Stan Zimmerman

STAN ZIMMERMAN is a man of many mediums (TV, film and theatre). He’s been nominated for two WGA Awards for Best Comedy Writing – The Golden Girls and Roseanne. Stan’s also written and produced on Gilmore Girls, co-created the Lifetime sitcom, Rita Rocks, wrote on both Brady Bunch movies and rewrote the ABC-TV movie of Annie. Stan has a BFA-Drama from NYU/Circle-in-the-Square and has directed such LA productions as The Diary of Anne Frank-Latinx (8 iterations since 2018), Entertaining Mr. Sloane, A Tuna Christmas, Gemini, Spike Heels, Pledge, Heartbreak Help, The New Century and his original plays -- Meet & Greet, Knife to the Heart, Yes Virginia, Have a Good One and his new musical, Long Beach Blanket Bingo. Stan directed Off-Broadway’s Hyprov (Daryl Roth Theatre). TRWplays recently published and licensed three of his works -- Yes Virginia, Silver Foxes and Right before I go, which he has appeared in across the U.S.and made his Off-Broadway playwriting AND acting debut with that play at The Tank Sept 2025. Zimmerman & Berg wrote the Lifetime Christmas movie, Ladies of the 80’s: A Divas Christmas starring Donna Mills, Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, Nicollette Sheridan and Loni Anderson (her last film). Stan will be directing his original play Knife to the Heart for Desert Ensemble Theatre in Palm Springs (April), followed by the West Coast Premiere of his play Silver Foxes at Revolution Stage Company (May) and then the World Premiere of his TV theme song musical, It's On! at North Street Playhouse (VA-July). He frequently mentors writers at castles in Europe through Rocaberti Writers Retreats.