TEDxPittsburgh - Ron Lindblom and Robert Miller - Umbrella Man December 28, 2011

Favorite:

The exploration of a man's response to the death of his child, the ensuing conspiratorial paranoia, his resulting obsession, and eventual redemption.
Ron is Associate Vice President at the Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts and Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse. He has produced, directed, and acted in more than 500 theatre productions on three continents and is the recipient of the DramaLogue Best Director award, co-founder the California Repertory Company, and was Artistic Director for Stage West Theatre in San Luis Obispo, and the Collective Artists Theatre in Boston. He is also founder of the The REP, which is the professional theatre company of Point Park. Since its inception in 1998, The REP has produced over 20 world premiere productions and earned a national reputation for creativity and excellence, welcoming such accomplished performers as
Ann Reinking, Michael Rupert, Bebe Neuwirth, and Elaine Stritch. Often, graduates of The REP are involved in every production on Broadway. Ron has been honored as a Pittsburgh Pop Star for his significant contributions to the arts in Pittsburgh.
Bob was on the program yesterday, so you have seen his biographical information. Today he appears in his role of collaborator with Ron Lindblom on the production of their most recent work, Umbrella Man.