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About the Playwright: Around the World in 80 Days

Mark Brown was seen this summer at the Utah Shakespeare Festival as Trinculo in The Tempest and Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace.

Around the World in 80 Days is Brown’s third produced play. His first two, an adaptation of The Little Princeand a one-man show Poe: Deep into That Darkness Peering were produced at the Orlando Shakespeare Festival, the Hippodrome Theatre, and the Orlando Theatre Project.

He has appeared at such theatres as the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, and Asolo Theatre, and for five years was a member of the resident acting company at the McCarter Theatre. Television appearances include Ally McBeal, Providence, Diagnosis Murder, From the Earth to the Moon, The Cape, Pointman, Lawless, and SeaQuest. His film appearances include *Out of Sight, Holy Man, Saved by the Light, Murder in the Mirror, Gold Coast, Clover,*and the 2001 Santa Barbara Film Festival winner for best feature Amy’s Orgasm.

Brown is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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What's On

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As You Like It

June 18 - September 6, 2025

Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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Steel Magnolias

June 21 - October 4, 2025

Randall L. Jones

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The Importance of Being Earnest

June 20 - October 4, 2025

Randall L. Jones Theatre

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

June 19 - October 3, 2025

Randall L. Jones Theatre

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Macbeth

June 16 - September 4, 2025

Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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Antony and Cleopatra

June 17 - September 5, 2025

Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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