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PLAYWRITING RESUME

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 Readings 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

GIVE  'em  hell (2022)

​Give ’em hell is a 90-minute comedic play for teenagers about the real-life ​​2012 closure of Peterborough high school, Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School, and the youth activism that arose as a result of it.

Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
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
Madeleine Brown - Give Em Hell
Source: Peterborough This Week

MARGARET  REID (2022)

Two young women, one dead body over ten years from childhood to early adulthood - a dark comedy. Set in the world of elementary and high school public speaking, 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. 

Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions
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
Photo Credit: Tony Tran

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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