Suzanne Bronson

Suzanne Bronson

Suzanne Bronson is an over fifty, New York City-based writer for stage and screen, and a poet, educator, and mother of two. Her scripts draw from her work history in corporate America, her years writing for various print and online magazines, working both sides of the footlights in regional theaters, and as a high school / middle school drama educator, producer and director.

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Suzanne Bronson is an over fifty, New York City-based writer for stage and screen, and a poet, educator, and mother of two. Her scripts draw from her work history in corporate America, her years writing for various print and online magazines, working both sides of the footlights in regional theaters, and as a high school / middle school drama educator, producer and director.

Suzanne's comedy A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy was a semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and long-listed for England's Theatre503 Playwriting Award. The comedy Dionysus Has A Crisis was a semi-finalist for 21st Century Voices, New Play Festival and the drama The Captive Audience was a finalist for The Sauk Theatre’s Plays-In-Development.

The dramedy Mothafckers: Tales of Modern Greek was produced at Mesa Lab at Colorado Mesa University as part of their artist-in-residence program. Suzanne’s plays have also been produced in various showcases, for podcasts, on YouTube and Zoom, and in various literary publications.

In addition to her two published books of poetry, her verse has appeared in The Aspen Daily News, Colorado Life magazine, and featured on Colorado Public Radio. She had taught poetry writing and resume writing workshops with Mesa County library, Grand Valley Arts Festivals, and for veterans and their families with Operation Revamp, Inc.

Suzanne is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dramatic Writing from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.

Plays

  • The Captive Audience by Suzanne Bronson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    7–11
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    Genre: adaptation, biography + 4 more
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    Keyword: animal anthropomorphism, Animal abuse + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, biography, docudrama/historic, period, tragedy, young audiences
    Keyword: animal anthropomorphism, Animal abuse, animal character, biographical drama, College-aged roles, excellent women roles
    Assisted by dramaturg Suzi Elnaggar with this newly revised script, journalist Brandy must balance her professional life with her editor, Gabe, and also try to assist John Daniel, a trafficked western lowland gorilla, who was raised as a human child by wannabe socialites Alfie and his sister Alice in 1920s New York City. Tensions erupt when Brandy tries to use her newspaper column to take on John Daniel’s...
    Assisted by dramaturg Suzi Elnaggar with this newly revised script, journalist Brandy must balance her professional life with her editor, Gabe, and also try to assist John Daniel, a trafficked western lowland gorilla, who was raised as a human child by wannabe socialites Alfie and his sister Alice in 1920s New York City. Tensions erupt when Brandy tries to use her newspaper column to take on John Daniel’s elitist captors, and after John Daniel is sold to Ringling Brothers Circus to be put on display in The American Museum of Natural History, Brandy calls these moneyed individuals to question.
  • Treasures by Suzanne Bronson
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: Murderabilia, critique of gun culture + 4 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, political
    Keyword: Murderabilia, critique of gun culture, anti-gun, gun control, futility of gun violence, psychotic breaking point
    In this challenging theatrical piece, time and reality seems to be falling apart for Frankie as she is having a mental breakdown from being caught in the intricacies of gun culture, from those who profit from it like Frankie and her partner Josh who sell murderabilia, and those who are grieving from it like Spencer whose daughter was killed in a school shooting. These three individuals collide head-on in a...
    In this challenging theatrical piece, time and reality seems to be falling apart for Frankie as she is having a mental breakdown from being caught in the intricacies of gun culture, from those who profit from it like Frankie and her partner Josh who sell murderabilia, and those who are grieving from it like Spencer whose daughter was killed in a school shooting. These three individuals collide head-on in a single afternoon of vengeance and realization and is my push-back to the ever present gun violence in the United States.
  • A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy by Suzanne Bronson
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6–9
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: reality tv, full length + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: reality tv, full length, short, absurd, dark
    This dark comedy was a semi-finalist winner for the 2018 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and long-listed for Theatre503's Playwriting Award by examining the troubling aspects of reality shows, the seduction of fame and who it profits. While we see the exploitation that Betts, the reality show producer, had inflicted on the extended family intent to win the Shark...
    This dark comedy was a semi-finalist winner for the 2018 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and long-listed for Theatre503's Playwriting Award by examining the troubling aspects of reality shows, the seduction of fame and who it profits. While we see the exploitation that Betts, the reality show producer, had inflicted on the extended family intent to win the Shark Tank-like show, we also see the hilarious and heartbreaking manipulation that the family inflicted on each other which is only surpassed by the courage of Sarah who endures pornography, surrogacy and sex work.
  • Redefined by Suzanne Bronson
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, fantasy
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    Keyword: 21st century women, divorce + 4 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy
    Keyword: 21st century women, divorce, academic research, dating over 40, fantasy character, family inheritance
    When academic researcher, Val, finds her in-process divorce has made it difficult to pay her student loans, her mother's recent demise and subsequent inheritance may be her saving grace. With help from boyfriend, Mat, who carries his own family issues, and fantastical friend Riah, Val will face off against her money hungry sister, Gabby, who's determined to keep it all for herself. This play explores...
    When academic researcher, Val, finds her in-process divorce has made it difficult to pay her student loans, her mother's recent demise and subsequent inheritance may be her saving grace. With help from boyfriend, Mat, who carries his own family issues, and fantastical friend Riah, Val will face off against her money hungry sister, Gabby, who's determined to keep it all for herself. This play explores how money controls relationships and family dynamics.
  • Vial by Suzanne Bronson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: based on historical events, docudrama + 2 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, political, tragedy
    Keyword: based on historical events, docudrama, Mexico City, early modern medicine
    Based on actual events, the play is a glimpse into scientific conscience and responsibility in a country soon to become Mexico where Emma Hartwick learns the hard lessons of her own privilege and the realities that face the street orphans like Marcelino while he is under Friar Ricardo's care in Mexico City during a smallpox vaccine expedition in 1804.
  • Dionysus Has A Crisis by Suzanne Bronson
    Cast: 
    6–9
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: full length, comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: full length, comedy, contemporary fantasy, classical mythology
    What begins as a fantasy of a power struggle between the death gods of Earth and the god of fertility Dionysus, is actually a fever dream by a woman named Bianca who uses these myths and legends from a parallel universe in order to assess and examine her present existence so she may decide the next course of her life. These two worlds collide to a hilarious and dramatic conclusion.
  • Mothafckers - Tales of Modern Greek by Suzanne Bronson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: modernized Greek tragedy, features roles for older actors
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: modernized Greek tragedy, features roles for older actors
    The interweaving lament of Eurydice's Mother, Timber Standing, an old and wise tree
    who bears witness to the contemporary Greek tragedies of:
    Oedipus House, where a biracial son is trying to find himself despite his overbearing mother,
    Not Discussing Phaedra, what happened to the remaining family of the apparent murder / suicide,
    and She Was Golden Before You Touched Her, how...
    The interweaving lament of Eurydice's Mother, Timber Standing, an old and wise tree
    who bears witness to the contemporary Greek tragedies of:
    Oedipus House, where a biracial son is trying to find himself despite his overbearing mother,
    Not Discussing Phaedra, what happened to the remaining family of the apparent murder / suicide,
    and She Was Golden Before You Touched Her, how a selfish and abusive man, now dying of cancer, had tainted the golden days of a young woman similar to the King Midas story.
  • Girth by Suzanne Bronson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: 21st century woman, contemporary American culture + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: 21st century woman, contemporary American culture, dating, sexuality, female sexuality
    50-something woman, Jackie, is about to undergo a rather personal medical procedure and her new 40-something boyfriend, Dominic, is not sure how he feels about it - as if it's any of his decision? Dominic is finding out that as some women age, they can often have pain when experiencing intimacy. Instead of conforming to this aging process, Jackie is self-identifying as an older woman in charge of her own...
    50-something woman, Jackie, is about to undergo a rather personal medical procedure and her new 40-something boyfriend, Dominic, is not sure how he feels about it - as if it's any of his decision? Dominic is finding out that as some women age, they can often have pain when experiencing intimacy. Instead of conforming to this aging process, Jackie is self-identifying as an older woman in charge of her own sexuality, much to the betterment of both of them.

  • The (Un)Typical Interview by Suzanne Bronson
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, zoom
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    Keyword: features roles for older actors, LBGTQ + 4 more
    Genre: drama, zoom
    Keyword: features roles for older actors, LBGTQ, LBGTQIA, multi-ethnic characters, ethnic tension, a short Zoom play
    In this diverse, gender-neutral love story, Angel and Skyler are two former co-workers who had an ill-fated love affair that Skyler decided to end. At a job interview twenty years later, Angel finds Skyler is the hiring authority. Will the romantic sparks fly as well as reconciliation?
  • If They Had Succeeded by Suzanne Bronson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: political, Modern American Drama + 2 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, political, radio drama, tragedy
    Keyword: political, Modern American Drama, Possible Radio Drama, bloody tragedy
    An interrogator's view of what could have happened at the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021 from one man's confession, Glen, and another's bragging defiance, Evan.

    I woke up the morning of January 7, 2021 and this play was running through my head. I almost didn't want to write it. This play is a nightmare of how much danger was present on January 6th.
  • That First Impression by Suzanne Bronson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, zoom
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    Keyword: dating and relationships, LBGTQ + 2 more
    Genre: drama, zoom
    Keyword: dating and relationships, LBGTQ, LBGTQIA, a short Zoom play
    How a love story begins between Skyler, a sculpture artist, and Dale, a magazine writer, with an art show, a snowball fight, and coffee.