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Bob Devin Jones was born in 1954 in Los Angeles, California.
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He studied acting at Loyola Marymount University and completed graduate work at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and abroad at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Many of his plays deal with civil rights and social justice issues. He was raised in Southern California. After graduating, he traveled the country as an actor and director
Los Angeles remained his home base for most of this time.
In 1991, he started writing plays. He spent eight months in Ashmont working with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and then lived in Seattle, Washington for two years.
He first visited Saint St. Petersburg in 1997 to direct a Harlem Renaissance rendition of the play Mission Julie. While there, he met his life partner, Jim, and decided to settle in the area.
He has made his living acting, directing, and supervising the as and artistic director
He mentors young directors, writers and visual artists in his spare time. He also runs his own chocolate chip cookie baking company. “When you pass through the doors of The Studio, look to be entertained, educated, and challenged by art, heritage, history, song, literature, theater, moving pictures, and moving bodies through space.” said Bob Devin of the studio.
The goal of the studio is "to be the creative community gathering place where the answer is always "yes," and the community in all its iterations is invited and encouraged to come in." Any person who wants to display their artistry is given a chance at the studio.
Among events that have been held at the venue are a reading by Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a night with historian John Hope Franklin, annual Shakespeare productions, and a display of artwork by the Florida Highwaymen. In 2007 and 2008, a writer’s series featured Ray Arsenault, Jon Wilson and Peter Meinke, among others
Manhattan Casino (2002)
Further Down the Road.
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Quotations: “When you pass through the doors of The Studio, look to be entertained, educated, and challenged by art, heritage, history, song, literature, theater, moving pictures, and moving bodies through space.”.
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