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] He lives in Cedar Key, Florida where he has been featured in regional, national, and international press for his 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] Bobbitt also serves as an official Cedar Key emissary dressed in character as The Clambassador.[14]