Brooke Pierce

BROOKE PIERCE received her B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from NYU in 2002. Her musical “Sympathy Jones” (music & lyrics by Masi Asare) premiered at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2007 and since then has received over 50 productions throughout North America and beyond. Brooke collaborated with Masi Asare again when she wrote the book for the short musical “The Anniversary” for Prospect Theater Company’s 2015 festival Stage Fright. Brooke has had staged readings of her plays and musical theatre projects at Stage One Theater in Louisville, by the New Jersey Dramatists & The Waterfront Ensemble in Teaneck and Jersey City, and at the Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival’s PlayFest 2005 in Orlando. She has also had readings at Ensemble Studio Theatre, the American Theatre of Actors and the...

BROOKE PIERCE received her B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from NYU in 2002. Her musical “Sympathy Jones” (music & lyrics by Masi Asare) premiered at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2007 and since then has received over 50 productions throughout North America and beyond. Brooke collaborated with Masi Asare again when she wrote the book for the short musical “The Anniversary” for Prospect Theater Company’s 2015 festival Stage Fright. Brooke has had staged readings of her plays and musical theatre projects at Stage One Theater in Louisville, by the New Jersey Dramatists & The Waterfront Ensemble in Teaneck and Jersey City, and at the Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival’s PlayFest 2005 in Orlando. She has also had readings at Ensemble Studio Theatre, the American Theatre of Actors and the Snapple Theater in New York City. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild and has worked for 20 years as a freelance writer.

Scripts

Day One

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

Inauguration Day, 2029. Two influential men who were critical members of the outgoing presidential administration are rescued by the Secret Service from a crowd of protesters and taken to a non-descript office building. There, they are separately questioned by two young members of Congress who are trying to uncover what secrets they are hiding.

Inauguration Day, 2029. Two influential men who were critical members of the outgoing presidential administration are rescued by the Secret Service from a crowd of protesters and taken to a non-descript office building. There, they are separately questioned by two young members of Congress who are trying to uncover what secrets they are hiding.

From Here to Maternity Leave

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

When a woman becomes desperate for a long break from work, she decides to fake a pregnancy so she can go away on maternity leave.

When a woman becomes desperate for a long break from work, she decides to fake a pregnancy so she can go away on maternity leave.

A Beach Day Mystery

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

When a valuable piece of jewelry goes missing at the beach, a lifeguard turns detective to figure out who among the beachgoers is secretly a thief.

When a valuable piece of jewelry goes missing at the beach, a lifeguard turns detective to figure out who among the beachgoers is secretly a thief.

The Complainers

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

One day during lunch with her husband, Jean can’t listen to his incessant complaining any longer. She walks out on him without a word, goes on a road trip with a stranger, and returns three days later ready to figure out how to save her marriage with the help of an unlikely friend and a celebrity psychiatrist.

One day during lunch with her husband, Jean can’t listen to his incessant complaining any longer. She walks out on him without a word, goes on a road trip with a stranger, and returns three days later ready to figure out how to save her marriage with the help of an unlikely friend and a celebrity psychiatrist.

The Book Lift

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

It’s a dark and stormy afternoon at the main branch of the public library, and a lot of strange things are happening. On the 3rd floor, Carol the cranky reference librarian is contending with unruly teenagers, a cold case murder enthusiast, and a peculiar accident involving the library’s manager. In the basement, Ruth and her young intern Danny receive and fulfill requests for old periodicals sent down from...

It’s a dark and stormy afternoon at the main branch of the public library, and a lot of strange things are happening. On the 3rd floor, Carol the cranky reference librarian is contending with unruly teenagers, a cold case murder enthusiast, and a peculiar accident involving the library’s manager. In the basement, Ruth and her young intern Danny receive and fulfill requests for old periodicals sent down from above on the creaky old book lift – until a power outage and an unexpected attack under cover of darkness puts them in the middle of a mystery. Can the librarians solve it – and will everyone check out alive?

A Nation Stronger with Love

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

When Dierdre Vaughn, CEO of a major jewelry company, decides she wants to create the Amazon of dating websites, she declares a run for President as a publicity stunt. It backfires, however, when her persuasive case that the president should be in the business of love sends her shooting up in the polls. On the verge of backing out of the race, she determines instead to go all in when an unfit and unstable gun...

When Dierdre Vaughn, CEO of a major jewelry company, decides she wants to create the Amazon of dating websites, she declares a run for President as a publicity stunt. It backfires, however, when her persuasive case that the president should be in the business of love sends her shooting up in the polls. On the verge of backing out of the race, she determines instead to go all in when an unfit and unstable gun enthusiast/YouTube influencer becomes the frontrunner for the other party.

Sympathy Jones

by Brooke Pierce

Synopsis

Sympathy Jones dreams of being a super secret agent, but she's stuck as a secretary...until, one day, a confidential file is accidentally left on her desk. When she discovers that the file contains information about a plot to overthrow the government, Sympathy seizes her chance for adventure and fame. But she soon realizes that trying to save the world against impossible odds is not nearly as glamorous as she...

Sympathy Jones dreams of being a super secret agent, but she's stuck as a secretary...until, one day, a confidential file is accidentally left on her desk. When she discovers that the file contains information about a plot to overthrow the government, Sympathy seizes her chance for adventure and fame. But she soon realizes that trying to save the world against impossible odds is not nearly as glamorous as she thought it would be, and she certainly can't do it alone. This delightful, 1960s-era musical is full of humor, self-discovery, and heart-pounding action.