George Brant

George Brant
George Brant’s plays include Grounded, Marie and Rosetta, Into the Breeches!, The Prince of Providence, Elephant’s Graveyard, The Land of Oz, Tender Age, The Mourners’ Bench, Any Other Name, Salvage and Grizzly Mama. An Affiliate Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, his scripts have been produced internationally by such companies as the Public Theater, the Atlantic Theater Company, Cleveland Play House, Trinity Repertory Company, the Studio Theatre, Alley Theatre, Asolo Repertory, London’s Gate Theatre, Page 73 and the Traverse Theatre.
His plays have received a Lucille Lortel Award, an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, the Smith Prize, a Fringe First Award, an Off-West End Theatre Award, an NNPN Rolling World Premiere, four OAC Individual Excellence Awards and the Keene Prize for Literature. George received his MFA in Writing from the Michener Center at UT-Austin and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
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Into the Breeches!
George Brant
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Into the Breeches!
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 2m
A surprisingly modern and moving comedy about the singular way art and community reveal our boldest selves even in the darkest times.
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Marie and Rosetta
George Brant
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Marie and Rosetta
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w
Marie and Rosetta chronicles music pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe's first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare to embark on a tour that would establish them as one of the great duos in musical history.
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Elephant's Graveyard (Full-Length Version)
George Brant
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Elephant's Graveyard (Full-Length Version)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 10m
The true tale of the tragic 1916 collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee, Elephant's Graveyard combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge.
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Elephant's Graveyard (One-Act Version)
George Brant
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Elephant's Graveyard (One-Act Version)
Short Play / 3w, 10m
Winner! 2008 Keene Prize for Literature
Winner! 2008 David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award
"The script is, like the best art, microscopically specific with echoes that radiate outward across time. Elephant's Graveyard buzzes with truth about the consequences of misunderstanding, the invisible but enormous gap between artists and their audiences, and the infernal beauty of vaudeville." - The Stranger, Seattle
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Into the Breeches!
George Brant
Full-Length Play, ComedyInto the Breeches!
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 2m
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Marie and Rosetta
George Brant
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyMarie and Rosetta
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w
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Elephant's Graveyard (Full-Length Version)
George Brant
Full-Length Play, DramaElephant's Graveyard (Full-Length Version)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 10m
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Elephant's Graveyard (One-Act Version)
George Brant
Short PlayElephant's Graveyard (One-Act Version)
Short Play / 3w, 10m