THE SUICIDE: A MUSICAL COMEDY, music by Simon Gray, lyrics by Raymond Bokhour, book by David Bridel, Barrington Stage Company: Reading Series, directed by John Rando
FORGET MY NAME, by David Bridel & USC MFA Class of 2011, Son of Semele (2013)
SUBLIMITY by David Bridel, co-directed with Jeremy Aluma, The Clown School, Los Angeles / Sao Paulo First International Drama Festival
- “A theatrical tour de force… A unique and magical experience.” Tiaraju Aronovich, Festival Director, Stanislavsky Institute, Sao Paulo
LUNATICS AND ACTORS by David Bridel, co-directed with Jeremy Aluma, Four Clowns at the Lyric Hyperion, Los Angeles
THE HERETIC MYSTERIES by David Bridel, Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
- “Bridel is the real thing, one of the most inventive, scholarly, and vastly -– and we mean vastly — challenging voices on the current theatrical scene.” LA TIMES
I GELOSI by David Bridel, Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
- “Immensely ambitious and vastly entertaining…A vibrant period portrait of a seminal company whose innovations changed the course of theatrical history.” LA TIMES
- “Writer-director David Bridel underpins his delightful comedy with historical events, making a vastly entertaining work richer and more relevant.” LA WEEKLY
- “The sort of play we see all too rarely – smart, articulate, and full of engrossing historical details.” BACKSTAGE WEST
AMERICAN FAIRY TALES, music and lyrics by Rachelle Garniez, book by David Bridel, Franklin Stage Company
THE ACTORS REHEARSE THE STORY OF CHARLOTTE SALOMON by David Bridel, Penny Kreitzer, Jonathan Rest, Shakespeare and Company
- “A fascinating, compelling new solo-actress multi-character theater piece… A complex and lucid story about the creative process, time and memory, and the nature of art and theatre.” BERKSHIRE EAGLE
THE GREEN BIRD by Carlo Gozzi, adapted by David Bridel, UCLA/USC
100 YEARS OF ENCHANTMENTby David Bridel, Union Chapel, directed by Rhys Thomas
- “Entirely a joy.” TIME OUT
- “For three hours, history’s clinical remoteness is blasted away with a precision of vision, design, language and direction.” THE STAGE
THE LAST GIRL by David Bridel, London New Play Festival, directed by David Prescott
- “A real achievement, both in social and dramatic terms.” WHAT’S ON
- “A compellingly worked drama about adolescent erotica…Bridel taps into a debate about voyeurism in which there are no innocent parties.” THE TIMES
- “A positively nerve-wracking play – not for the faint-hearted.” SUNDAY TIMES
- “An impressively staged and enjoyable exploration of desire, age, art and morality.” THE STAGE
SHREDS & FANCIES by David Bridel, London New Play Festival, directed by Phil Peacock
- “Bridel’s new play exists somewhere between parody and high seriousness, and his rich, unpredictable dialogue is peppered with delicately placed one-liners. This poignant comedy skips into some very meaty issues and emerges a rich and savory junket.” TIME OUT (Critic’s Choice)