About Beks Roen
Beks Roen (they/he) helps queer folks and allies find adventurous connection & remember they're loved and not alone through queer theatre & Shakespeare.
They write queerly classic adventures, celebrating trans and aspec possibilities and magic.
With stage combat training from Dueling Arts International, 3 world premieres (“On The Cusp,” Hudson Valley Shakespeare; Boy-ish, So Deck the Halls, Blanket Fort Theatre), 7 years of professional acting (Great Lakes Theater, Ohio Shakespeare, more), and over 14 international publications (Anodyne Magazine, COVID-19 Memorial, Phi Beta Kappa, more), Roen is dedicated to bringing stories of hope to audiences outside major theatre hubs.
After performing, teaching, training & producing across 10 states in 2025, Beks shifted their focus from acting to producing the theatre they want to see, paying artists $20+/hour without charging for tickets.
They run Roguish Goblin Stories, a queer theatre company & streaming platform where enbies and aspecs are the main characters. Roen intends to grow RGS into a streaming platform that supports multiple queer artists full-time, freeing them to focus on the art they were born to share.
Roen’s portfolio is below. To hire or commission them, contact them at the general form.
Acting & Fight Direction
Beks Roen is a level 2 actor-combatant with Dueling Arts International. Their acting credits include Romeo & Juliet (Ohio Shakespeare), Macbeth, Hamlet (both Great Lakes Theatre), and Gender Play (Indy Shakes, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville). Their choreography credits include Clue (Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette), Mary Shelley Presents: Frankenstein, and Dead Man’s Cellphone (both Purdue Theatre).
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Read My Writing
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France is on the brink of war. Only Anna, Violette and Iris know…
What if the Three Musketeers each had a younger sibling? Meet Anna, Iris and Violette. A brawl in the Paris streets will throw these three adventurers together as they fall headfirst into an international conspiracy. Will their friendship be enough to save their hometowns?
Comedy, open casting, 11-15 actors, centers non-binary actor, adventure, swashbuckler
Eva Alpenstone has been avoiding her grandmother’s dying wish. But when people disappear in the forest behind her grandmother’s house, she and her best friend Gorbie must battle self-doubt, family secrets, and exploding angel statues to heal a mistake from generations past...
Fantasy, 3-4 actors, non-binary & aspec characters, adventure dramedy, friendship
World premiere: Blanket Fort Theatre
Earth needs an intervention.
“On The Cusp” follows our solar system’s efforts to help Earth through their relationship with humans.
Comedy, open casting, 5 actors, centers non-binary performer, Zoom and in-person format.
Finalist: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Bake-Off 2021
Zoom premiere: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Bake-Off 2021
My Plays
You can read all of my completed plays by getting the ebook bundle on the right! (Below if you’re on mobile)
Oberon’s a sore loser…
Oberon tries to help a frat boy woo a lesbian during a college party, only to be flummoxed by Puck, the changeling child who’s run back to Titania, and the existence of aspec people…
Chaos ensues as Midsummer Night’s Dream crashes into a contemporary college campus.
Fantasy, 9-11 actors, non-binary & aspec characters, Shakespeare-adjacent
