John David Brown

John David Brown is a playwright based in Atlanta, GA. A native of the Florida Panhandle, he has worked with theaters, schools, and community organizations as a writer, director, actor, and theater educator. His work has been performed in NYC, the UK, and across the United States.

John David Brown is a playwright based in Atlanta, GA. A native of the Florida Panhandle, he has worked with theaters, schools, and community organizations as a writer, director, actor, and theater educator. His work has been performed in NYC, the UK, and across the United States.

Scripts

The Songs We Sing at Funerals

by John David Brown

Synopsis

How honest are we allowed to be after someone has died—honest about the deceased, and honest about ourselves? This is the question a variety of characters grapple with while attending six funeral services in The Songs We Sing at Funerals, a dark comedy with a big heart.

How honest are we allowed to be after someone has died—honest about the deceased, and honest about ourselves? This is the question a variety of characters grapple with while attending six funeral services in The Songs We Sing at Funerals, a dark comedy with a big heart.

Fragile Creatures

by John David Brown

Synopsis

After a stint in rehab, Levi returns home for a brief visit with his mother, Mandy, and his younger sister, Noelle. What should be a joyful reunion quickly unravels as Mandy's desperate need to keep her son close threatens his fragile sobriety, while Noelle plans her own escape from their mother's suffocating grip. As Mandy spirals into religious fervor and paranoia, both siblings must confront an agonizing...

After a stint in rehab, Levi returns home for a brief visit with his mother, Mandy, and his younger sister, Noelle. What should be a joyful reunion quickly unravels as Mandy's desperate need to keep her son close threatens his fragile sobriety, while Noelle plans her own escape from their mother's suffocating grip. As Mandy spirals into religious fervor and paranoia, both siblings must confront an agonizing question: How do you save yourself without abandoning someone you love?

Truth

by John David Brown

Synopsis

When a CEO fires an executive assistant, the exit interview goes in an unexpected direction.

When a CEO fires an executive assistant, the exit interview goes in an unexpected direction.

Fun

by John David Brown

Synopsis

A journalist interviewing a prison inmate finds that nothing is more dangerous than someone with nothing left to lose.

A journalist interviewing a prison inmate finds that nothing is more dangerous than someone with nothing left to lose.

Death

by John David Brown

Synopsis

After a world-altering shift in a power, one desperate young person seeks out a revolutionary to make a strange request.

After a world-altering shift in a power, one desperate young person seeks out a revolutionary to make a strange request.

Love

by John David Brown

Synopsis

A transfer student finds that the principal is not the final authority at his new high school.

A transfer student finds that the principal is not the final authority at his new high school.

Last Single Boy in Town

by John David Brown

Synopsis

Pete and Hallie weren't friends in high school. Now, she'd like to be more than friends.

Pete and Hallie weren't friends in high school. Now, she'd like to be more than friends.

Dessert Pesron

by John David Brown

Synopsis

Heather and Ethan are on a blind date. Things are going well until Heather reveals that she doesn't like dessert.

Heather and Ethan are on a blind date. Things are going well until Heather reveals that she doesn't like dessert.

Licorice

by John David Brown

Synopsis

After six months of dating, Liv and Jake realize that neither of them has been fully telling the truth about their relationship.

After six months of dating, Liv and Jake realize that neither of them has been fully telling the truth about their relationship.

The Jug

by John David Brown

Synopsis

When Nina shows up to comfort Penelope after a bad breakup, she wasn't expecting Nina to have brought a friend—a gallon of sweet tea.

When Nina shows up to comfort Penelope after a bad breakup, she wasn't expecting Nina to have brought a friend—a gallon of sweet tea.