Robert J. LeBlanc is an award-winning playwright, actor, voice actor, and artist, as well as the producer, head writer, host, improviser, and designer of the comedy ensemble, Balderdash Academy, and owner and lead writer of the interactive mystery-comedy company Sleuths Mystery Entertainment. He writes in several genres with a focus on comedy and the use of comedy in drama. He is the guest writer and performer of Undertow: Simpson Falls episode “Firsts” and was a series developer and writer on Realm’s hit horror series Undertow: Blood Forest and Undertow: Pulse. His work can be found on stage, screen, and in various podcasts including Balderdash Academy’s On the Air.

Artistic Statement
I write to show that stories matter. I believe that comedy is the key to drama. I write to show that there is light in the darkness even if you have to make it yourself. I write to show that the weird is beautiful. I write for the collaboration of the theatre–to be a part of the whole–to see my creation through the lens of the experience of others. My work can only exist when translated through the vision of the director, the heart of the actors, and the experiences of the audience. I write to find the meaning of my work through their eyes.