TV writer and playwright Bernardo Cubria shares how his love for the theatre led to working with Gina Rodriguez, finding his place in his first writer’s room for Apple TV+’s Acapulco, being in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and how he manages to show up for his family throughout the journey.

Go see Bernardo’s play that led to him working with Gina Rodriguez! 

Crabs In A Bucket opens July 17th at the Echo Theater Company in Atwater Village.

Special promo code for half price tix for our listeners ($17): CRABBY

Interested in going to clown school in Italy?

Here’s the clown school Bernardo wishes he had gone to in Paris – LE COQ. 

Reading Save The Cat prepared Bernardo to pitch a screenplay for the first time.

Watch Acapulco on Apple TV+

If this episode makes you want to rewatch Crossroads, you can’t stream it anywhere, but you can buy a DVD. 

Bernardo’s recommendations:

• The People Of Paper by Salvador Plascencia

• @Juixxe on TikTok

• Bardo 

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