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DAVID BRUSH |
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David Brush currently serves as Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Victoria Theatre Association where he manages the Physicians for Kids Discovery Series as well as the Broadway University program and Director of the Schuster Center Broadway Children's Choir. David's education and background lies as a director, actor, designer, author, and educator in theatre education having served as Director of Vocal Music and Performing Arts for several prominent high school programs. Earning dual bachelor's degrees in Theatre / Music Education from Wright State University and Judson College, David has also directed and written for the stage for many years. Through his involvement with various non-profits, David has championed the new generation of American Musical Theatre creators and workshopped many original musicals from all over the country. Most notably, David is co-founder and Artistic Director for Encore Theatre Company whose current home is in the Mathile Theatre inside the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. Encore's mission is the presentation and development of new American musicals and works-in-progress His own stage musicals (as librettist and lyricist) have earned awards and acclaim - most notably as a finalist for the 2003 Chicago STAGES Festival for new musicals for Jim and David's first work Summer of My German Soldier. David and Jim aere also the creators of The Big Picture - workshopped in 2005. Jim and David's newest work based on the final days of Edgar Allan Poe - Cognac & Roses is currently in development.
Plays by David Brush
Big Picture, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Encore Theater Company, Dayton, Ohio (workshop) | - - - | ||||
Company: | Encore Theater Company, Dayton, Ohio | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #81348 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | full length Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Book and Lyrics by David Brush; Music by Jim Farley | |||||
Synopsis: | Boredom and Monotony is a way of life in Pine Springs, Illinois circa 1962. But this summer, the town - and the famous Drive-In movie theater it boats - will play host to a mother and son reunion like no other. College freshman Billy and his lonely distant mother must unlock the secrets of their past one celluloid frame at a time. | |||||
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Cognac And Roses | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #81349 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | full length Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Book and Lyrics by David Brush; Music by Jim Farley | |||||
Synopsis: | Genius. Recluse. Alcoholic. The final weeks of Edgar Allan Poe are steeped in mystery. But each year, a strange visitor called the Poe Toaster secretly visits Poe's graveside leaving behind a half drunk bottle of Cognac and three fresh roses. Who is this mysterious visitor and can he (or she) unlock the secrets of Poe's final days? | |||||
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Summer Of My German Soldier | ||
| 1st Produced: | Encore Theater Company, Dayton, Ohio | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Encore Theater Company, Dayton, Ohio | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #81347 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | full length Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Book and Lyrics by David Brush; Music by Jim Farley; Based on the novel by Bette Greene. 2003 Chicago STAGES Finalist | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on the novel by Bette Greene, 12-year old Jewish American girl Patty Bergen befriends an escaped Nazi POW during the height of WW2 sending the small town of Jenkinsville, Arkansas into a frenzy and Patty herself on a life-changing personal journey of discovery. | |||||
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