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140 Riverside Blvd., Apt. 2601,
New York, NY, 10069, United States of America
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Rhona Silverbush
(She/Her)
Co-WriterRhona Silverbush is the co-writer and co-creator of a character-driven historical drama anthology series currently being taken out to market, is the co-author of twelve books--one on acting Shakespeare--and is herself a former actor and a current acting and Shakespeare coach.
Full Bio
Rhona and her writing partner Sami Plotkin have written DARK LADIES, a one-hour historical drama currently out to market. It’s only the first in what they call “The Early Modern Universe” of stories they wish to bring to the small screen. The two are still paying off the New York Public Library late fees they racked up researching and writing SPEAK THE SPEECH! SHAKESPEARE’S MONOLOGUES ILLUMINATE (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002), a comprehensive guide to acting Shakespeare. If you hear they went undercover as school children while doing research for SCHOOL HAPPENS, a guide for parents of school-age children they wrote for educational data expert Michelle Robinson—be assured it’s fake news. Rhona is also the co-author of the TERRIFIC TODDLERS series of picture books specifically for toddlers (Magination Press, 2018 and 2020, TT Press, 2023) and has written ‘WICHCRAFT: CRAFT A SANDWICH INTO A MEAL – AND A MEAL INTO A SANDWICH (Clarkson Potter 2009) with her celeb-chef brother-in-law. She eats well. She has long been a story consultant for documentary film director George T. Nierenberg. She also coaches actors and is a source of guidance and support to families with new autism diagnoses. Both Rhona and her writing partner Sami are the proud parents of heart-centered, feminist young men.
- Professional Credits
- Story Consultant -- Out of Breath, a documentary about sleep apnea by director George T. Nierenberg
Co-author, SPEAK THE SPEECH! SHAKESPEARE'S MONOLOGUES ILLUMINATED (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002)
Co-author, TERRIFIC TODDLERS series of nine picture books for toddlers (Magination Press, APA, 2018, 2020; TT Press, 2023)
Writer, with Tom Colicchio and SIsha Ortuzar, 'WICHCRAFT: CRAFT A SANDWICH INTO A MEAL--AND A MEAL INTO A SANDWICH (Clarkson Potter, 2009)
- Industry Awards
- Pilot script, DARK LADIES (written with Sami Plotkin):
* winner, 2026 Big Apple Film Festival: Women Spotlight Edition Screenplay Competition -- TV/Episodic Pilot;
* winner, 2025 Circa Historical Screenplay Competition.
