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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. In one of my plays, a married couple is trapped in their Florida kitchen during a hurricane. Power’s flickering. A stranger named “Florida Man” has barged in. And sitting on the counter – unassuming, innocent, shimmering with citrus significance – is the last slice of key lime pie. It’s just a…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. I’ve stood in courtrooms, neck deep in depositions, cross-examinations, and medical exhibits — building arguments on logic, precedent, and pain. And I’ve also stood on stage in a community theater, wearing eyeliner and shouting about cursed pies and funeral rehearsals for divine absences. This used to confuse people.Honestly, it used…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. I am beyond excited and deeply honored to announce that two of my plays have been officially selected for performance at the 2025 Tampa Bay Theatre Festival (TBTF)! 🎭✨ Out of a competitive field of submissions from across the region and beyond, both a dramatic and a comedic piece I’ve written were chosen…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. Some victories are loud.Courtroom wins. Spotlight speeches. A moment on stage with applause waiting at the end. But some victories happen in silence — unseen, unsigned, unnoticed by most — and yet they echo through a person’s life for years. That’s the story of Project Jubilee:An initiative that began as a question and…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. There’s a special kind of theatre that doesn’t just entertain — it unhinges your expectations, flips them inside out, and then serves them back to you with a sly wink and a perfectly timed blackout. When people ask what kind of plays I write, I sometimes fumble.“Absurdist.”“Dark comedy.”“Meta-theatrical, structurally chaotic, character-driven……
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Fast. Foolproof. Freakishly Delicious. Sometimes, the best treat is the one that doesn’t require an oven, a mixer, or a culinary degree. These no-bake peanut butter chocolate bars come together in 10 minutes (plus chill time), use pantry staples, and disappear faster than you’ll admit publicly. Perfect for: 🧈 Ingredients For the Base: For the Topping: 🍫…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. There are regions that shape stories.And then there’s Florida, which doesn’t just shape them — it inhales them, spins them around, wraps them in alligator skin, and sets them loose on I-75 wearing flip-flops and holding a Publix sub. Florida isn’t just a setting.Florida is a genre.And once you write theatre here,…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. The law and the stage may seem like opposing worlds: one rooted in procedure, the other in emotion. But I’ve come to realize they are two different languages for saying the same thing: “I see you.”“You matter.”“Let me tell your story.” And in both, I’ve found my purpose: giving voice to…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. As both a trial attorney and a playwright with a flair for the absurd, I live in a strange intersection — the place where legal logic and existential chaos overlap. And believe me, there are court cases out there so bizarre, so darkly poetic, so unintentionally theatrical, they practically beg for a stage. Some plays…
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. They call it “Hell Week.”In theatre, it’s the final stretch before opening night — a gauntlet of missed cues, forgotten lines, and panic-fueled costume changes.In law, it’s the days leading up to trial — a maelstrom of deposition reviews, exhibit binders, and the existential dread of a 7 a.m. docket call.I’ve done both.…
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