Brian Richard Mori's plays have been produced in dozens of venues across the US, as well as in Europe and South America. They include ADULT FICTION (Geva Theatre, New Jersey Repertory Company, Teatro de Lucia), BEDTIME STORIES (American Renegade Theatre), COFFEE TALK (Impact Theatre), COUPLES (New Vic Theatre), DREAMS OF FLIGHT (Victory Gardens Theatre), EVE IN THE HOT SEAT (New Jersey Repertory Company), FIRST DATE (Nat Horne Theatre), LAST CALL AT MAX’S TAVERN (Coronavirus Plays Project), MEMORIES (Theatre 22), “OUR TOWN” IN MANDARIN (Planet Connections), PLAYERS (American Renaissance Theatre), SLOW FADE TO BLACK (Neighborhood Playhouse), and WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEARS? (Staten Island Shakespearian Theatre).
The television adaptation of the Abingdon Theatre Company's acclaimed off-Broadway production of HELLMAN v. McCARTHY, winner of the HRC Showcase W. Keith Hedrick Playwrighting Award, starring Dick Cavett (playing himself), Roberta Maxwell, and Marcia Rodd, was taped and aired on PBS; Cavett and Rodd also starred in the West Coast premiere at Theatre 40.
ADULT FICTION, winner of the Davie Prize, and BEDTIME STORIES are anthologized in Smith & Kraus's Best Play series (THE BEST PLAYS OF 2000 and THE BEST TEN MINUTE PLAYS OF 2005. 2 ACTORS, respectively); DEATH BY SELFIE is published by Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine; EVE IN THE HOT SEAT is published by Smith & Kraus in its 2017 BRUT THEATRE ANTHOLOGY; DREAMS OF FLIGHT is published by Dramatists Play Service; and HELLMAN v. McCARTHY and ADULT FICTION are published by Next Stage Press.
His play BRIDGEGATE (née CHRISTIE) was runner-up for the 2020 Stanley Drama Award.
He has had 15 screenplay options, including FADE IN magazine winner OBSCURA, which is currently in development.
He is represented by Elaine Devlin at Elaine Devlin Literary.
(brianrichardmori.com)