Peggy Brady
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Director/Co-Writer, The Laughing Stock-A Musically Twisted Political Cabaret; Playwright, Theatre Freelance Director; Consultant for Arts Administration and Theatre Development projects. |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | Peggy has over thirty years of experience as an arts adminstrator and consultant, theatre director, playwright, lyricist and teacher. As Director and co/writer of The Laughing Stock she brought live theatre touring products to the US and Canada for 26 years. As a playwright, she specializes in plays for kids to perform in roles that are appropriate for their age. And now she's retired but still doing all of the above with a middle reader novel underway. |
| Interests | Keeping up with my three kids. Daughter #1 an actress in Hollywood doing TV shows like NCSI and 911, etc. and raising my amazing 3 year old granddaughter with her husband, Gregory who also works in the artistic side of TV. Daughter #2 Also in Hollywood, after leaving the entertainment business where she was a Casting Director she now manages the business of an International Yoga Teacher, setting up retreats and teacher training from Bali to Australia to Costa Rica while also being the encouraging muse for her screenwriter boyfriend. Son, Program Director for InterExchange, a program based in New York City creating cultural exchanges for young people from around the world to gain first hand experience about our country. His office is now his 1980's restored VW Vanagon in which he telecommutes while traveling the country with his fashion designer girlfriend when he is not traipsing around the world for the job. |
| Favorite movies | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| Favorite music | Broadway and movie scores, classical guitar, piano, cello, and more |
| Favorite books | Green Eggs and Ham, Pax |
You've written a hit musical! How will you avoid having fame go to your head?
The authors of the book or lyrics for a musical are rarely famous so I won't have to worry about that.