Straight Play – Judah Brown / Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:00:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 /wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cropped-new-favicon-32x32.avif Straight Play – Judah Brown / 32 32 You Would’ve Loved This: A Murder-Not-Mystery /portfolio/you-wouldve-loved-this-a-murder-not-mystery/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:57:41 +0000 https://dev.judahbrown.space/?page_id=129 A work-in-progress one-act play.

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How the Stars Fall (And Rise Again) /portfolio/how-the-stars-fall-and-rise-again/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:15:26 +0000 https://dev.judahbrown.space/?page_id=123 1st Place, Short Play – 2026 TCCL Young People’s Creative Writing Contest

How the Stars Fall (And Rise Again) reimagines the myth of Andromeda through a short play. While inspired by classical sources, this version departs from the traditional telling in order to explore themes of hubris, beauty, and power. In many versions of the myth, Andromeda is a passive figure, sacrificed to appease the wrath of Poseidon. This adaptation instead centers her agency. Through the voices of the Stars (those who have suffered before her), Andromeda learns that divine power is sustained not by inevitability, but by belief. When that belief is withdrawn, even the gods may falter.

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Holding on to Hope: A Pandora Play /portfolio/holding-on-to-hope-a-pandora-play/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:14:48 +0000 https://dev.judahbrown.space/?page_id=121 1st Place, Short Play – 2025 TCCL Young People’s Creative Writing Contest

In a poetic reimagining of the Pandora myth, Holding on to Hope explores the human struggle between curiosity, consequence, and resilience. When Pandora is gifted a mysterious box and warned never to open it, she must wrestle with divine commands, her own desire for truth, and the societal roles imposed upon her. As the spirits of Doubt, Plague, and Hope emerge, the play becomes a lyrical meditation on the power of femininity, the cost of knowledge, and the enduring necessity of hope in the face of chaos.

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