Brian Rust is a writer and amateur historian who lives in Boston. His work has been performed at Improv Boston, the Nursery Theatre, Cast Iron Theatre, and online as part of the Red Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder writing team.
Plays
ToastbyBrian Rust
Cast:
3
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Genre: comedy, fantasy
Genre: comedy, fantasy
A trio try to figure out why all their bread comes out of the toaster with mysterious words and images. Will their relationship survive? Will their sanity?
Spam Calls from HellbyBrian Rust
Recommendations: 1
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Cast:
3
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Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror
A loving couple discovers another reason *not* to answer calls from phone numbers you don't recognize.
Request LinebyBrian Rust
Cast:
2–5
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Genre: comedy, drama
Genre: comedy, drama
A late night radio DJ gets a blast from the past...and maybe a second chance.
I WishbyBrian Rust
Cast:
2–3
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Genre: comedy, fantasy
Genre: comedy, fantasy
A magical genie. The world's strangest person. An octopus. Who will come out on top?
SnhowdownbyBrian Rust
Cast:
5
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Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more
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Keyword: Christmas parody, western parody + 1 more
Genre: comedy, holiday, parody/spoof
Keyword: Christmas parody, western parody, High Noon parody
In this mashup of High Noon and Rankin-Bass Christmas stories, Nick faces the worst choice of his life: keep his promise to his new bride and step down as the Santa protecting Christmas Gulch, or save it one last time from the wickedness of Jumping Jack Frost.
The Cabbage Fairy (audio play version)byBrian Rust
Cast:
2
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Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
Genre: comedy, fantasy, radio drama
A less-fortunate relative of the Tooth Fairy tries to adapt to the modern world by seeking employment help.
Plan 8 From the Outer Ether: a Steampunk AdventurebyBrian Rust
A dysfunctional theater troupe tries to stage a live radio show,'Plan 8 From the Outer Ether', your typical steampunk comedy about a hardboiled detective trying to thwart an alien invasion. Many, many things go wrong, to the point where audiences will not see the same show twice.
Please note: this has been written to work equally well with any gender in any of the parts.