Michael Madden

Michael Madden

I started acting in 2012 and then began directing and writing a few years later. I wrote, directed and co-produced my first full-length play, “Maybe This Time”, at the PowPac Theatre in Poway, CA in October 2017. I produced it again, May 2018 in St. Louis, Mo at the Gaslight Theatre. It was then produced by theatre companies in Alton, IL, Baltimore MD and Longview WA over the next 10 months. My 2nd play, “Red...
I started acting in 2012 and then began directing and writing a few years later. I wrote, directed and co-produced my first full-length play, “Maybe This Time”, at the PowPac Theatre in Poway, CA in October 2017. I produced it again, May 2018 in St. Louis, Mo at the Gaslight Theatre. It was then produced by theatre companies in Alton, IL, Baltimore MD and Longview WA over the next 10 months. My 2nd play, “Red Jasper”, had a successful month-long run at the Lamplighter Community Theatre in La Mesa, CA in May-June of 2022 and will be produced by the Alton Little Theatre in Alton, IL in January 2024.

Plays

  • Red Jasper
    How come so many people don’t know the right thing to do or say when someone has Cancer? Isadora is an indelicate, sarcastic survivor with a hidden vulnerability, whose breast cancer has returned and who’s not hesitant at all in educating people how to act around her. While receiving treatment, she meets Tom, an affable, attractive man who manages to disappoint, anger or intrigue her, depending on the day. Will...
    How come so many people don’t know the right thing to do or say when someone has Cancer? Isadora is an indelicate, sarcastic survivor with a hidden vulnerability, whose breast cancer has returned and who’s not hesitant at all in educating people how to act around her. While receiving treatment, she meets Tom, an affable, attractive man who manages to disappoint, anger or intrigue her, depending on the day. Will the secrets of Tom’s past prevent what could be a blossoming relationship? How to adapt to and realistically deal with Cancer and Love later in life are demonstrated and rewarded. This comedy-drama is an emotional ride that’s full of laughter and tears and reminds all of us of what’s important in life.
  • Maybe This Time
    The play has four scenes, showing two men having blind dates with two different women each. The women are our heroine and a fortune-hunter, the men are our hero and a narcissistic misogynist. Besides hearing the dialogue of the dates, each person has their brain on stage and we also hear what they are thinking. It is a humorous and thought-provoking example of what misunderstanding words and body language can bring about.