WHEN LAST WE FLEW, by Harrison David Rivers, was awarded a 2011 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theatre: Off-Off Broadway play. First produced by Carreon Productions at the 2010 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL, it received an extended engagement in the FRINGE NYC ENCORE SERIES, as well as Excellence in Playwriting and Excellence in Performance Awards. This opportunity provided a showcase for this talented emerging playwright, a member of the OLD VIC NEW VOICES, and support to the many collaborators, producers and directors, who rely on OVNV to develop their craft and produce works in both the U.S. and U.K.
TWO ONE-SIDED CONVERSATIONS, an evening of new work by emerging playwright Todd Pate, was produced in January 2009 at the Lion Theatre in New York City. Two one-act plays, provocative in their storytelling, FOLLOWING ANNIE and BEHIND ALL LINES were a personal triumph for both producer and playwright.
A graduate of the 2007 CTI 14-week producing program, Robert Carreon served as Production Advisor to the MAGIS THEATRE Company's acclaimed adaptation and world premiere of the C.S. Lewis classic, THE GREAT DIVORCE. In 2005, at the NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, he premiered SOON OF A MORNIN', a musical based on the lives of the Pettway slaves and the people of Gee's Bend, Alabama. As part of the Page to the Stage Theatre Festival in 2004, it was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and won the 2004 Library of Congress Parsons Fund Award. To commemorate WORLD AIDS DAY in December 2005, he produced REMEMBER ME, a concert rich with collective memories, allegorical themes, and contemporary and classical music. In 2006, portions of that same concert were repeated to honor the victims of 9/11. In 1973 he wrote the libretto for the opera LAS ROSAS, which had its world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.
Robert has made a career writing promotional and advertising copy, merchandising, styling and editing. After 17 years at Time-Warner, where his responsibilities were as varied as consumer marketing and special events, building management and office operations for Sports Illustrated, he departed in 2001 to return to his love of the theatre. Before leaving Time Inc. he worked closely with senior management to establish OUT@TimeInc, the recipient of a 2003 GLAAD Fairness Award. As Programming Chair, he would produce and direct company-wide efforts to promote diversity in the workplace.
He began his theatrical career as a child actor, performing on TV and in school and regional productions. In 1956, at the age of nine, he appeared in The King and I with Constance Carpenter. At 13, he entered Bishop Neumann High School in Philadelphia and founded, edited and published, the still thriving theatre publication, the Neumann Gazette. He attended the Parsons School of Design and in 1967 was awarded the June Francis Award for outstanding achievement in design.
A member of The Broadway League, Robert is committed to producing thought-provoking theatrical experiences and quality entertainment. He continues to explore the New York landscape and beyond for brave new voices, creative expression, and opportunities and properties consistent with his mission statement. Producer, board member, activist and fundraiser, he lends his multiple skills and talents to a number of appreciative New York City not-for-profit organizations.