Peter Brash
Encyclopedia
Peter Brash is an American
television soap opera
writer. He has written for soaps for over 25 years.
Peter Brash was born in Boston, MA, and graduated in 1976 from Boston College. He appeared in the 1983 film "Without a Trace" with Judd Hirsch. He began his soap opera writing career as a script writer on the NBC daytime drama "The Doctors" (1982) and then went on to write scripts for "Ryan's Hope" (1983-1985) and others, and served as co-head writer on "Days of Our Lives" (2002-2003).
He co-wrote the screenplay for "We Are the Hartmans" with director Laura Newman. The movie, starring Richard Chamberlain and Ben Curtis, had its world premiere at the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival.
In 2011, he co-created the musical comedy, "The Nutcracker and I", with music by Tchaikovsky
, lyrics by Gerard Alessandrini
, and book by Brash. The musical is going to debut at the George Street Playhouse
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
during the 2011 Christmas season, directed by the theatre's artistic director, David Saint.
As the World Turns
Days of our Lives
Guiding Light
Writers Guild of America Award
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
writer. He has written for soaps for over 25 years.
Peter Brash was born in Boston, MA, and graduated in 1976 from Boston College. He appeared in the 1983 film "Without a Trace" with Judd Hirsch. He began his soap opera writing career as a script writer on the NBC daytime drama "The Doctors" (1982) and then went on to write scripts for "Ryan's Hope" (1983-1985) and others, and served as co-head writer on "Days of Our Lives" (2002-2003).
He co-wrote the screenplay for "We Are the Hartmans" with director Laura Newman. The movie, starring Richard Chamberlain and Ben Curtis, had its world premiere at the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival.
In 2011, he co-created the musical comedy, "The Nutcracker and I", with music by Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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, lyrics by Gerard Alessandrini
Gerard Alessandrini
Gerard Alessandrini is an American playwright, parodist, actor and theatre director best known for creating the award-winning off-Broadway musical theatre parody revue Forbidden Broadway...
, and book by Brash. The musical is going to debut at the George Street Playhouse
George Street Playhouse
George Street Playhouse is a theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey, one of the state's preeminent professional theatres committed to the production of new and established plays....
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
during the 2011 Christmas season, directed by the theatre's artistic director, David Saint.
Positions held
Another WorldAnother World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
- Script Writer: 1985, 1993 - 1995
- Associate Head Writer: 1985 - 1987, 1996 - 1998
As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
- Associate Head Writer: September 24, 2007 - January 25, 2008, April 18, 2008 - 2008
- Script Writer: August 9, 2007 - January 25, 2008, April 18, 2008 - July 21, 2009
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
- Associate Head Writer: 1999 - March 28, 2002, March 7, 2003 - March 1, 2007
- Co-Head-WriterHead writerA head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
: March 29, 2002 - March 6, 2003
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
- Associate Head Writer: 1989 - 1990
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
- Nomination, 2010, Best Writing, As the World Turns
- Nomination, 1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Nomination, 1996, Best Writing, One Life to Live
- Nomination, 1996, Best Writing, Another World
- Nomination, 1994, Best Writing, Another World
- Win, 1990, Best Writing, Guiding Light
Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
- Nomination, 2010, Best Writing, As the World Turns
- Win, 2009, Best Writing, As the World Turns
- Nomination, 2001, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Win, 1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Nomination, 1997, Best Writing, Another World
- Nomination, 1995, Best Writing, Another World
- Nomination, 1994, Best Writing, Another World
- Nomination, 1993, Best Writing, Another World