Michael Brady

Michael Brady

Playwright and director. Works include TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY, widely produced; PIPELINE, 2019 10X10 New Play Festival, Barrington Stage Company. Michael currently manages Berkshire Voices for Great Barrington Public Theatre. GB Public is devoted to new play development and provides productions, readings, and a dedicated writers group to assist emerging and established playwrights in advancing work.

Plays

  • The Cafe Plays: Mitzvah with Donuts by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: SEXUAL AWAKENING, discussions of suicide
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: SEXUAL AWAKENING, discussions of suicide
    The Café Plays. Short plays featuring flexible casting, simple staging, and sharing a common set – a table and two chairs. The six plays can be presented as an evening, or as individual short plays.


    MITZVAH WITH DONUTS

    Two teens grapple with sex and Spanish homework. Is one of them serious about killing herself or is she just being a drama queen?
  • The Cafe Plays: If I Go First by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: death with dignity, aging + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: death with dignity, aging, nostalgia, memory
    Harry and Lizzy have lived a good life together. But Lizzy is sick and in pain, and wants to exit on her own terms. It’s time to have The Talk.
  • The Cafe Plays: Pro Bono by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: domestic violence, act of kindness + 2 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: domestic violence, act of kindness, women's shelter, vintage movies
    Sometimes you have to share a table with a stranger. His old jokes sound new. But your crisis is all your own.
  • The Cafe Plays: Relics by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: death of a parent, brother and sister + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: death of a parent, brother and sister, family inheritance, family legacy, Animal abuse
    How important is the old putter and chessboard Dad promised you? Pretty important, as it turns out. And, oh yeah, who gets to inherit the house?
  • The Cafe Plays: Drinks with the Boss by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: corporate culture, women and mentorship + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: corporate culture, women and mentorship, glass ceiling, women helping women
    There’s a newbie on the corporate team who’s reluctant to take credit where credit is due. Does she need some oomphing from the Queen Bee or good kick in the behind?
  • The Cafe Plays: Lunch With Dad by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: betrayal, daughter-father relationship
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: betrayal, daughter-father relationship
    Facing the immanent death of her father, a young singer turns to her music teacher for comfort. Together, they will experience something very different.
  • PIPELINE by Michael Brady
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: drama, environment + 3 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: drama, environment, class struggle, rural conflicts, land use
    Three activists prepare to guard the approach to a forest targeted for a controversial pipeline. When dawn comes with an unexpected confrontation, each must decide -- take a stand or step aside.