Wade Bradford

Theater Expert

Education

M.A. in Literature, California State University – Northridge

B.A. in Creative Writing, California State University – Northridge

Introduction

  • Playwright, published author, and English professor, whose plays have been performed in schools in the United States and England.
  • Wrote and directed seven productions for Yorba Linda Civic Light Opera's youth theater
  • Winner of the East Repertory Playhouse's "Page to Stage" playwriting competition

Experience

Wade Bradford is a playwright and English professor who has written a number of books and published 16 plays. His screenplay "Conflict," won the East Repertory Playhouse's "Page to Stage" playwriting competition. He has worked with a variety of regional theaters,including Yorba Linda Civic Light Opera's youth theater, with whom he wrote seven shows between 1992 and 2000. Since 2009, he has served as a board member for the Canyon Theatre Guild in Santa Clarita, California. He currently teaches literature and composition courses at Moorpark College. His first children's book, Why Do I Have to Make My Bed? was published by Tricycle Press / Random House in 2011. 

Education

Wade Bradford holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in Literature, both from California State University, Northridge.

Awards and Publications

  • ​Around the World in a Bathtub
  • Tomorrow's Wish
  • ​Camp Omigosh

​​Bradford's script, "Conflict," won East Repertory Playhouse's "Page to Stage" playwriting competition in 2007.

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