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Patrick Gabridge

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Born

in Maryland, The United States

Website

http://www.gabridge.com

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Children's

Influences

Many playwrights and novelists (Nick Hornby, Jasper Fforde, Walter Mos ...more

Member Since

March 2007

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My novels include The Secret of Spirit Lake, Steering to Freedom, Tornado Siren and Moving [a life in boxes]. My work for radio has been broadcast by NPR, Shoestring Radio Theatre, Playing on Air, and Icebox Radio Theatre.

My full-length plays include Flight, Distant Neighbors, Lab Rats, Constant State of Panic, and Blinders, and have been staged by theaters across the country. My passion for history extends to the stage, and my historical plays include work about the creation of the English Bible (Fire on Earth), the astronomers Kepler and Tycho (Reading the Mind of God), a volcanic eruption on Martinique (The Prisoner of St. Pierre), 19th century Boston publisher Daniel Sharp Ford (None But the Best), and the 1770 Boston Massacre (Blood on ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 104 ratings · 18 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Tornado Siren 4.15 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steering to Freedom 4.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moving (a life in boxes): a novel 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blinders really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Couch Potato: An Off-The Wall Comedy Play it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of Spirit Lake it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drift it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	search for freedom 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New England New Play Anthology by Patrick Gabridge (Goodreads Author) (editor), Laura Neill (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reassembling Sasha 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Milestone reached: 500 History Play Performances in Greater Boston!

Brett Milanowski and Omar Robinson in the Fresh Ink production of Fire on Earth in 2013. Photo by Jeff Mosser.

In adding up my stats for this year, I realized that I reached a fun milestone with my writing. 2025 saw the 500th performance of my history plays in Greater Boston. My first was a production of Fire on Earth by Fresh Ink, produced at the (now defunct) Piano Factory in Boston’s South End i

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Patrick Gabridge wrote a new blog post Ms. Claus online production with PlayZoomers Dec 5 and 6 My short comedy, Ms. Claus will receive an online production from PlayZoomers this coming Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6. I’m thrilled to be Read more of this blog post »
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