Rock is a recipient of the 2016 BRIO award for acting, awarded by the Bronx Council on the Arts. His second solo play, Brooklyn Quartet, which is directed by reg e gaines (Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk) was presented as part of The Downtown Urban Arts Festival in NYC, had a 10 performance workshop run at The Medicine Show Theatre, also in NYC, had it's official debut at Pregones Theatre, in The Bronx, NY, in June of 2016, and was presented for the first time as an ensemble play, produced by the Auroville Theatre Group in India, in 2019. As an ambitious "marriage" of live theater and film, in collaboration with NYC filmmaker David C. Diaz, Brooklyn Quartet was adapted as a four part episodic mini series. Rock recently released an ebook, called, Real Poetic Talk, and Love Just Is, which is filled with poetry, storytelling and photography, and is currently working on his new play, The Red Plaid Suitcase, and a film, titled The Center of Distance.