R5 Productions

When the world loses an artist, it dims a light that that once enriched the soul of humanity. Sturman

The R5 Productions team.

It is with a very heart that we post this announcement that on March 26th, our good friend Rob Rosiello, the Executive Director of R5 Productions passed away. He was our very dear friend, and founding member of this little production company. We loved working with him, collaborating on ideas and designing and developing our programs. Rob was also an admired actor, director, producer, playwright and author. He may be gone but he will never be forgotten.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

FROM THE HOLIDAY ARCHIVES!
In 2020, R5 Productions celebrated the holidays with the searing family drama OTHER DESERT CITIES by Jon Robin Baitz…
You can still listen to this, or any of our other radio dramas, on our website- see link in IG bio and/or below…
Have a safe and happy Holiday with eager wishes for a peaceful New Year!

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Key show artwork by .design
Production images by Jessica Briggs, Town & Country Players, 2018
https://www.r5productions.org/shows

CONGRATULATIONS to Old Academy Players in Philadelphia on their 13 BroadwayWorld.com Nominations for THE BROKEN HOLLOW BANSHEE by Rob Rosiello, and all R5 alum on their individual nominations!
THE BROKEN HOLLOW BANSHEE aired October 2021 as a five part radio thriller before its stage premiere in November 2023!
You can listen to the 5 part R5 production- link in IG bio -
CONGRATS AGAIN!

PUBLISHED!
Congrats Rob!
BOYS do CRY
A story of sheer determination is available NOW…
https://a.co/d/dprUJ5W

Thank you to all who have served….
Past, present and future…

Break many legs to R5 alum Meg Waldowski (THE BROKEN HOLLOW BANSHEE, OTHER DESERT CITIES) on her opening this Friday, November 8 with the roles of Marmee/Aunt March in the Village Players of Hatboro production of LITTLE WOMEN, November 8-22
Tickets are $20…

Celebrate Halloween Weekend with R5 Productions’ archive of the creepy and macabre…!
From our most recent run of The R5 Playhouse Series, HAUNTED, to the original four part thriller, THE BROKEN HOLLOW BANSHEE, R5 celebrates this time of year in great unsettled style- and you can listen to them throughout the year!
See our link below and in our profile:
https://www.r5productions.org

TONIGHT!!!
OUR GRAND FINALE!
The R5 Playhouse Series concludes its 2024 “HAUNTED” theme with THE SWEET SMELL OF REGRET by Rob Rosiello…
Nyiema Lunsford IS Miss Lora Lee Lipton…
Nightlife Icon…
Trend setter…
Diva…
But Lora Lee is sitting on a secret…
And it’s to die for…
Because sometimes…
Revenge is the only option…
Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30pm
A talk back after the show with Nyiema and Rob about the play’s origin story, working together again and bringing this piece from the stage this summer to R5’s radio audience this fall…
Show link: https://youtube.com/live/RBaVpAc7OW0?feature=share
Key show art by .design

OUR GRAND FINALE!
The R5 Playhouse Series concludes its 2024 “HAUNTED” theme with THE SWEET SMELL OF REGRET by Rob Rosiello…
Nyiema Lunsford IS Miss Lora Lee Lipton…
Nightlife Icon…
Trend setter…
Diva…
But Lora Lee is sitting on a secret…
And it’s to die for…
Because sometimes…
Revenge is the only option…
Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30pm
A talk back after the show with Nyiema and Rob about the play’s origin story, working together again and bringing this piece from the stage this summer to R5’s radio audience this fall…
Show link: https://youtube.com/live/RBaVpAc7OW0?feature=share
Key show art by .design

The R5 Playhouse Series concludes its 2024 “HAUNTED” theme with THE SWEET SMELL OF REGRET by Rob Rosiello…
Rob Rosiello (Playwright/Director- THE SWEET SMELL OF REGRET)…
Rob wrote H***Y TONK QUEEN, which was published online with Hominum Journal May 2024 and directed the radio adaptation this July to celebrate R5’s 4th anniversary…
Other original plays produced with R5: THE BROKEN HOLLOW BANSHEE, COLD STUN, VERNAL RITES and PRICELESS.
His original plays have been produced on stages in NYC, LA, Philly and Cape Cod: THE BROKEN HOLLOW BANSHEE, A SONG I FORGOT TO SING, VERNAL RITES, COLD STUN, PANDORA, DIE-NASTY and HAY DAYS…
His one acts have been a part of the Old Academy Players’ Summer One Act Bonanza since 2017, including THE SWEET SMELL OF REGRET which premiered there this summer…
Rob received his Masters’ Degree in Theatre from Villanova University, where he was part of the Barrymore Award winning ensemble of ANGELS IN AMERICA
www.robrosiello.com
Lora Lee Lipton…
Nightlife Icon…
Trend setter…
Diva…
But Lora Lee is sitting on a secret…
And it’s to die for…
Because sometimes…
Revenge is the only option…
Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30pm
A talk back after the show with Nyiema and Rob about the play’s origin story, working together again and bringing this piece from the stage this summer to R5’s radio audience this fall…
Show link: https://youtube.com/live/RBaVpAc7OW0?feature=share
Key show art by .design

The R5 Playhouse Series concludes its 2024 “HAUNTED” theme with THE SWEET SMELL OF REGRET by Rob Rosiello…
Nyiema Lunsford IS Miss Lora Lee Lipton…
Nyiema is excited to return to R5 Productions and reprise her role as Lora Lee Lipton. Her first performance with R5 was portraying Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby
She was last seen in Funny Shorts, a variety of short play readings. She last performed Lora Lee Lipton in The Sweet Smell of Regret on stage at Old Academy Players
Other OAP credits include Ivy Pembroke in The Broken Hollow Banshee, Jillian Jerome in Love Between the Dryer Sheets and Cynthia in Sweat
She is an active member of ActorsNet’s Play Reading Committee. Other ActorsNet credits include: The Big Bad Wolf (Girl 2), Dear Brutus (Lady Caroline), Seven Keys to Baldpate (Myra Thornhill), and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. (Anne de Bourgh)
Other stage credits include: Nurse in Langhorne Players’s A Kid Like Jake and various play readings.
Lora Lee Lipton…
Nightlife Icon…
Trend setter…
Diva…
But Lora Lee is sitting on a secret…
And it’s to die for…
Because sometimes…
Revenge is the only option…
Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30pm
A talk back after the show with Nyiema and Rob about the play’s origin story, working together again and bringing this piece from the stage this summer to R5’s radio audience this fall…
Show link: https://youtube.com/live/RBaVpAc7OW0?feature=share
Key show art by .design