Bamboozled

“Bamboozled” Bags a Bunch of Award Nominations

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The 2018 Theatre Bay Area Awards includes a generous handful of nominations for “Bamboozled,” to wit: *Outstanding Costume Design: Tammy Berlin for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Chelsea Bearce for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Stacy Ross for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Direction: Gary Graves for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding World Premiere Play: BAMBOOZLED …

“Bamboozled” opens at Central Works in Berkeley

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I’m so excited to see this play come to life, directed by Gary Graves, and with Chelsea Bearce, Susan Jackson, Stacy Ross, and Jeunée Simon. In “Bamboozled,” Abby is a young appraiser touring with “Antiques Roadtrip.” She’s a black woman from L.A. traveling in the south—Shelby County, Tennessee. When she’s accused of defrauding a Daughter of the Confederacy out of …

It's Complicated

My NCTC Commission

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I am tremendously proud and excited to have been commissioned by the New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) to write a new play for their 2020/21 Season! NCTC was instrumental in launching my San Francisco Bay Area playwriting career when Artistic Director Ed Decker commissioned Andrew Black and me to write a gay murder mystery. Andy and I had a ball …

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“Enemies” Opens at Central Works

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We’re in the final throes of rehearsal for Enemies: Foreign and Domestic at Central Works in Berkeley, CA. So much gratitude for the amazing creative team, including Director Gary Graves, and our outstanding cast and crew. I can’t wait for opening!  Here’s my program note: “The philosopher John Stuart Mill, arguing in 1869 against The Subjection of Women, wrote that …

“Moments of Truth” at the 3GT 2014 Summer Festival

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“Moments of Truth” will be read as part of 3Girls Theatre’s Summer Festival of New Works Wednesday, July 9, at 7:30 pm at Thick House in San Francisco. The reading is free and open to the public. Music and lyrics by Caroline Altman. Book by Patricia Milton. Music Director: John-Elliott Kirk. Directed by Caroline Altman. Cast: Caroline Altman*, Stephanie Prentiss, …