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Central Works premieres my comedy “The Engine of Our Destruction” on Saturday, October 14, at the Berkeley City Club. Featuring Chelsea Bearce, Louel Señores, Michael Tuton, and Jan Zvaifler, it’s a comic look at attempts to enforce or regulate AI ethics. The play centers on Kamiri (Chelsea Bearce), new Chief Ethics Officer at Bubble, Inc., whose mother is named Chair …
Coming up at Central Works October 14, my latest comedy is a satirical look at developer bias and shoddy AI. Kamiri is the newly-hired Chief Ethics Officer of a mega-tech company named Bubble, where Artificial Intelligence promises to open up a whole new world of technological possibilities. But when Kamiri discovers that Bubble is developing a new wearable device intended …
I haven’t been writing here for a while, since I went on holiday to the British Isles. Whee! At any rate, while I was gone, East Bay Magazine readers voted “Escape from the Asylum” the Best of the East Bay 2022 in the odd category of Theater troupe/Performance. Now, why they would award a best of 2022 when 2022 is …
My comedy mystery play, Escape from the Asylum, will premiere in March 2022 (if the pandemic permits) at Central Works Theater in the the Berkeley City Club. Directed by Gary Graves, it will feature Chelsea Bearce, Alan Coyne, Danielle O’Hare, and Jan Zvaifler. Can the lady detectives escape the madness of the patriarchy? 1895 London: When Loveday, Katie, and Valeria …
I’ve been slow to add blog posts lately, as I’m working to complete Act II of my new play about ethics in Big Tech. Or rather, lack of ethics. The play was originally titled Zero Tolerance, but that doesn’t really apply any more. The new working title is The Engine of our Destruction. I’m examining the ethical choices of two …
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 …
David and I spent the late afternoon climbing up to and wandering around the Acropolis. With Athens’ daytime temperatures in the high 90s, we were grateful to have scheduled our visit for 6 pm. Our local guide, Eva, was fantastic. In addition to being a fount of knowledge about Athens art and history, she had a lot of opinions, especially …
After a bunch of years, I’ve updated my playwriting website: the site you’re reading right now. I primarily redesigned to make the blog less central, especially on mobile devices. I don’t blog that much, and I wanted to feature my plays front and center. I also added review snippets to the front page, since I’ve gotten some good ones. Another …
BroadwayWorld has announced the upcoming production of The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective at Central Works. Central Works season of new plays continues this spring with a “cheeky” thriller written by the local award-winning playwright Patricia Milton, The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective, opening May 4 running through June 2 (previews 5/2 & 3); world-premiere # 63, from the Central Works Writers …
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 …