Micro: Burger Bard – Patrick Bates
Micro: Burger Bard – Patrick Bates

Micro: Burger Bard – Patrick Bates


About This Episode: Burger Bard

Welcome to Stories Found Micro Monday! This week we’ve got the one-minute comedy, Burger Bard by Patrick Bates.

Burger Bard by Patrick Bates on Stories Found

About the playwright: Patrick Bates

Patrick Bates / Jack Bates on Stories Found

Pat Bates has been writing plays since was a kid. Now much older, he’s written for stage and screen, optioned a screenplay, and won some awards along the way. He wrote the pilot for a short lived webseries. (Only the pilot aired.) He has also acted and directed although he prefers the write/direct legacy. In his spare time, he writes crime/horror/science fiction under the name Jack Bates.


About the Cast

Manuel Solis-Bauza on Stories Found

Manuel Solis-Bauza as Burger Bard Boy

A born and raised Puerto Rican native, Manuel Solis-Bauza is a graduate of the Rollins College class of 2020, having acquired a BA in Theatre Studies and Communication Theory. Seen on the Rollins stage as Shu Fu in Good Person of Setzuan and Solomon in Speech and Debate, Manuel has recently performed in a variety of acclaimed Central Florida shows such as Nick in The Wingman, produced by New Generation Theatrical, Nelson in Our Lady of the Tortilla, produced by Descolonizarte Teatro, and most recently as Kennedy in The Vast of Darkness, produced by Whiskey Theatre Factory and voted as Critics’ Choice for Best Drama at Orlando Fringe 2023.


Gabriella Headley on Stories Found

Gabriella Headley as Customer

Gabriella Headley (she/her) is an actor, director, and creative from Orlando, Florida! Frequently drawn to the new play development process, she believes there is nothing like the magic of creating new art. She has performed on various stages across Florida, and has served as a Director, Assistant Director, Choreographer, Dramaturg, and Teaching Artist across the United States.


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