BOB CONRAD

Creator, Producer, Writer, and Director of "The Hearbreak Cafe"

Mr. Conrad is a graduate of the University of California. Upon receiving an M.F.A. in Theater Arts. He began a career as a producer, director, and actor in Los Angeles. Past positions have involved production work with Disney, Paramount Studios, and Comcast and Time Warner. He has produced and directed a variety of television and film productions in both a single and multi-camera format.
Mr. Conrad has also served a professor in film studies for a variety of universities and colleges in Orange and Los Angles counties during his twenty-year career in the motion picture industry. He is a member of The Directors Guild of America, and The Screen Actors Guild.

COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY POSITIONS
(Classes taught in film, broadcasting, and acting for the camera)
University of California, Irvine, Orange Coast College, Santa Ana College, Saddleback College,
Long Beach City College, Cypress College

EDUCATION:

B.F.A.- Directing/Acting
Florida Atlantic University

M.F.A.-Directing/Acting
University of California

UNIONS-CREDENTIALS-AWARDS
Directors Guild of America
Screen Actors Guild
California State Life Time Teaching Credential
Director of the Year-1986- Orange County Times
Outstanding Leadership Award Theater Arts- Orange County/Newport Beach City Council
Advisory Board- Laguna Beach Film Festival
Founded Irvine Repertory Theater through Irvine Adult Education

JAMES NESTOR

Writer and Associate Producer of “The Heartbreak Café” from its inception

Lifetime teaching credential for the California Community Colleges
Acted in and Provided Set design and technical support for theatre productions and Heartbreak Cafe
Chairman of the Student Film Competition at the Laguna Beach Film Festival