes a self-destructive deal to assure his dying lover a final few moments of happiness and fulfillment.

You Belong to Me – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (1999)

Jumping back and forth in time, the story follows two generations of an American family crisscrossing the country in search of home, a place to belong on the margins of a changing society.

"There's a motif of memories that's woven through this play, more important in setting moods and establishing texture than merely telling a story." – Brad Brooks, ETC magazine

"Nixon creates vivid, fractious characters and sharp turns of phrase.  … Explores with great sensitivity the give and take of family life, the unpredictable priorities of memory, and the inability to go home again." – Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

The Gift of the Magpie and Turkey or Ham (one-acts) – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (“Holidays on Thin
Ice,” 2000)    

Two short comedies about the darker side of Christmas.

The Lies of Handsome Men – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (“Vamp/Revamp” festival, 2002); Canyon
Theatre Ensemble/Hudson Avenue Theatre, Hollywood (Part of “The Lies of Handsome Men,
Two Short Plays by Rob Nixon,” 2003)

A "cabaret noir" with music about a young man from the sticks who recreates himself in glamorous 1940's New York with tragic results.

"Moody, atmospheric and sulphurous as a torch song." – Benjamin Chambers, The King’s English

"A very stylish undertaking, this evening of two one-acts by Rob Nixon." – Wenzel Jones BackStage West

Heartbreak  – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (2005), Ritz Theatre, Brunswick, GA (2009)

A disparate group of people in a beach house during the summer of 2001 try to both live out and escape from their personal fictions, unaware of the vast world of changes waiting just outside the door.

OTHER WORKS FOR STAGE
Nobody Knows I'm Gay (solo performance piece) – Tallahassee Pride Celebration (1992); Theatre Marigny, New Orleans (1995); University of Georgia Diversity Awareness Days (1996)

A man finds empowerment bringing truth and dignity to his dead uncle's memory.

"An entertaining, poignant solo piece about both the comedy and tragedy of homophobia."
– Impact

Expecting Carol (co-written with Tim Habeger) – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (1998)

A zany comedy about a struggling theater company stumbling over political correctness to stage a production of A Christmas Carol for an all-Jewish audience.

"Simply put, there isn't a funnier play around now." – Jim Farmer, Southern Voice

"Offers loud, long belly laughs." – Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

Dogs, the Musical (one-act, co-written with Tim Habeger)– Dad’s Garage Theater, Atlanta
(“8 ½ x 11,” 1999)

A musical parody of Cats, in which Man's Best Friends sing of their loneliness, boredom, hunger and means of revenge on their human "masters."

“Perhaps the show's highlight ... inspired howls of laughter.” – Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

It’s a Wonderful Carol (co-written with Tim Habeger) – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (1999)

Alvin, the goofball stage manager of Expecting Carol, saves the world in this comedy with original songs that mixes elements of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life.
      

ADAPTATIONS
On the Road (from the story by Anton Chekhov) – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (1999)

"Rob Nixon's dark theatrical adaptation...is an interpretation that is an original, well-written, believable and at times humorous snapshot of life that relates to a more universal human experience." – Brett Lockwood and Chris Hansen, Blue Milk

The Birthday of the Infanta (from the fairy tale by Oscar Wilde) – PushPush Theater, Atlanta (2000)

Higgins, a Man’s Christian (from the book by Norman Duncan) – Dad’s Garage Theater, Atlanta
(“8 ½ x 11,” 2002)

Fahrenheit 451 (from the novel by Ray Bradbury) – Golden Isles Arts & Humanities, Ritz Theatre,
Brunswick, GA (2007)

FILMS
Almost Independence Day (1976) – writer/director/editor

On the eve of the Bicentennial, a dancing bikini-clad Miss America seduces the Spirit of Revolution into a consumer frenzy at the edge of Manifest Destiny.

The American Wife (1980) – writer/director/editor

Taking its tone and structure from the 1950's sci-fi thriller Invaders from Mars, this 45-minute experimental film mixes original and found footage in a tale of a U.S. couple abroad facing the invasion of inescapable American culture.

Featured at the 1980 Rotterdam International Film and Video Festival

Exquisite Corpse Part I – writer, actor; directed by David Bruckner

Mysterious electronic transmissions are driving people to murderous rages, and one man begins to see it as a long-forgotten sign from ancient times.

An experimental Dailies project in which filmmakers created a segment of a story and passed it on to other filmmakers to continue; loosely inspired the 2007 feature film The Signal.

The Singing (2007) – writer/editor; directed by James "J.D." Taylor

An adaptation of the one-act play Stormy Weather.