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David Braden

DAVID BRADEN

  
Nationality:    USA
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David Braden worked as a cowboy in Venezuela and on the alaskan pipeline before he became a teacher. He earned an MFA in poetry and playwriting from the University of MontanA. Mr. Braden lives with his wife and son in Taichung, Taiwan, where he teaches at the Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology.

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below is a list of David Braden's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Alien Education         Crink's Christmas         Sally And the Grouch

Alien Education

Synopsis:
To help Jesse earn a good score on her middle-school placement exam, Uncle ed and aunt Lilly have decided to hire a tutor, Mr. Small. But Mr. Small turns out to be an alien shape-changer from the planet Squee, whose real job is to squeeze all happiness out of life. But before Mr. Small can crush Jesse's spirit, an alien from the planet Xylon (who just graduated from grade school herself!) unexpectedly lands in Jesse's bedroom and shows her that learning can be a lot of fun!

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Performance Time: Approximately 20 minutes

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Genre:
Children's Comedy Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Crink's Christmas

Synopsis:
It's just three days until Christmas, and all Crink Holly wants is to spend time with her parents, elga and Blerg. But the Christmas season is always the busiest time of the year. You see, Crink's parents are elves! and not only that, Santa has just given them big promotions at the toy factory. elga is now Santa's 'secretary to the Secretary of Secretaries.' and Blerg holds the prestigious title of Santa's 'supervisor of Getting everything everywhere.' With so much to do to get the world ready for Christmas, there's not much time left for Christmas festivities at the Holly household. So Crink decides to create her own Christmas fun with the help of her magical Fuss Buster machine. This heartfelt holiday play shows that Christmas means more than just toys.

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Performance Time: Approximately 20-25 minutes

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Genre:
Children's Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  7 flexible, extras

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Sally And the Grouch

Synopsis:
Sally lives next door to a big grouch! all the neighbors steer clear of Mr. Irks, but not Sally. She's determined to discover why he's so grouchy. But first, Sally must make her way through Mr. Irks' front yard, which is full of grouchy trees, grouchy bushes, and even a grouchy squirrel! It seems grouchiness is contagious. Will Sally turn into a grouch, too? Or will her cheerfulness rub off on all the grouches?

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Performance Time: Approximately 20 minutes

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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Children's Comedy Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  10 flexible, extras

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