Production History

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1996-97

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare
directed by Madi Distefano

1997-98

Eye-95

written and directed by Madi Distefano

1998-99

A 24-Hour The Bald Soprano

bu Eugene Ionesco
directed by Madi Distefano

David's Redhaired Death

by Sherry Kramer
directed by Greg Gephart

Brother Truckers

by Georg Osterman
directed by Domenick Scuddera

1999-2000

Rum and Vodka

by Conor McPherson
directed by Greg Gephart

This Lime Tree Bower

bu Conor McPherson
directed by Madi Distefano

Anger Is My Meat

A rock deconstruction of Shakespeare's Coriolanus
adapted and directed by Madi Distefano

Spin Cycle

written and performed by John Lumia

2000-01

Max In Hollywood, Baby!

adapted by Greg Gephart from the book by Maira Kalman
directed by Matt Pfeiffer

The Good Theif

by Conor McPherson
directed by Madi Distefano

St. Nicholas

by Conor McPherson
directed by Greg Gephart

The Mystery of Irma Vep

by Charles Ludlam
directed by Greg Gephart

2001-02

Naked Cocktail

by Greg Giovanni and Madi Distefano
directed by Matt Pfeiffer

Once

conceived and directed by Madi Distefano

Shakespeare's Sonnets

 

2002-03

Howie the Rookie

by Mark O'Rowe
directed by Madi Distefano

The Fever & The Designated Mourner

by Wallace Shawn
directed by Madi Distefano

2003-04

The Lazy Activist

Honey Pot: Adolescent Girls in Sticky Situations

Moby Dick: Rehearsed

by Orson Welles
directed by Madi Distefano

2004-05

Popsicle's Departure, 1989

written and performed by Madi Distefano

Eden

by Eugene O'Brien
directed by Madi Distefano

Grease and Desist

an original musical
directed by Madi Distefano

2005-06

Razing the Bar: Tavern Tales on Tap


Causeway: Modern Slavery


Eye-95 (Workshop)

 

2006-07
Eye 95 Re-tarred

Eye-95: Re-tarred

written and directed by Madi Distefano

Originally produced for the first New York and Philadelphia Fringe Festivals, this Brat classic was completely re-worked to kick off our 10th Anniversary Season. Rock-a-billy, strippers, crystal meth, cheerleaders, and PBR mixed together for the wildest road trip to ever hit a Philadelphia stage. A sold-out hit for the 2006 Philly Fringe, bigger, badder, and better than ever.

Three Chord Fiction: Rock it!

Three Chord Fiction

2007 Barrymore Award Winner
The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaboration

We hooked up 5 bands with 5 writers. Teams had 3 days to write a short, new rock & roll musical. Actors and directors had 2 days of staging. On days 6 and 7, teams hit the playoffs, performing their THREE CHORD FICTION for a live audience.

 

A 24-Hour The Bald Soprano

by Eugene Ionesco
directed by Madi Distefano

Philadelphia Metro's "Best Production of 2007" and
"Best Performance of 2007" by Keith Conallen

The Smiths and the Martins are trapped in a world of suburban tedium, social manners, and paranoid suspicions that repeats itself every hour on the hour. And audiences were invited to watch to see what happens when 6 perfectly sane actors perform the same show 24 times in a row.

Originally performed in 1998 in New York, Philadelphia, and Richmond, VA, this Brat classic was revived in 2007 to cap off Brat's 10th Anniversary Season.

2007-08
Fatboy

Fatboy

by John Clancy
directed by Michael Alltop

"Hilariously vulgar!" "Abhorrently hilarious!" UWISHUNU.com

 

 

 

 

 

A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pagaent

by Kyle Jarrow
directed by Lee Etzold

"Entrancing...The production emerges triumphant, retaining its innocent sense of inquiry and buoyant good humor while making some pretty serious philosophical points." - The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

User 927

User 927

by Katharine Clark Gray
concept by Michael Alltop and Katharine Clark Gray
directed by Michael Alltop
Tickets on sale now!

Join us in June for this new play by Katharine Clark Gray, who's worked with Brat as a playwright in last year's Three Chord Fiction, and appeared as Queen Fudgie in this season's Fatboy