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PLAYWRITING RESUME

GIVE 'EM HELL (2023)

Inspired by real-life student activism, Give 'em Hell is a new play that retells the final school year leading up to the 2012 closure of Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS). 

Featuring a cast of eight teenagers, Give 'em Hell explores the power of youth activism, the perils of self-discovery and what it costs to stand up for a cause.


Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2023 Prairie Fire, Please/Theatre Direct/4th Line Theatre/Peterborough Museum and Archives World Premiere (Director: Aaron Jan)
2022 Theatre Direct Workshop/Staged Reading (Director: Aaron Jan)
2021 Theatre Direct Workshop/Staged Reading (Director: Aaron Jan)

Awards
2022 Interdisciplinary Residency Program – 4th Line Theatre
​2020 OAC Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators – Blyth Festival
2020 OAC Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators – 4th Line Theatre
2019 OAC Theatre Projects Grant
2019 OAC Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators – Theatre Direct
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Graphic Design Credit: Khira Wieting

MARGARET  REID (2023)

12-year-olds Cora and Debbie meet at a public speaking competition. They are not friends. They never will be. And yet, they’ll never be able to forget each other, and what they saw that day.
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Part absurdist comedy, part mystery, Margaret Reid explores how we learn to talk about ourselves, the stories we choose to tell, and those we don't. Expect cue cards, a trophy and about six Little Debbie cakes.
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The development of Margaret Reid was made possible thanks to The Ellen Ross Stuart “Opening Doors” Award in association with Tarragon Theatre, Hart House Theatre and Blyth Festival.

Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2023 Here For Now Theatre World Premiere (Director: Monique Lund)
2021 Tarragon Theatre Staged Reading/Workshop (Director: Esther Jun)
2020 Hart House Theatre Workshop/Staged Reading (Director: Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster)

Awards
2020 Ellen Ross Stuart “Opening Doors” Award
Madeleine Brown - Margaret Reid
Artwork Credit: Mark Uhre

TRyOUTS (2022)

After a long-time baseball coach retires, his successor steps up to the plate to take on the position. Tryouts is a ten-minute comedy about legacy, line-up's and learning to hold in your pee. 

Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2022 Driftwood Theatre Staged Reading as part of Ontario Tour of King Henry V (Director: Hume Baugh)

Awards
2022 Driftwood Theatre Beyond the Bard Playwrights Unit

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Madeleine Brown - Tryouts
Graphic Design Credit: Khira Wieting

NEWS  PLAY  (2019)

After botching a major publishing deal, two estranged children's book writers return to their hometown to revitalize the local newspaper and save their pyromaniac cousin.

​Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2019 Toronto Fringe Festival (Director: Aaron Jan)

Awards
Outstanding Individual Performance - Madeleine Brown
Madeleine Brown - News Play
Photo Credit: Graham Isador

BLUEBIRD  ENCOUNTERS  (2018/2022)

In a moment of self-discovery, a writer on a research trip unlocks voices from the past through an incredible encounter with three birds. Bluebird Encounters is a ten-minute monologue, blending poetry and prose, adapted by Madeleine Brown from the writings of poet and biographer Molly Peacock and staged in installations by artist Michèle Karch-Ackerman.

​Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2022 Ghost Seamstress Exhibition @ Peterborough Art Gallery (Director: Karthy Chin) 
2018 Bluebird Dress Factory Exhibition @ Campbell House Museum (Director: Karthy Chin)
Madeleine Brown - Bluebird Encounters
Photo Credit: Michèle Karch-Ackerman

EVERYONE  WANTS  A  T-SHIRT!  (2018)

When Beatrice sinks her potato-based start-up, she must ascend the ranks of an imposing feminist pyramid scheme in order to rebuild her career.

​Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2018 Toronto Fringe Festival (Director: Aaron Jan)

Awards
Outstanding Ensemble - Madeleine Brown, Charlin McIsaac, Brittany Miranda and John Wamsley
Madeleine Brown - Everyone Wants a T-Shirt!
Photo Credit: Graham Isador

MADELEINE  SAYS  SORRY  (2017)

Upon losing a role to a wiener dog, failed actor, Madeleine, is forced to attend an apology rehabilitation clinic and make a public apology.

​Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
2017 Toronto Fringe Festival (Director: Aaron Jan)
Madeleine Brown - Madeleine Says Sorry
Photo Credit: Jordan Laffrenier
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