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Brad Slaight

BRAD SLAIGHT

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Jana Luker Agency  

Brad Slaight, a former Michigan high school teacher, left the stability of normal life and a steady paycheck to pursue the roller coaster ride called "show-business." He is now a Los Angeles based writer, actor, and comedian. As an actor, Brad has appeared on many television shows and in films, including: Parks and Recreation; Freshman Dorm; Married. . .With Children; Unsolved Mysteries; Out of Control; Scream; Hellbent; and a recurring role as Izzy Adams on The Young and The Restless. Mr. Slaight's many television writing credits include: The Tonight Show; Sunday Comics; Into The Night; and Just the Ten Of Us. Not forgetting his legitimate roots, Mr. Slaight has written dozens of stage plays that are produced all over the world, including: The Road Taken; Class Action; Second Class; Middle Class; Copies; Sightings and High Tide. After years of training in public schools as the class clown, Mr. Slaight decided to structure his immaturity and become a stand-up comedian. He has toured the country and appeared on numerous television shows: VH1; Comedy Tonite; Haywire!; Playboy Comedians; NBC's Funny People and was voted "Comedian of the Year" by Playboy (fortunately they didn't ask him to pose nude).

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         Class Action         Copies         Dancing By Myself         Dominatrix, The         For Men and Women Only         High Tide         Inga & the Rascal         LA River Anthology         Middle Class         Road Taken, The         Second Class         Sightings         Third Class

Class Action

Synopsis:
Commissioned by the Tony Award winning American Conservatory theater (A.C.T.) In San Francisco, this play has won critical acclaim for its entertaining yet relevant and realistic portrayal of life at a High School. the many diverse scenes collectively make up the play. Although each scene stands on its own, there is a common thread - all of the vignettes deal with situations that take place outside the classroom, perhaps the most important experiences that young people deal with while attending High School.

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Genre:
twenty-five short scenes and monologues

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  flexible

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Copies

Copies
the setting for this play is an orientation camp for new teenage clones. they are sent to "Camp I.M.U" fresh from the lab to make a transition into the world of the "Originals" who have ordered them made. the newest "Copy" (a word they prefer to "clone") to arrive is a very bright and positive teenager named Michael who soon realizes what the other copies in his cottage have known for awhile - that their stay at the camp is much longer than they had thought. Michael befriends a rebellious Copy named Melissa, who does not get along with her Original and refuses to change her attitude in order to please her. She informs Michael, and the other Copies, that she is going to escape from the camp and fight for what she calls "copy rights".

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in Volume 5 of New Plays from A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory, Smith & Kraus, 2007
Bakers Plays, CA (2009) >>>    978-0874402285

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Genre:
Dramatic comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Dancing By Myself

Synopsis:
consists of six mini-plays that all feature young adults. This entertaining and enlightening collection contains a variety of situations that young actors as well as audiences of any age can relate to. Among the many diverse subjects explored here are: parental pressure, cheating, fan clubs, teen pregnancy, first love, group acceptance, and even the honesty that can only be found in one's subconscious mind.

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Genre:
six mini-plays

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Dominatrix, The

Synopsis:
A Los Angeles S&M "dungeon" is the setting for this edgy comedy that deals with one man's search to relieve his guilt and the Dominatrix who helps to absolve him. At first Ryan comes to Mistress Lena as a novice in the world of bondage and discipline. She explains the many options and as they are about to begin he confesses that he is really a writer and is just there to do research. But it is yet another lie, and when the truth about the real reason he has come to see this Dominatrix is revealed the real pain begins.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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For Men and Women Only

Synopsis:
Former lovers Tim and Lisa learn that they have inherited a house from a mutual best friend who left it to them in her will. One catch: they both have to live together for 6 months in the house or it will be given to charity instead of to them. No easy task as their breakup was anything but pleasant. This play is "interactive" with the audience making some important decisions as the play progresses.

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Genre:
Interactive Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 onstage Director

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High Tide

Synopsis:
On a California beach, two surfers have just come from the funeral of a close friend. the two young men confide in each other about Kirk, and they agree that possibly, they never really knew him. A chance encounter with two young Midwestern women on vaction helps the guys sort out feelings about the death of their best friend, and reveals the truth about Kirk's passing

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Contained in: "Sightings and High Tide" published by Bakers Plays   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Inga & the Rascal

Synopsis:
Two people are forced to spend time together in order to win money in a radio contest -- Inga, a Swedish cutie, and Dan, a bitter and angry curmudgeon. We discover that Inga needs it to pay off someone who is marrying her so she can get her green card and avoid being sent back to Sweden. Dan, a former child star, needs the money to pay off a loan shark before his legs are broken. these two are at odds until a discovery creates a bond that neither expected would ever happen.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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LA River Anthology

Synopsis:
A Hollywood cemetery is the setting for this hilarious and sometimes poignant parody of Edgar Lee Masters' classic Spoon River Anthology. Like Spoon River, the residents of L.A. River have all passed from the world of the living. However, the characters in this Hollywood cemetery have something in common - they all worked in show business when they were living. Each year - on the night of the biggest award show in Hollywood - the residents of this cemetery come out from behind their tombstones to make a brief, funny, and often times poetic statement about their lives.

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with Apologies to Edgar Lee Masters

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SelectPlays.com,    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Middle Class

Middle Class
Like the earlier Class Action and Second Class, it explores the tribulations of young people while in school Where the other two plays dealt with high school aged characters, Middle Class concerns a group of young people in a modern middle school (junior high) Incorporating an ensemble of players, taking on numerous roles, the play offers insight - often humorous, often poignant - into the issues facing young people during the complex transition from grade school to high school Such themes as identity, personal relations, status, expectations, and competitiveness are central to the play

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Middle Class is A continuation of the popular class play cycle written especially for young Actors

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Baker's Plays   978-0874402957

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Genre:
Play/Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Road Taken, The

Synopsis:
the Road Taken represents the many choices young adults are presented with in the world. the Open Road mixes contemporary and classic language, as a young man is so inspired by poet Walt Whitman that he decides to impersonate him, much to the dismay of his parents. In Joy Ride, four high school girls embark on a risky journey when one of the girls "borrows" a driver's education car for a very important reason and asks her friends to come along. Up Late with Ryan is not your typical "late night talk show" because it is hosted by a high school student and all the guests are people from his life.

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the Open Road (1f,2m); Joy Ride (4f); Up Late with Ryan (5f,2m).

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Genre:
Three 1 Act Comedies One Act

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Second Class

Synopsis:
This continuation of Class Action covers a variety of contemporary subjects, both serious and lighthearted. In too many plays, high school students are presented as angst-ridden teens desperately trying to make it through each day. Yes, there are plenty of obstacles, but as this play shows, there are plenty of good times and lots of laughter, too.

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in New Plays from ACT's Young Conservatory vol III, Smith and Kraus,    -

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Genre:
Full length play runs about 90 minutes

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  flexible

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Sightings

Synopsis:
Jarred sits alone in a clearing awaiting a visitor from afar who will take him and his lifelong friend, Julie, to planet Zun. He and Julie have been friends for years, but the pressure of social acceptance has created a canyon in their relationship and Julie has gone to the prom with someone else. When Julie's loser date for the prom shows up, Jarred must defend himself and the woman he's loved all his life.

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Contained in: "Sightings and High Tide" published by Bakers Plays   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Third Class

Third Class
When most people speak of their high school experience it usually has more to do with the social part than the academic part. The real life lessons are learned outside of the classroom and in the halls, cafeteria, parking lots, and anywhere students are allowed to be themselves. It is this social interaction that is the focus of Third Class and the settings in which all of the scenes and monologues take place.Third Class is the fourth in Brad Slaight's "Class" plays series and continues to explore the school experience from the students' POV via the many experiences they encounter as they interact with each other. Like the other Class Plays, Third Class addresses a variety of contemporary topics and issues, both humorous and serious, that make up the important and unpredictable high school years. The many scenes and monologues have been arranged in a "suggested" order and you may find it necessary to change the order and/or omit some of the scenes depending on your needs.

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Third Class was developed in workshop and performed in 2013 by the Young Conservatory at the Tony Award winning American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San Francisco.

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Genre:
comedy 90 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  8            Other:  -

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