Brian Pastor

BRIAN PASTOR is a writer, director, and actor in Chicago, IL. Their short play INHUMAN NATURE was presented by Brave New Word as part of the SLAM Festival at the Arcola Theatre in London and was presented at the Short + Sweet Festival in Sydney, Australia. Their play CAPACITY FOR CURIOSITY, based on an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, was presented at the 2018 Art of Adaptation Festival at Chicago's City Lit Theater where it won Best of Festival. Both plays were also presented at Otherworld Theatre's Paragon Festival in Chicago. Their co-adaptations of Mark Twain's PUDD'NHEAD WILSON and Washington Irving's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW received successful runs at Chicago's City Lit Theater, and their commissioned adaptation of THIRTEEN DAYS, RFK's memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis...

BRIAN PASTOR is a writer, director, and actor in Chicago, IL. Their short play INHUMAN NATURE was presented by Brave New Word as part of the SLAM Festival at the Arcola Theatre in London and was presented at the Short + Sweet Festival in Sydney, Australia. Their play CAPACITY FOR CURIOSITY, based on an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, was presented at the 2018 Art of Adaptation Festival at Chicago's City Lit Theater where it won Best of Festival. Both plays were also presented at Otherworld Theatre's Paragon Festival in Chicago. Their co-adaptations of Mark Twain's PUDD'NHEAD WILSON and Washington Irving's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW received successful runs at Chicago's City Lit Theater, and their commissioned adaptation of THIRTEEN DAYS, RFK's memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis, premiered at City Lit in the fall of 2021. A portion of their adaptation of Wilkie Collins's THE MOONSTONE was presented at the Chicago Cultural Center. Brian is a founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Chicago’s Promethean Theatre Ensemble.

Scripts

Bigfoot Break Room

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

A group of jaded Bigfeet gather in the break room after a long shift pestering the hairless.

A group of jaded Bigfeet gather in the break room after a long shift pestering the hairless.

Capacity for Curiosity

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

ROSCO, an advanced AI created by NASA to navigate interstellar space, encounters a dilemma when his curiosity and other emotive levels are boosted in preparation for launch.

ROSCO, an advanced AI created by NASA to navigate interstellar space, encounters a dilemma when his curiosity and other emotive levels are boosted in preparation for launch.

Inhuman Nature

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

SONNY is a ProtoBot, an advanced A.I. created by ProtoCorps. Arrested on charges of murdering his master, SONNY now finds himself in a police interrogation room. At first, SONNY is tight-lipped, refusing to answer OFFICER QUINN's questions until he is provided a lawyer, a right not usually granted to robots. Eventually, SONNY opens up to the more accommodating OFFICER JOHNSON, challenging the idea of what it...

SONNY is a ProtoBot, an advanced A.I. created by ProtoCorps. Arrested on charges of murdering his master, SONNY now finds himself in a police interrogation room. At first, SONNY is tight-lipped, refusing to answer OFFICER QUINN's questions until he is provided a lawyer, a right not usually granted to robots. Eventually, SONNY opens up to the more accommodating OFFICER JOHNSON, challenging the idea of what it means to be human in a world rife with injustice.

Becoming Frankenstein

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

It's time for Dr. Shelby, a wanted criminal mastermind, to face the music. After years of unleashing his robotic monstrosities on the world, the end has come. When Lieutenant Avery arrives to take him in, she gets more than she bargained for.

It's time for Dr. Shelby, a wanted criminal mastermind, to face the music. After years of unleashing his robotic monstrosities on the world, the end has come. When Lieutenant Avery arrives to take him in, she gets more than she bargained for.

Mickey and George Discuss Going to Lunch

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

Good friends Mickey and George meet in a city park to discuss going to lunch, but a vandalized car stands in the way of their shepherd's pie.

Good friends Mickey and George meet in a city park to discuss going to lunch, but a vandalized car stands in the way of their shepherd's pie.

Gumbo and a Cup o' Joe

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

A customer walks into a diner and tries to order, when they are interrupted by an enthusiastic and imaginative local.

A customer walks into a diner and tries to order, when they are interrupted by an enthusiastic and imaginative local.

Hindsight

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

JOANIE has recently experienced a terrible trauma. She's come to her psychiatrist, DR. TESSA THOMPKINS for advice. JOANIE is keen on trying the latest medical miracle, a pill called The Eraser, which can wipe away unwanted memories, while DR. THOMPKINS is wary of eschewing more traditional medical approaches. What ensues is an examination of our quick-fix society and the deep pain of needing to forget.

JOANIE has recently experienced a terrible trauma. She's come to her psychiatrist, DR. TESSA THOMPKINS for advice. JOANIE is keen on trying the latest medical miracle, a pill called The Eraser, which can wipe away unwanted memories, while DR. THOMPKINS is wary of eschewing more traditional medical approaches. What ensues is an examination of our quick-fix society and the deep pain of needing to forget.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

In the wake of Sherlock's death, Watson struggles to fill the void his friend's absence has created. A new mystery brings Watson once again into contact with Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, challenging Watson's deductive skills and bring the painful memories of loss to the surface. Can Watson go it alone, or must he somehow coax his friend back from an early grave to help find the culprit?

In the wake of Sherlock's death, Watson struggles to fill the void his friend's absence has created. A new mystery brings Watson once again into contact with Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, challenging Watson's deductive skills and bring the painful memories of loss to the surface. Can Watson go it alone, or must he somehow coax his friend back from an early grave to help find the culprit?

Welcome to Purgatory

by Brian Pastor

Synopsis

Carly finds herself in Purgatory, and discovers that the afterlife is not exactly what she imagined. Can her new friend Stapleton help her unlock the secret to a more comfortable eternity?

Carly finds herself in Purgatory, and discovers that the afterlife is not exactly what she imagined. Can her new friend Stapleton help her unlock the secret to a more comfortable eternity?