Ricardo Soltero-Brown

Ricardo Soltero-Brown

Ricardo Soltero-Brown is a playwright, actor, and director. His plays include THE JACKET (University of South Florida), THE AMBASSADOR, OR: THE DISARMAMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (Horizon Theatre Company), NOTHING BUT CHEESE (Horizon Theatre Company), JEALOUSY (Winner of the Florida Playwrights Competition, Valencia College; Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival), BELDAM & GAFFER (Pipsqueak Collective...
Ricardo Soltero-Brown is a playwright, actor, and director. His plays include THE JACKET (University of South Florida), THE AMBASSADOR, OR: THE DISARMAMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (Horizon Theatre Company), NOTHING BUT CHEESE (Horizon Theatre Company), JEALOUSY (Winner of the Florida Playwrights Competition, Valencia College; Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival), BELDAM & GAFFER (Pipsqueak Collective), THE LAST PLAY (Jeremy Seghers), FREAK SHOW (Patrons Pick, HeART Productions), and THE ACTIVIST (2024 WATERWORKS Festival Finalist); virtual productions of DISCUSSION PANEL (Aggregate Sound), TO THE TEST (Quarantine Players), and THERE IT IS (Momentum Stage); with staged readings of THE PRINCESS OF CASPIA (Dixon Place), GRIEF (RHCR Theatre; Focal Theatre Lab; Luna Stage Company), and SICK DAY (Dramatists Guild Equality Festival, freeFall Theatre). He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

Plays

  • The Extension by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, political, satire
    ONE-ACT: A politician meets with the loan shark to whom she owes a debt.
  • The Detective by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, mystery/thriller, political
    FULL-LENGTH: On the brink of divorce, a husband admits to his wife that he is a government spy.
  • The Dog by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller, political
    FULL-LENGTH: A canine has a violent reaction to its owner's wedding engagement.
  • To the Test by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, political
    Genre: drama, political
    FULL-LENGTH: A public school teacher faces the day of her job evaluation, already distressed over her husband having to work the night-shift and her pre-teen daughter's determination to change schools, but now with the potential result of unemployment.
  • The Guest by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller, satire
    FULL-LENGTH: In a house where a murderer is cleaning the scene of a crime, the victim's alcoholic best friend arrives.
  • Best of Honor by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, political, romantic comedy, satire
    FULL-LENGTH: Two friends try to save a wedding.
  • The Activist by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, mystery/thriller, political, romantic comedy, satire, tragedy
    FULL-LENGTH: Olive infiltrates an underground political group to win back her ex-girlfriend.
  • The Rebellion by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: political, satire
    Genre: political, satire
    FULL-LENGTH: A film director must save her production after the lead actor has a moral crisis.
  • The Equestrian by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: mystery/thriller, political + 1 more
    Genre: mystery/thriller, political, satire
    FULL-LENGTH: Two women meet to finalize the sale and purchase of a horse.
  • The Princess of Caspia by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, satire
    FULL-LENGTH: A man and a woman begin an affair as their current romantic partners close in on the truth.
  • Sick Day by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller, political
    FULL-LENGTH: A couple moves into a house where one of them will see a ghost.
  • A Pig's Tale by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–9
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    Genre: drama, experimental
    Genre: drama, experimental
    FULL-LENGTH: Three scenes set years apart depict parents and children fracturing their bonds, or facing uncertain risks in recovery.
  • Sun, Moon, and Stars by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–11
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    Genre: parody/spoof, romantic comedy + 1 more
    Genre: parody/spoof, romantic comedy, verse
    EVENING: Three one-act plays about love. (1) A servant helps a lovesick employer in denial. (2) A young woman schemes to secure the object of her affection. (3) Two stars in space debate the value of loving oneself.
  • The Dwelling Place by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, mystery/thriller, satire
    EVENING: Three one-act plays set in Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. (1) A young man offers his soul to the Devil in exchange for the love of a woman. (2) A tenant of Purgatory broods over a life that resulted with ending up in such a place. (3) God offers a woman a second life if she agrees to marry a specific man.
  • The Shaking Room by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3–60
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    Genre: experimental
    Genre: experimental
    EVENING: A compilation of scenes, each with different characters, on matters of love.
  • A Little Lamb by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, mystery/thriller, political, satire
    ONE-ACT: A man attempts to help a woman through an episode.
  • The Jacket by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: mystery/thriller, political + 1 more
    Genre: mystery/thriller, political, satire
    ONE-ACT: A man preparing for a business dinner cannot find his lucky jacket.
  • An Administration by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1–45
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    Genre: experimental, political + 2 more
    Genre: experimental, political, satire, verse
    ONE-ACT: The runnings of a government administration.
  • The Ambassador; or: the Disarmament of Nuclear Weapons by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: political, satire
    Genre: political, satire
    SHORT: Two ambassadors meet to discuss ending the big one.
  • The Sore Thumb by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, political
    SHORT: Toby's old friend Kirk shows up out of the blue after many a moon.
  • Beldam & Gaffer by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    SHORT: A senior couple decide what to do with their day.
  • Pause by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: movement/physical, pantomime + 1 more
    Genre: movement/physical, pantomime, romantic comedy
    SHORT: Two people in a café begin to communicate without words.
  • There It Is by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    MONOLOGUES: A compilation of monologues, originally curated by Momentum Stage, each with a different character experiencing a deeply immediate and cerebral moment.