Rear Pew Mirror II:
​The Wrath of Columns

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Rear Pew Mirror:
Reflections From the Back of the Sanctuary

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Rave reviews for volume one:

“I’m on paragraph two of the introduction and I’m laughing out loud.
How dare you not have me lol-ing by paragraph one!”

“Oh, shoot. I should really read Doug’s book.”

​​​​The Toxic Avenger: The Musical

Director

June 4 - 28, 2026
Los Altos Stage Company – Los Altos, CA

"Los Altos Stage Company kicks the summer off with a sure-fire hit, The Toxic Avenger" – Talkin' Broadway

"Just the dose of laughter therapy that we all need" – The Almanac

"Outrageous, hilarous, catchy, and completely unapologetic" – Broadway With AJ and Sarah

Once Upon a Mattress

Director

September 26 - October 17, 2026

South Bay Musical Theatre – Saratoga, CA

Rear Pew Mirror

Longtime backpage humor column

in Southern Jewish Life magazine

Read: Bar Mitzversaries

Listen: The Hockey Shtick

Past columns: rearpewmirror.com

Podcast episodes: Spotify

and all major podcast platforms

Automating Content Generation at AMD

Webinar

Book launch event

@ Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

Rear Pew Mirror II: The Wrath of Columns

Director, actor, and playwright Doug Brook – a live interview

The Next Stage @ City Lights Theater – ​Watch on YouTube

ShakesPod: Music to My Ears (episode 7)​

Panel on Shakespeare-inspired musicals​

The Hood of Sherwood
2018 world premiere (playwright)
Watch on YouTube