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Rose Oser (she/they) is a Brooklyn-based theatremaker from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Since 2016, they have produced and hosted over 50 performances of Tinder Disrupt, San Francisco’s hit powerpoint dating show. In 2024 they launched poly poly oxen free, a poly dating show, now running in New York City and San Francisco.
In May 2023, they assumed the role of Producing Director of National Queer Theater, best known for the annual Criminal Queerness Festival. Prior to that, they worked at Z Space in San Francisco from 2017-2022, first as the Literary and Grants Manager, then Associate Artistic Director, then Interim Producing Director, a leadership position appointed by the Board of Directors. They co-led Z Space during the pandemic and produced the world premiere of The Red Shades: A Trans Superhero Rock Opera. Other notable producing credits at Z Space: Problematic Play Festival (LMDA Bly Grant) and the world premiere of Ripped by Rachel Bublitz (Will Glickman Award).
They are the book writer of Shoshana in December (December 2022 production Custom Made, Relentless Award Honorable Mention 2022, December 2021 reading Z Space, NEA ArtWorks recipient) and Tinderella: the modern musical (April 2018 world premiere FaultLine and Custom Made; March 2022 production Brunish Theatre, Portland'5).
They are a member of Beehive Dramaturgy Studio and worked as the resident dramaturg for the 2024 JMF Writers Grove at Goodspeed.
As the Co-Artistic Director of FaultLine Theater in San Francisco from 2016-2019 (recipient of the Annette Lust Award in 2018), they mounted full productions of new works by local and national playwrights. They worked as the Grant Writer for American Conservatory Theater from 2014-2017. They hold a BA in Rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley.
Press:
"Equal parts uproarious, perceptive and tender, 'Shoshana in December' isn’t just small theater at its best, but hold-your-breath teeny theater at its best.” - Review: ‘Shoshana in December’ is a breathtaking S.F. holiday show without the cliches
"Oser nudges things along with a talk-show-style interview component that gets deep and real disarmingly quickly.” - Review: At Tinder Disrupt, the tech products are humans, and the investors are potential mates
"The Red Shades, despite telling the story of a reviled, persecuted, and abused group of people... is some of the most thrilling, uplifting, joyous theatre currently being presented on a Bay Area stage.” - Review: The Red Shades: A Trans Superhero Rock Opera
"Rose Oser’s openhearted book, Weston Scott’s evocative lyrics and Matt Fukui Grandy’s catchy tunes combined to take a thoughtful, fresh look at a time of year overripe with cliche. Producers looking for smart, warm, unconventional holiday fare for next year should take note.” - Feature: These 2022 shows helped make the Bay Area a top U.S. destination for theater
email: anagramrose@gmail.com
gram: @roseitgoes @polypolyoxenfree @tinderdisrupt
