Brookwrite
Playwright
Many of these plays have received productions or readings throughout the U.S., as noted, from New York City (Theatre Row, 42nd Street) to Orange County and points between and beyond.
Actors' Theatre (Santa Cruz) has produced or stage-read several in 8 Tens @ Eight, the second oldest ten-minute play festival in the U.S.
Other San Francisco Bay Area companies staging full productions include Pear Avenue Theatre and The Tabard Theatre.
Many have placed in national festivals and contests, including at Playhouse on the Green, Actors' Theatre (Santa Cruz), Ross Valley Players, Camino Real Playhouse, and The ArtsCenter.
For a synopsis, history, excerpt, photos, and more, click a play's link below:
Ten-Minute Plays
| Retrograde | Multiple productions, published |
| The Case of the Cereal Killer | Multiple productions |
| Finding God | Produced |
| The Miles High Club | Produced |
| Last Call | Produced |
| What Ever Happened to HanuClaus? | Produced |
| Richard III epilogue (or Rosencrantz and Guildenthird, Still Dead) | Produced |
| Alternate Proposal | Produced, staged readings |
| Two Jews | Staged readings |
| Attention Surplus Disorder | Staged readings |
| Murder of the First | Staged reading |
| Intermission | New play reading |
| Taking Back the Stage | New play reading |
| The New Real | |
| Alas, No More | |
| Lying in Wait | |
One-Acts
| Lot in Life | Multiple staged readings |
| The Big Fish Story | Contest finalist |
| Full Retrograde | New play reading |
| Interpersonal Relations | Produced |
Full Lengths
| More Than Petticoats | Produced (Principal Writer) |
| Original Synergy | Staged readings, multiple contest finalist |
| Self Expression | Staged readings |
| Winter Follies | Produced |
Just For Fun
| The Muppets Take Purim (aka The Gonzo Megillah) | Purim Shpiel Multiple productions |
| SDG Ragtime Closing Party Skit |
Retrograde is published in:
Available at Amazon.com
"Magnificent works like those by... Doug Brook..." -- Good Times
"A clever piece... a pithy comment on the power of entropy." -- Monterey Herald
"The best plays include... this delightful world premiere penned by Doug Brook." -- Triangle Arts & Entertainment
"An audience favorite... fun and light, but keeps the audience on its toes, waiting for the next mystery to be revealed." -- Santa Cruz Sentinel
"This one is a hoot... jewels of the one-act variety." -- Classical Voice of North Carolina
"An enigmatic non-linear bit of romantic comedy" -- The Register
"The play enthralls with an unending parade of fascinating factoids and little-known history." -- Metro Silicon Valley
