Edward Gibbons-Brown
Theatrical Director, Producer, & Playwright
Video Portfolio
Selected performance, writing, and directing work from across my theatre practice.
This page gathers video excerpts, monologues, short plays, musical theatre work, Shakespeare, and original pieces — a living archive of my work as an actor, playwright, director, and producer. Across forms, I’m drawn to theatre that is emotionally alive, sharply observed, darkly funny, intellectually curious, and built for the electricity of a live room.
These videos include acting samples, excerpts from original plays, staged work, and documentation from productions and festivals. Together, they offer a sense of the range of my work: contemporary plays, classical text, heightened comedy, adaptation, ensemble storytelling, and new theatrical worlds that sit somewhere between the deeply human and the slightly strange.
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On the Expectation of White Christmases by Brian C. Petti
A contemporary acting sample centered on intimacy, humor, and emotional specificity. This monologue offers a glimpse into character-driven storytelling that lives in the small shifts: the turn of a thought, the pressure of a memory, the comedy inside vulnerability.
Dolphinarium by Odd Johnson
A heightened, darkly comic monologue from a strange and intellectually volatile new play. Edward leans into the unsettling comedy of a man trying to explain the cosmos while revealing more than he intends.
Listen to Me by Edward Gibbons-Brown
An actor-forward piece built around attention, pressure, and the need to be heard. This excerpt reflects Edward’s interest in intimate theatrical encounters: moments where language becomes both a bridge and a battleground between people.
Walk it Off by Edward Gibbons-Brown
A short play about masculinity, injury, performance, and vulnerability. Walk It Off explores the rituals people use to survive themselves — funny, painful, defensive, and deeply human.
On the Radio by Edward Gibbons-Brown
A poetic short play about routine, disruption, fear, community, and the moment when the signal changes. Set in a neighborhood that could be anywhere — and everywhere — On the Radio follows ordinary people confronting an extraordinary shift in the world around them.
Romeo & Juliet - Highlight Reel
A glimpse into Edward’s work with Shakespeare, classical text, ensemble storytelling, and emotionally immediate performance. His approach to Shakespeare centers on making heightened language feel urgent, embodied, legible, and alive for contemporary audiences.
Ebenezer by Edward Gibbons-Brown
An excerpt from Edward’s original theatrical work, reimagining familiar cultural material through a contemporary, haunted, and darkly comic lens. EBENEZER sits at the intersection of adaptation, memory, myth, and the strange ways old stories keep returning to ask new questions.
Hear My Song from Songs for a New World (2012)
A musical theatre performance centered on ensemble storytelling, emotional clarity, and the expansive language of song. This piece reflects Edward’s interest in theatre that moves between the personal and the communal — intimate feeling carried by a larger theatrical frame.