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FARCE. ABSURDITY. EXISTENTIALISM. GUARANTEED.

Check out my plays, where comedy collides
with moral ambiguity — and the occasional twist of history. 

Plays

Braddon Mendelson | Encounter New Plays From an Award-Winning Playwright 

Plays

Browse my catalog of farces, histories, satires, farcical histories,

satirical farces, and other miscellaneous theatrical mischief.

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Gallows Falls, a Full-Length Play
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High Occupancy, a full-length play
Old man dressed in youthful clothes with school books standing in front of a New York theatre
Minor Character, a Full-Length Play
juneteenth, a short play
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Old Friends, a short play
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Mahjong, a new comedy
Resisted Living, a Full-Length Comedy
Provenance, a play by Braddon Mendelson
Provenance, a play by Braddon Mendelson
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BEST NEW PLAY
Resisted Living
Resisted Living, a Full-Length Comedy
Shakespeare untitled, a new comedy by Braddon Mendelson
Shakespeare untitled.
Tourists walk on a dam holding back a large reservoir
The WaterWay, a musical

Awards

Awards

Awards, Festivals, Et cetera

  • 2026 Semifinalist, AACT New Play Fest — “Resisted Living”
  • 2025 Recipient, The Element, The MAIN Theatre — “Provenance”
  • 2023 Finalist, Vintage Theatre’s Best New Play Festival — “Gallows Falls”
  • 2023 Semi-Finalist, Soop to Nuts Short Play Festival — “Juneteenth”
  • 2022 Winner, Best New Play, Long Beach Playhouse New Works Festival — “Rembrandt Perfected”
  • 2022 Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival, Playwriting Division — “Rembrandt Perfected”
  • 2022 Finalist, Players Theatre Short Play Festival, New York — “Old Friends” 
  • 2009 Second Place, Humorfeed Annual Satire News Competition
  • 1999 Warner Bros. Writers Workshop 
  • 1994 Honorable Mention, HBO New Writers Project
  • 1994 Winner, America’s Best Annual Writing Competition, The Writers Foundation
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About Braddon

Braddon Mendelson is an American playwright, producer, and director whose work spans theater, television, and independent film. He is known for Rembrandt Perfected and other plays that integrate history, comedy, pathos, and farce.

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