Draft:Michael Presley Bobbott



Michael Presley Bobbitt (born February 3, 1976) is an American Southern playwright, novelist, and commercial real estate appraiser[1], and co-founder of The Nitty-Gritty Theatre in Gainesville, Florida.[2] He is a member of the Dramatists Guild.[3][4] Michael resides in Cedar Key, Florida where he has been featured in regional, national, and international press for his various literary works, community activism in aquaculture education, and various stunts and achievements including authoring a ten-minute monologue with a live goat,[5][6] being flagged by the FAA for transporting a questionable play prop across state lines,[7] "Shark Swims" to raise money for Cedar Key School--the smallest Public School in Florida,[8][9] and riding out Cedar Key's hurricane Idelia to protect and serve islanders who remained while releasing live weather video reports to national and international media.[10][11][12][13] Michael also serves as an official Cedar Key emissary dressed in character as, The Clambassador.[14]

  1. ^ "AEG - Applied Economics Group | Real Estate Appraisal | About". aeg-appraisal. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ Smith, Cody. "Theater company opens with plans to stage original works". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ Smith, Cody. "Theater company opens with plans to stage original works". Gainesville Sun.
  4. ^ "DG Career Profile | Dramatists Guild". www.dramatistsguild.com.
  5. ^ Downtown, Gainesville. "Another Acrosstown Original: 'Trailer Park Elegy'". Gainesville Downtown. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ "A Goat, A Dark Secret And A Dead Woman's Ashes: A Preview Of 'Trailer Park Elegy'". WUFT | News and public media for north central Florida. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  7. ^ Ball, Siobhan (2019-07-31). "Playwright behind 'Florida Man' excuses his props in hilarious letter to the TSA". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  8. ^ "2023 Encore Presentation: First Annual Cedar Key Shark Swim". WUFT | News and public media for north central Florida. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  9. ^ "Hundreds expected to swim among sharks at 2nd annual Cedar Key Shark Swim fundraiser this weekend". www.wcjb.com. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  10. ^ "Video Cedar Key resident talks about riding out Hurricane Idalia". ABC News. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  11. ^ America, Good Morning. "Cedar Key resident talks about riding out Hurricane Idalia". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  12. ^ "Florida Resident Documents Hurricane Idalia's Devastating Impact on Cedar Key". Inside Edition. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  13. ^ "'Downtown Cedar Key is underwater' - resident who stayed for Hurricane Idalia". 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  14. ^ FreeGNV (2023-12-05). "Bobbitt's Cedar Key is still here". FreeGNV. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

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