Original Plays

I am a Merritt-award winning, ECMA-nominated playwright/adaptor with a proven track record of creating strong, entertaining, celebrated work. With a focus on original Canadian comedy - as well as forays in adaptation, literary pastiche, and bizarre drama - my plays have been performed across the Maritimes, as well as Ontario and British Columbia. I am a member of both the Playwrights Guild of Canada and Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre.

I take commissions! I am a prolific, reliable, and friendly collaborator who thrives under pressure. If there's a world you've always wanted to see onstage, please reach out!

“Bray writes with a manic pace, delicious word-jam and comic brilliance.”  

"Gripping, powerful... Psychological, philosophical and poetic...”

"Irreverent, funny and far cleverer than it has any right to be."

“The world created by Bray is an impressive one...”

“Playful, joyous, smart..."
"Very compelling [...] unexpected twists,
and lots of silliness entirely for silliness’ sake.”

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Below is a catalogue of my original work.

The names of the characters in these plays are not intended to limit casting to gender, nor any particular ethnic or cultural group. Casting should reflect the diversity of the community and culture in which the play is being produced. Physical attributes ascribed to the characters in the texts may be changed to reflect casting.

None of these plays may be produced unless at least 50% of the cast is played by non-male performers. Under no circumstances should these plays be performed by an all-white cast.

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Unproduced

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Still Far Still Wide

Drama. 7 Performers.

The Sensational Escapades & Delicious Crusades of Minnie de Menthe

Musical Comedy. 7 Performers.

Doctor Frankenstein

Horror Comedy. 6 Performers.

Clowns in the Ground

Horror Comedy. 8 Performers.

Midsummer Nightmare

Horror Comedy. 7 Performers.

Bluebeard

Horror Comedy. 4 Performers.

Horror Comedy. 5+ Performers.

Swiss Gothic

Horror Comedy. 6 Performers.

Previously Produced

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The Knight of the Bat

Comedy. Suggested 10 Performers.

Knight of the Bat 2: the Act of Assemblers

Comedy. 8 Performers.

Knight of the Bat 2: the Fringe of Fate

Comedy. 7 Performers.

Dan Bray's "A Christmas Carol: The Revenge of Tiny Tim"

Comedy. 6 Performers.

Deepwater

Drama. 3 Performers.

Hansel und Gretel in: der Garten von Edible Horrors: a Terrible Parable

Horror Comedy. 4 Performers.

Zomblet

Horror Comedy. 8 Performers.

The Return to Baker Street

Comedy. 3 Performers.

International Waters

Comedy. 4/5 Performers.

Dinostories: 3 Prehistoric Fairy Tales

Children's Comedy. 2 Performers.

Shakespeare's Time Machine

Comedy. 8 Performers.

Observatory Mansions

Drama. 8 Performers.

M: The Berlin Murders

Drama. 8/9 Performers.

Børghild: Strongest Person in Denmark

Comedy. 4 Performers

Wake Up, Rosie!

Children's Comedy. 5 Performers.

Madsummer

Musical Comedy. 7 Performers.

Herbie Dragons

Comedy. 5 Performers.