John Rotondo is a NY/NJ-based screenwriter, playwright, novelist and producer. His debut novel, Paul is Dead (co-written with Alex Forstenhausler), will bepublished by Entangled Publishing in early 2027. He co-wrote the feature film, The Garden Left Behind, directed by Flavio Alves, which premiered at SXSW in 2019, winning the Audience Award. The film is currently touring the festival circuit, where it has won over 20 awards. He is working on the screenplay for Bonita, his second collaboration with Alves. Rotondo's previous film work includes the screenplays for Resemblance and Mockingbird (Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist). His work for the stage includes: Love (Awkwardly), which won the audience favorite award at Manhattan Theatre Source (New York, NY), Storage, and Something About Friendship. He recently appeared as John in the TV pilot, Dead John, which premiered at the New York Television Festival, winning Best Writing. He is a graduate of the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing in NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and works as a teacher of Creative Writing.
