Teatro Rodi
Announcing: Robert Rodi Essentials
In 1992 my first novel was published. Fag Hag told the story of a big, flamboyant girl with a big, obsessive crush on a handsome gay artist—and of the increasingly dangerous, even criminal lengths to which she went to maintain her stranglehold over him.
A Mother's Day remembrance.
My mother died in June 2009. I gave the eulogy at her funeral; this is the transcript.
My first (and last) word on the Royal Wedding.
On July 31, 1981, I got up at the crack of dawn to watch Charles, Prince of Wales, marry Lady Diana Spencer.
Introducing The Sugarman Bootlegs.
A few years ago, I made the decision—based on the way the book industry was trending—to switch from fiction to nonfiction, with happy results (see my memoir of my year on the canine agility circuit, Dogged Pursuit, now in paperback—and my upcoming Italian opus, Seven Seasons In Siena: My Quixotic Quest for Acceptance by Tuscany's Proudest People, due June 21 from Ballantine).
On theatrical jealousy.
Earlier this month—in my capacity as a member of the Gentlemen's Auxiliary of the spoken-word ensemble BoyGirlBoyGirl—I took part in a revue entitled "The Alternative History of Chicago Theater (Abridged)", sponsored by WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio). My colleagues Susan Karp, Rachel Claff and I each did a short piece on the subject of ambition, jealousy, and frustrated hopes. My contribution follows:
Welcome.
Teatro Rodi is the official blog of Robert Rodi—novelist, fantasist, monologuist, memoirist, essayist and musician. It's where you can find news about upcoming projects, publications and performances; it's also the place to find writings that haven't been published anywhere else. (See how deftly I avoided saying, "where I can dump all my stray scraps and blatherings.") Anyway, welcome aboard.
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Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers
In 2005 I wrote a miniseries for Marvel entitled Loki, which was about the tricker god's antagonistic relationship with his step-brother, Thor, god of thunder. There were two things that made if different from any previous Thor-Loki throwdown: first, the story begins not with Loki attempting to seize control over Asgard, but the moment he finally does so (that's right, it starts with Loki winning); and second, the ravishingly gorgeous painted artwork of Esad Ribic.
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