I’m on Open Air ~ Have a Listen

Patricia MiltonBlog, News & Stuff

I’ll be a guest on KALW’s Open Air radio show, along with a generous excerpt of my audio play BYSTANDERS, Thursday, February 18, at 1 pm Pacific. BYSTANDERS was directed by Gary Graves, and features Maria Marquis and Hannah and Kimberly Ridgeway as Zayne. In it, two women grapple with grief and guilt in the aftermath of a mass shooting. …

The Law of Attraction

Patricia MiltonNew Plays, News & Stuff, Video

It was my pleasure to be interviewed by New Conservatory Theatre Center Artistic Director Ed Decker on Friday, May 23, on their Fridays at Five streaming program. The interview was followed by a short scene from my new comedy, “The Law of Attraction,” commissioned by NCTC a couple of years ago. The actors, Cary Ann Rosko as MJ and Chelsea …

Sneak Peek of “The Law of Attraction”

Patricia MiltonBlog, New Plays

In need of some comedy? Who isn’t? Join Ed Decker, Artistic Director of The New Conservatory Theater Center, director Nicole Meñez, and me for a Sneak Peek of “The Law of Attraction” on Facebook Live, Friday, May 22 at 5 pm! Actors Chelsea Bearce and Cary Ann Rosko will read the first two scenes of the play, and there will …

In Brief

Patricia MiltonBlog, Quote

Sir Tom Stoppard is another of my favorite (or should I spell it “favourite?”) playwrights. I adore his wordplay, his puns, his theatricality. In a 1999 interview, Sir Tom summarised: “I think theater ought to be theatrical … you know, shuffling the pack in different ways so that it’s — there’s always some kind of ambush involved in the experience. …

An Interview with Paula Vogel

Patricia MiltonBlog, Video

I recently came across a wonderful Dramatists Guild Fund interview with Paula Vogel on Youtube. Paula’s 15 plays have been produced all over the US and the world. She was the director of the Brown University playwriting program for more than 20 years and also taught at Yale University, concurrent with her stint as the playwright in residence at Yale …

Featured on Theatre Bay Area

Patricia MiltonBlog, News & Stuff

I’m excited to be Theatre Bay Area’s latest “featured member!” My interview is posted on the TBA site. By the way, TBA  is today the largest regional theatre service organization in North America, with a core mission to unite, strengthen, promote and advance the theatre community in the San Francisco Bay Area. They offer a variety of programs for both …