Braddon (/ˈbræd-ənˈ/) Mendelson is an American playwright, director, and producer. He is the author of seven full-length plays, including Rembrandt Perfected—winner of the 2022 Long Beach Playhouse New Works Festival; Gallows Falls, a ghost story set in Vermont; and Provenance, the story of an 18th century French game table's journeys back through time. His short one-act plays, Old Friends and Juneteenth, have been presented at festivals in New York City and Pelham, NY, respectively."LA TIMES | 'Riot Act' Energy Gives Sketches a Lift" He produced the 1998 cult classic film "Boogie Boy,"" New York Times | Boogie Boy (1997)" which was directed by Craig Hamann and executive produced by Academy Award winner Roger Avary (both of whom were collaborators on Quentin Tarantino's first film "My Best Friend's Birthday").
As a music video producer, Mendelson worked with some of the top R&B and Rap artists of the late 1990s, including Xzibit,"IMDB | Xzibit: Restless Xposed " Outkast, Bizzy Bone, Mo Thugs and Ice Cube. He frequently collaborated on music videos with his former screenwriting partner Brian Smith. As a consequence of producing Outkast's 1998 music video for their song "Rosa Parks," Mendelson in 2005 was added as a defendant to the Rosa Parks v. LaFace Records lawsuit, but was subsequently dismissed from the case by the presiding judge.
Mendelson co-created the video poetry series, "CineVerses" with poet/composer Jerry Danielsen. In 2010, he wrote and illustrated the children's book "Have You Seen the Tickle Bug?" and is the director and on-camera host for the children's YouTube show, "Read Me a Story with Brad Mendelson." He also publishes the award-winning"HumorFeed Satire Awards" satirical website TheSkunk.org.
Mendelson is also a progressive political activist, who was elected as a delegate to the California Democratic Party in 2013 and 2015."Daily Sundial | CSUN alumni elected as local delegates""LA Times | Winning the party endorsement is 'like trying to win an Iowa caucus' ... but in California"
Published works Mendelson, Braddon (2010). Have You Seen the Tickle Bug?, Cuckoo Concertos, 40 pages. Mendelson, Braddon, & Goodbody, J.B. (editor), et al. (2012). Net's Best Satire, Vol 1 [Kindle Edition], News Roast, LLC, 175 pages. ASIN: B007T7PO6W Mendelson, Braddon (2021). Rembrandt Perfected, Noisivision Studios, 107 pages. Mendelson, Braddon (2024). Gallows Falls, Next Stage Press.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2009Humorfeed Annual Satire News CompetitionBest Internet Satire Article 2022Players Theatre Short Play FestivalOfficial SelectionOld Friends 2022Long Beach Playhouse New Works FestivalBest New PlayRembrandt Perfected 2022Austin Film Festival, Stageplay DivisionBest Stage Play ScriptRembrandt Perfected 2023Vintage Theatre New Play FestivalBest New Play Gallows Falls 2025The Main Theatre, Element AwardPlaywriting Provenance
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Have You Seen the Tickle Bug? The Skunk: "Tasteless America Satire for the Ill-Informed" CineVerses: Poetry That Moves Boogie Boy Blu-ray