Mike Broemmel Play Library
The novel is more of a whisper, whereas the stage is a shout. — Robert Holman
A Look at the Life of Truman Capote
The Wind Is Us: The Death the Killed Capote
The Wind Is Us: The Death that Killed Capote follows the life of author Truman Capote from his days researching his iconic “non-fiction novel” In Cold Blood until his death in 1984. The play reveals how and why Capote’s life collapsed because of his most-acclaimed work, resulting in his premature tragic death.
Life Story of Hedy Lamarr
Stand Still & Look Stupid
Stand Still & Look Stupid: The Life Story of Hedy Lamarr chronicles the incomparable life of Hedy Lamarr, who conceived spread spectrum technology, deemed as the backbone of the digital communications age.
The Story of Virginia Hill - Queen of the Mob
Witness
Witness: The Story of Virginia Hill by Mike Broemmel is a play that chronicles the virtually inconceivable life of a woman named Virginia Hill. The play is structured around her cantankerous appearance before what officially was christened the U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime.
The Life Story of Myrlie Evers
Call Me Mrs. Evers
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The Life Story of Harvey Milk
I’m Harvey Milk
I’m Harvey Milk presents the incomparable life of early LGBTQ+ leader Harvey Milk. The play follows his life from his childhood to his tragic assassination in San Francisco City Hall.
A Drama in Real Time
Goddess People
Goddess People by Mike Broemmel is the tale of six people of different nationalities and backgrounds trapped in a shop as terrorist rebels lay siege to the surrounding village.
The Last Day in the Life of Anne Boleyn
The Hours of Anne
The Hours of Anne by Mike Broemmel chronicles the final day in the life of Anne Boleyn, the time leading up to her beheading in the Tower of London. The play sets the record straight on numerous factual inaccuracies about Henry VIII's second wife that have persisted for hundreds of years.
An Evening with Jack the Ripper
Taking Tea with the Ripper
Taking Tea with the Ripper by Mike Broemmel is described as "a disturbing look into the mind of London's most infamous serial killer." The play explores the first night of the “London Gentleman’s reign of terror.
A Comedic Look at the Entertainment Industry
Six Joan Crawfords
A raucous comedy by Mike Broemmel, Six Joan Crawfords is a satirical take on film, television, and theatre. The play lampoons talentless actors that oftentimes populate productions, Broemmel drawing on his own dismal experience in working with a half-dozen divas in a dreadful production of Steel Magnolias.
The Life Story of Mother Jones
Mother!
Mother! is a look into the life and times of the fiery union organizer and rabble rouser once called the “most dangerous woman in America.”
La Primera Mujer
The Lady of Ludlow
The Lady of Ludlow
La Primera Mujer by Mike Broemmel presents the true life story of Eva Peron, the former First Lady of Argentina better known as Evita. For two decades, the operetta Evita has warped the life story of Eva Peron beyond recognition. The play is slated to begin a new run in 2019.
The Lady of Ludlow
The Lady of Ludlow
The Lady of Ludlow
The Lady of Ludlow by Mike Broemmel tells the poignant story of the brutal Ludlow Massacre from the vantage point of the wife of the Governor who ordered troops to take on striking miners. The play closely examines the societal structures that existed in the United States in early 20th century -- structures which arguably exist today.
River'd Inn
The Lady of Ludlow
Six Joan Crawfords
One of the newer plays from Mike Broemmel, River'd Inn is a sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, and ultimately surprising expose on the relationship between two disparate women trapped in a quaint bed and breakfast in the Shenandoah Valley. River'd Inn was featured at the 2018 Colorado Theatre Festival.
Six Joan Crawfords
Six Joan Crawfords
Six Joan Crawfords
A raucous comedy by Mike Broemmel, Six Joan Crawfords is a satirical take on film, television, and theatre. The play lampoons talentless actors that oftentimes populate productions, Broemmel drawing on his own dismal experience in working with a half-dozen divas devoid of ability in a dreadful production of Steel Magnolias.
The Unreachable Star
Six Joan Crawfords
The Unreachable Star
Slated for a world premiere in 2022, The Unreachable Star is the latest edition in the Iconic Women Theatre Series. The play tells the incomparable life story of singer and actor Connie Francis. The goal is for the play to premiere in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the city Connie Francis made famous.
Mother! The Life Story of Mother Jones
The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
Mike Broemmel and Jennifer Dempsey teamed up to write Mother! The Life Story of Mother Jones. The play premiered at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to audience praise. Mother! tells the lifestory of a person who was once known as the most "dangerous woman in America."
The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
After a decade of painstaking research, award-winning playwright Mike Broemmel's latest work, The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote, provides a thought-provoking look at how and why the life of iconic author Truman Capote collapsed, resulting in his tragic, premature death from alcoholism.
Der Frauline
The Wind is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
Der Frauline
Not one to shy away from controversy, Der Frauline is the working title of a play that depicts the life of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. Riefenstahl is best-known as the filmmaker who contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler. As is often the case, her life is far more nuanced and complicated -- lived in shades of black, white, but also gray -- than most people generally think.
Kiss
Escort Me
Der Frauline
A drama in three acts by Mike Broemmel, Kiss tells the tale of Jacob Roone, his two daughters, Olivia and Anna Beth, and a young gentleman suitor. The Roone family leads a hardscrabble existence. The characters in Kiss are horribly broken people, confronting incest, predatory sexuality and coming to terms with abortion. In the end, the play reminds a theatergoer that where something is broken, it can turn out stronger in the end – sometimes.
Escort Me
Escort Me
Escort Me
Escort Me is a play that tells the tale of the interaction and, ultimately, friendship that develops between a pair of male sex workers. One man is older, seasoned. The other is a young man who has ended up in the city after spending the whole of his life in the compound of a religious cult.