Brian Cern is a Twin Cities based actor and playwright, whose work has won numerous awards and contests throughout North America. A member of the Dramatists Guild, he received his training at Cardinal Stritch University, where his theatre and writing studies lead him to a deep appreciation for the stories that unite us in the human condition. As parables, his work has been called “imaginative,” “beautifully soulful,” and “thought-provoking.” Of all the credits to his name, however, it is “Teaching Artist” for local children’s theaters that he treasures the most. He lives in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife and son.
Plays
A true story about a marriage being put through the wringer as they try to register their child of summer camp.
A young playwright receives a lesson the about the cruel business of theatre when they visit their friend, the Artistic Director of the local community theatre. The play explores the delicate balance between art and commerce in an honest, albeit comedic, manner.
A satire about gun control in America today, a family is overjoyed to discover that their daughter has made the ultimate patriotic sacrifice.
A multi-decade spanning drama, "Her Love, Endures" follows two friends, from their meeting in high school, throughout the rest of their lives. Wedding, births, and deaths... all the moments that form a life. It is a celebration of friendship.
Sometimes, the new gods need to be reminded about what happened to the old gods.
Sometimes, being awarded a scholarship is not the start of the adventure you were hoping for.
In order to keep the romance alive, Christopher is searching for a one night stand.
But, will his wife approve?
An old man and a child soldier encounter each other the plains of Africa and discuss their differing approaches to life and love.
It's the type of story that would begin "The fog rolled in thick off the bay," if only I could tell stories, and if you weren't in front of your computer, searching for a new script to read. It's a tale of detectives, of murders, of actors jockeying for fame. A tale inspired by the old radio stories, the ones that stick in your head like a bad pop song
Two roomates, freshly out of college, debate their place in a social media driven world. One wants nothing to do with it, the other wants to make it work for him.
When the universe can’t seem to make up its mind, it turns to Chris to give it a push and show it the way forward. But at what price?
After a lifetime of pain, an impossible woman from out of a legend demands to have her voice heard, over that of her more famous family.
Successes
My play, Beautifully So, will receive its world premiere production this May, at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend, Washington.
My plays, Scholarship and Strings, will be produced this February at Totino-Grace High School (Fridley, MN)
My play, Beautifully So, has been named a finalist in the Paris Players (Thetford, VT) Annual Ten Minute Play Festival.
My play, Beautifully So, has been adapted for radio and will be airing in Queensland, Australia, this August.
My play, A Savanna Story, has been named a finalist in the Minnesota Shorts Play Festival.