About Ralph
Playwright, Director and Producer
Ralph Tropf is a playwright, theatre director and producer living in Los Angeles, California. He holds an MFA in Theatre Arts with a discipline in playwrighting and is published by Samuel French. At age 70, he looks back on a career spanning five decades and isn’t done yet. His current project is Unheard Voices, a stage play based on women from history and mythology. Six characters each have a 20-minute monologue, telling their side of familiar stories: Eve, from The Book of Genesis, Helen of Troy, Pope Joan, Artemisia Gentileschi, Betsy Ross and Sally Hemings. For more information, visit unheardvoicesplay.com.
He has recently retired after over 30 years as a professor at various colleges and universities, mostly in the Los Angeles area. For more information, go to the Teaching page at this website.
A full review of his work in theater can be seen on the Plays and Productions page at this website.
The All Roses Company is Ralph’s production company, which has staged many live plays, theatrical events and short films. To view a sample of his work, visit the All Roses page.
Resident of Los Angeles
Like many, I came from elsewhere. Born in Ohio and raised in Florida, I lived in New York City and Las Vegas before settling in Southern California. I now call the landscape of Los Angeles home. My neighborhood of Los Feliz is centrally located for most of the activities I enjoy: The Philharmonic, Greek Theatre and The Hollywood Bowl, Theatre Row and the various museums including LACMA and The Norton Simon in Pasadena. The weather is always perfect for my favorite exercise, mountain biking in the hills of Griffith Park and along the LA River.
As an amateur musician, I play percussion with the Symphony of the Verdugos, a community orchestra in Glendale California.
