Here Comes “The Law of Attraction”

Patricia MiltonAudio, New Plays, News & Stuff

My latest audio play, adapted from a commissioned work that coronavirus kept from the live stage, is The Law of Attraction. It’s a comedy about the world of self-help, its gurus, and how close we can get to delusion when we think the Universe is there to serve our personal needs. It’s produced by The New Conservatory Theater Center, directed …

BYSTANDERS premieres

Patricia MiltonAudio, Blog, New Plays, News & Stuff

This play was scheduled to open in October, but … well, you know.So now it is an audio play with the amazing actors Maria Marquis and Kimberly Ridgeway. Available starting September 14 at centralworks.org. In the wake of a tragic and senseless act of gun violence, two women strive to connect despite their grief and guilt. Zayne is determined to …

“On a One-Night Stand”

Patricia MiltonAudio, Blog

Tennessee Williams is one of my favorite playwrights, and is one of America’s best-loved and most-performed playwrights. I especially admire his facility with metaphor and his titles, which are at once evocative, provocative and intriguing: the exact combination you want in a play title. Over at Poetry Foundation, I found a poem by Williams, read by the author. Titled, “On …