“Unhappy the Land that Needs Heroes”

Patricia MiltonBlog, New Plays

Over at LitHub, Rebecca Solnit has a lovely piece on how the model of the individual hero has failed us. This hero concept is where we get the “good guy with a gun” theory of gun violence prevention. Got a problem with guns? The answer is one more guy with a gun! Solnit writes: “Positive social change results mostly from …

“Victorian Ladies” Reviews Are In!

Patricia MiltonBlog, News & Stuff

The reviews are in for “Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective” at Central Works, and they are terrific! With this cast and creative team, I would be shocked if it went any other way. (Still, you never know.) Sold-out houses also are finding the play hilarious, relevant, and emotionally satisfying. A woman approached me last night to say, “I was very moved.” …

Character Interaction

Patricia MiltonBlog

Working right now on “Reservation Point,” which touches on conflict palm oil. It’s got a fairly large cast of seven, and I’m exploring the ways different characters interact with each other. Dramatica describes three ways that characters can interact: 1. In complementary relationships, the characters help or hinder each other. While both pursuing their own interests, their individual interests may …