Theatre Archives - Page 8 of 18 - Mark Brown

Village Theatre Goes Around the World

Village Theatre Opens Around the World in 80 Days Hey Seattle, pack your bags and head over to the Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA. The theatre is producing my play Around the World in 80 Days. The show opens tonight at the Francis Gaudette Theatre and runs through March 1. The show then moves to the Everett Performing Arts Center in Everett, WA. The Cast Here is the foolhardy group of actors taking on the play. Jared Michael Brown as Phileas Fogg. Chris [...]

Village Theatre Goes Around the WorldMark2022-01-18T05:52:18+00:00

Circle Theatre Company

Circle Theatre Company Produces Two of My Shows The Circle Theatre Company at the Circle Christian School in Winter Park, FL has become my new favorite theatre company. Not only did they produce The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge last month, but next month they're producing Around the World in 80 Days. Two of my shows. Back-to-back. That's only happened once before. Years ago Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA produced the same two shows back-to-back. The eye gouging scene from [...]

Circle Theatre CompanyMark2022-01-18T05:52:18+00:00

Galavant the Musical

Galavant Premieres Sunday Galavant, ABC's midseason, medieval musical debuts this Sunday, January 4th. Oh how I wish I had written Galavant. And if I hadn't created it, oh how I wish I had been one of the writers on the project. This musical is right up my alley. It's been called "fast-paced, irreverent, and very, very silly." My adaptation of Tom Jones has been called “a fast-paced, take-no-prisoners Monty Python-style farce.” You see? A perfect match. The creative team of Galavant [...]

Galavant the MusicalMark2023-11-16T00:59:08+00:00

Thankful For Many Things

Thankful for 2014 As we wrap up 2014 and move onto 2015, I thought I'd post about what I have been thankful for in 2014. I apologize in advance if this list becomes mushy and maudlin. First, I'm thankful for my family and friends. You all bring joy to my life. Some of you bring a pot roast. I like the pot roast bearing friends a bit more. I'm thankful for all of the theatres that are producing Around the World in [...]

Thankful For Many ThingsMark2023-11-16T00:56:51+00:00

TheatreSquared Achieves the Extraordinary

TheatreSquared Ends Run With a Magical Moment TheatreSquared ended its run of Around the World in 80 Days with an extraordinary moment. To me, theatre is an incredibly magical place where anything is possible. I've been working in theatre since I was 19-years old and the theatre still surprises and excites me. Every now and then there's a moment in theatre that defies explanation. If I were to write those moments into a script no one would believe they happened [...]

TheatreSquared Achieves the ExtraordinaryMark2017-02-11T05:49:18+00:00

Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge at OCHS

Ocean City High Presents The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge The Ocean City High School Drama Guild in Ocean City, NJ will be doing my play The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge. "Making his directorial debut for the Drama Guild is Ocean City High School alumnus Don Toal Jr. A member of the class of 2003, Toal is also a substitute teacher and has worked in the arts for several years, directing shows and teaching classes for the Greater Ocean City [...]

Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge at OCHSMark2017-10-28T06:43:46+00:00

TheatreSquared Trip

TheatreSquared and Me I just got back from a whirlwind trip to TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I had a brilliant time. TheatreSquared is currently producing my show Around the World in 80 Days. The theatre graciously invited me out to attend opening night, do talkbacks with audiences, and be a guest pontificator lecturer at a theatre MFA class. If you have never been to TheatreSquared, hop in the vehicle of your choice and hasten your bad self to Fayetteville, AR. Surprisingly, Fayetteville was [...]

TheatreSquared TripMark2020-02-27T06:11:31+00:00

Springfield Contemporary Theatre Goes Around the World

Springfield Contemporary Theatre Opens Around the World in 80 Days My ever faithful Google alert tells me that Springfield Contemporary Theatre in Springfield, MO opened their season last week with Around the World in 80 Days. Woot. Springfield Contemporary Theatre Artistic Director Rick Dines directed the production. The show stars Ron Seney, Bryant Turnage, Cameron Carlton, Patrick Schuster, and Adie Williams. Rick said some very nice things about the script and me in an interview he did with KSMU. KSMU - Shizzin' the public radio scene [...]

Springfield Contemporary Theatre Goes Around the WorldMark2017-02-11T05:49:19+00:00

Eastchester Players Club Going Around the World

Eastchester Players Club I got a Google alert that the Eastchester Players Club in New York will be doing my show Around the World in 80 Days this weekend. Yeah, I get Google alerts about my shows. I like to see is there's anything I need to know about my shows. Like whether I'm having an Off-Broadway production, or being awarded Outstanding Musical, or having a World Premiere. Was that shameless promotion noticeable? Anyway, when I found the kids at the Eastchester [...]

Eastchester Players Club Going Around the WorldMark2022-01-18T05:52:16+00:00

Tahlequah Community Playhouse

Tahlequah Community Playhouse opens The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge Tahlequah Community Playhouse's production of The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge opens this week. Celebrating their 40th season, the Tahlequah Community Playhouse, is located in Tahlequah, OK, in the foothills of the Ozark mountains and smack dab in the middle of Cherokee County. First time director Juliet Burk is at the helm of this production. She's also the local podiatrist. Can I say she's a chiropodist? Is a podiatrist and a chiropodist the same thing? Juliet, what's [...]

Tahlequah Community PlayhouseMark2023-04-05T00:12:22+00:00