Brent Leibowitz

Brent Leibowitz

Brent Leibowitz is an emerging playwright from Boston who has fallen in love with Chicago during his time in the city. Brent has had several staged readings as part of The Theatre School’s Wrights of Spring new play festival including works We Didn’t Start The Fire and The Legend of Jason (or Why You Should Never Meet Your Heroes). Prior to his time at DePaul, Brent studied playwriting at pre-college programs...
Brent Leibowitz is an emerging playwright from Boston who has fallen in love with Chicago during his time in the city. Brent has had several staged readings as part of The Theatre School’s Wrights of Spring new play festival including works We Didn’t Start The Fire and The Legend of Jason (or Why You Should Never Meet Your Heroes). Prior to his time at DePaul, Brent studied playwriting at pre-college programs at Brown University and Emerson College. Brent recently completed a literary internship at Florida Studio Theatre, where he wrote for their On-Deck Sketch Comedy Team. Brent has since gone on to have multiple works published or produced, including premiering "What Do You Do With A *bleep*ing Nazi?" in New York City.
Playwriting BFA: The Theatre School at DePaul University (graduated 2020)

Plays

  • What Do You Do With A *bleep*ing Nazi? by Brent Leibowitz
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: Jewish, current events
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: Jewish, current events
    A lone Narrator divulges their fateful encounter with a Nazi on Halloween. As they do, details of their political leanings, past relationships, and insecurities come to light along with their rage against anti-Semitism which ties it all together.
  • Never Meet Your Heroes (or The Legend of Jason) by Brent Leibowitz
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 3 more
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    Keyword: Greek mythology, heroes + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, dark comedy, fantasy, tragedy
    Keyword: Greek mythology, heroes, dealing with destiny, storytelling, modern adaptation
    Throughout the ages heroes have been described as the stuff of legends, the ideal that all of humanity should aspire to. When young Jason is charged to lead the same figures that sell out stadiums and adorn the posters on his bedroom wall, he finds the road to this ideal is rockier than expected. As Jason and his fellow Argonauts struggle with each other, their reputations, and the machinations of the goddess...
    Throughout the ages heroes have been described as the stuff of legends, the ideal that all of humanity should aspire to. When young Jason is charged to lead the same figures that sell out stadiums and adorn the posters on his bedroom wall, he finds the road to this ideal is rockier than expected. As Jason and his fellow Argonauts struggle with each other, their reputations, and the machinations of the goddess Hera, they begin to question if they are doomed to their tragic destinies for all eternity.
  • We Didn't Start The Fire by Brent Leibowitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: high school, American history + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, mystery/thriller, political
    Keyword: high school, American history, Drugs, crime, American politics, weed usage
    Three high schoolers are forced together to complete a group project and time is running out. As personalities clash, they learn one of their own has invoked the wrath of the town’s drug kingpin, setting off a chain of events that turns them from group partners to partners in crime. Youthful insecurities and divisive political views spark the fire that is the events of this one crazy night.
  • I'm A Dragon by Brent Leibowitz
    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: ninjas, loss + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: ninjas, loss, police brutality, mental illness, loneliness
    Justin and Angela are set up on a blind date together. The date is derailed when Justin reveals his life is targeted by an ancient malicious ninja cult, dragging Angela into a centuries old conflict with Justin destined to be the deciding factor. As Angela learns more about her new date in the midst of this chaos, reality and fantasy are blended and the past manifests itself in unexpected ways.
  • Choose Your Own Adventure by Brent Leibowitz
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: horror
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    Keyword: supernatural, techno-horror
    Genre: horror
    Keyword: supernatural, techno-horror
    Stuck in their apartment during a polar vortex, roommates Andrew and Maddy attempt to alleviate their boredom by playing a choose-your-own-adventure computer game called "Dark House". However, there are rumors that the choices made in the game bleed into real life. There's no way this harmless computer game could be haunted. Right?
  • Menage A Trois by Brent Leibowitz
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: Threesomes, criminals + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: Threesomes, criminals, robbery
    Joel and Mila reside in a motel room, waiting on the third member for their late night tryst. Details about this mysterious duo are disclosed as they reminisce over a violent past and bicker about what it means for their relationship now. But when the third person shows up to the motel, the shockingly criminal truth about the couple is revealed.
  • Uncle Chuck's Trip by Brent Leibowitz
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    When an uncle-nephew hunting trip goes horribly awry, the two are forced to question what it means to get in touch with their inner animal.