Name: Rosalind Grush
Graduation Year: 2021
Feature Track or TV Track: TV Track
Contact Email: rosalind.grush@gmail.com
Short Bio: Rosalind Grush is thrilled to be pursuing her MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA. Prior to this, she worked in non-profit theater in New York City for more than a decade. For nearly six years, she ran The Tank, a multi-disciplinary performance venue for emerging artists. While at The Tank, she produced five shows nominated for Drama Desk Awards (four in the Unique Theatrical Experience category) and seven New York Times Critics’ Picks. In 2019, she was honored by the New York City Council for her contribution to the arts. She has been on grant panels for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and others, and has had speaking engagements at Columbia University, The New School, Bard, and more. She led a TV Writing Group at The Tank for four years and wrote many short plays and monologues that were performed around NYC. She is a graduate of Columbia University and grew up in Los Angeles.
Short Artist Statement: I write women’s stories. I like to depict women how we are: strong, powerful, sure, correct; as heroes who have to overcome wildly unimaginable odds to accomplish our goals; unapologetic and confident in our success; not without obstacles, but equipped with the intelligence to navigate them. Comedy is hugely important to me, and I believe that laughter is the most powerful tool for creating both empathy and social commentary. I want to write stories that will inspire women to be leaders, to fight for jobs that will allow them to affect change, and to carve their own paths.
Logline #1: Bare Essentials - Half-Hour Comedy - In a post-pandemic New York City, two women who are best friends run a non-profit experimental theater; but when a major supporter pulls his donation, they start producing male strip shows for women to pay the bills.
Logline #2: The Home Front - Hour Drama - After German troops in World War I use a deadly poison gas on the battlefield for the very first time in history, a female chemist organizes a secret team of women scientists to start developing an arsenal of wartime technology to help the Allies win the war.
Name three movies or TV shows that inspire you: 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation, Fleabag
Graduation Year: 2021
Feature Track or TV Track: TV Track
Contact Email: rosalind.grush@gmail.com
Short Bio: Rosalind Grush is thrilled to be pursuing her MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA. Prior to this, she worked in non-profit theater in New York City for more than a decade. For nearly six years, she ran The Tank, a multi-disciplinary performance venue for emerging artists. While at The Tank, she produced five shows nominated for Drama Desk Awards (four in the Unique Theatrical Experience category) and seven New York Times Critics’ Picks. In 2019, she was honored by the New York City Council for her contribution to the arts. She has been on grant panels for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and others, and has had speaking engagements at Columbia University, The New School, Bard, and more. She led a TV Writing Group at The Tank for four years and wrote many short plays and monologues that were performed around NYC. She is a graduate of Columbia University and grew up in Los Angeles.
Short Artist Statement: I write women’s stories. I like to depict women how we are: strong, powerful, sure, correct; as heroes who have to overcome wildly unimaginable odds to accomplish our goals; unapologetic and confident in our success; not without obstacles, but equipped with the intelligence to navigate them. Comedy is hugely important to me, and I believe that laughter is the most powerful tool for creating both empathy and social commentary. I want to write stories that will inspire women to be leaders, to fight for jobs that will allow them to affect change, and to carve their own paths.
Logline #1: Bare Essentials - Half-Hour Comedy - In a post-pandemic New York City, two women who are best friends run a non-profit experimental theater; but when a major supporter pulls his donation, they start producing male strip shows for women to pay the bills.
Logline #2: The Home Front - Hour Drama - After German troops in World War I use a deadly poison gas on the battlefield for the very first time in history, a female chemist organizes a secret team of women scientists to start developing an arsenal of wartime technology to help the Allies win the war.
Name three movies or TV shows that inspire you: 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation, Fleabag