Robert was born in Cypress, Texas in 1980. He moved to New York in 2005. In 2009, his play Princes of Waco was produced by EST/Youngblood. His one act play Matthew and the Pastor's Wife was a part of Marathon 2010 at EST, and The Love Song of the Albanian Sous Chef won a Dallas Outer Circle Critics award in 2011. Most recently, Rob's Obie Award-winning play Hand to God enjoyed three sold-out runs at EST in 2011-12, followed by a 2014 engagement of the play at MCC Theater. Hand to God played on Broadway at the Booth Theatre and received five 2015 Tony Award nominations, including Best Play. Mr. Askins is proud to be an alumnus of I-73, Youngblood, and a member of The Ensemble Studio Theatre. He has received two EST/Sloan grants, an Arch and Bruce Davis Award, and is one of the 2012 recipients of the Helen Merrill Award for emerging playwrights. Rob's new play, Permission, ra at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Robert Askins