Brat Productions
Bold. Rough. Affordable. Theatre.
Since 1996: theatre that breaks the rules, theatre that tests conventions, theatre that rocks! Brat is committed to “thinking outside the proscenium” with performance pieces that are surprising and incendiary, entertaining and unsettling. We create new work and re-envisioned classics, collaborate with established and emerging artists, produce shows in non-traditional venues, and reach out to everyone by keeping ticket prices low.
Buzz
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Recent Buzz
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HAUNTED POE is Philly Weekly's "Best Production of 2009-10" |
"As the 2009-10 theater season comes to a close," J. Cooper Robb writes in the July 7-13 issue of Philadelphia Weekly, "Philadelphia confirms its status as a city with one of the most vibrant theater scenes in the country." |
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CARRIE Audition Sides |
In October-November, Brat will produce CARRIE—yes, that CARRIE—a black comedy based on the iconic 1974 novel by Stephen King. Erik Jackson's outrageous adaptation, approved by King himself, features all the magic and horror of the original, with some surprising and hilarious new twists. Roles CARRIE WHITE, 16, a wallflower with a powerful secret (played by male actor in drag) MARGARET WHITE, 40s, Carrie's mother and a religious fanatic SUE SNELL, 17, popular girl with a heart of gold |
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Brat named Philly's Best Inexpensive Alternative Theater |
The 2/24/10 issue of Philadelphia Weekly singled out Brat as Philadelphia's "Best Inexpensive Alternative Theater." Check out the article here, which also includes shout-outs to Maukingbird ("Best Gay Theater"), Philadelphia Theatre Company ("Best Secret Theater Deals for Students") and InterAct ("Best Power-to-the-People Theater"). |
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| And we begin! |
Thursday we began at 6:30 a.m., loading the set onto a U-Haul and transporting it to the Annenberg Center. There we were met by the A-berg's crew, who whisked the flats and furniture off the truck in about 10 minutes. Morning was spent re-assembling the set and focusing lights. Sam Simmonds (lights) and Jon West & Scott Cassidy (set) worked with the A-berg's crew for the next four hours, and by lunch almost everything was in place for the actors to do a spacing rehearsal. |
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Need energy for the show? Get Verve for free! |
Brat has teamed up with Mugshots Coffeehouse to bring you VERVE - the great tasting, insanely healthy energy drink. The first 500 people at A 24-Hour The Bald Soprano will get a free can to keep them going long into the night. Not one of the first 500? Don't despair! Mugshots will be brewing fresh coffee all night, free to all ticketholders. You'll be buzzing every minute, every second, of this astonishing performance event. |
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