I had the pleasure of speaking with Jovelyn Richards of KPFA, who interviewed Off Broadway West Artistic Director Richard Harder and me about “Without Mercy,” playing at the Phoenix Theater through March 25. Her show is called “Cover to Cover,” airing Wednesdays at 3:30 pm. Please have a listen!
11th Annual International Women’s Work Festival
I’m excited to participate in the 11th Annual International Women’s Work Festival in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada next week. The festival will offer a reading of “Without Mercy,” with a twist: three women in the cast. I specifically wrote Sam Sibley as a gender-neutral character, and I’ll get to see the effect (if any) of casting a woman in the …
“Without Mercy” to open in San Francisco
My family drama, “Without Mercy” will premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco, February 24 – March 25, 2017. It is being presented by the award-winning Off Broadway West Theatre Company. Directed by Richard Harder Performed by Sylvia Kratins (Joanna), Niki Yapo-Held (Bethany), and Ian Walker (Sam), with David Skillman (Sam/alternate) Learning that her missing daughter has been murdered, …
FlashPlays! at Brava Theatre
For the fourth year, I’ll be participating in the Playwrights Foundation benefit event, FlashPlays! It’s a beloved community event, fundraiser, and theatrical mindf*ck. I’ll have three plays: “Moment of Silence,” “Pep Talk,” and “Bridge After Tunnel,” in the first cluster of ~one-minute microplays. I was inspired by Black Lives Matter and the Bay Bridge. Saturday, December 3rd at 8:00PM Sunday, …
“Hearts of Palm” at Central Works
The reception of the play has been gratifying. We’ve had sold-out houses most performances, with a warm audience response, and we’ve been extended a week. The blend of absurd humor and dark subject matter that make up the play is not an easy one to pull off – either in the writing or in the performance. My typical “lasagne-style” layered …
Interview about “Hearts of Palm”
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Bay View Arts Editor Wanda Sabir, of the blog and BlogTalkRadio program “Wanda’s Picks.” The entire half-hour interview can be heard here. Photo: John Patrick Moore, member, AEA, as Strap in Hearts of Palm. Photo by Jim Norrena, ACT OUT Photography.
“Hearts of Palm” Video Trailer
Photos used in the trailer are by Jim Norrena, ACT OUT Photography. Five of the first six shows were sold out, and we’re getting some great responses from audiences.
“Hearts” is a TBA Editor’s Pick
Just in from Theatre Bay Area Listings Editor Kim Cohan: Hearts of Palm Central Works at the Berkeley City Club Jul. 16-Aug. 14 From playwright Patricia Milton (2015 TBA Award Recipient, Outstanding World Premiere) comes Central Works’ 52nd world premiere: a political dramedy focusing on environmentally devastating palm oil production, its contribution to our current climate crisis and the human …
Inspiration
My inspirations for plays come from many places … the news is a big source for me. I got interested in the issue of conflict palm oil a couple of years ago, when two Girl Scouts staged an activist campaign to get palm oil out of their cookies. These girls’ letter-writing campaign is mentioned in Act I, Scene I of …
Arts Letters & Numbers Residency
In September, I’ll be artist in residence at Arts Letters & Numbers. It’s a non profit arts, education and publishing organization dedicated to fostering creative exchange across a wide range of disciplines, including Architecture, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, Film, Music, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences. Arts, Letters & Numbers conducts workshops in educational and cultural institutions worldwide in collaboration with …