The third and final play in the Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective trilogy opens July 13 at the Berkeley City Club. This is the first one where a woman gets to play multiple roles. It has been a joy to work with Kimberly Ridgeway, my director, and a fantastic cast of actors on this piece. Tickets and info here. Background and …
Check these out! “Local playwright Patricia Milton makes dialogue zesty: Each line, however economical, uncovers something cringey, zany or piquant about a fast-talking character.” SF Chronicle Datebook “an exceptional comedy that simultaneously entertains, educates, satirizes and surprises…with top-notch acting and Gary Graves’ skilled direction” E.Mendel, Berkeleyside “Come and see how the Bubble bursts…through a unique comedic lens” P. Morin, Theatrius …
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 …
“The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective” rides again! The Public Theatre (Lewiston, Maine) gets a rave review from Broadway World’s Carla Maria Süllwold. “Milton has a keen ear for the cadences of the period dialogue and so slips into the conversation speeches and one-liners laden with stunning acerbic wit…” The Public Theatre‘s production of Patricia Milton‘s THE VICTORIAN LADIES DETECTIVE COLLECTIVE …
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 …
“The Engine of Our Disruption” has won first place in the 2024 Scriptwriters & Co International Festival in Bath, UK. My AI comedy would make a fantastic film, as well.
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 …
By Sandra Cisneros Seek a pirul tree and sitbeneath immediately.Remove fromears and tongue,words.Fast from same. Soak in a tub of seclusion.Rinse face with wind.In extreme cases, douseoneself with sky. Then,swab gently with clouds. Dress in clean, pressed pajamas.Preferably white. Hold close to the heart,chihuahuas. Kiss andbe kissed by same. Consume a cool glass of night.Read poetry that inspires poetry.Write until …
A gorgeous, lush poem by Ada Limón More than the fuchsia funnels breaking outof the crabapple tree, more than the neighbor’salmost obscene display of cherry limbs shovingtheir cotton candy-colored blossoms to the slatesky of Spring rains, it’s the greening of the treesthat really gets to me. When all the shock of whiteand taffy, the world’s baubles and trinkets, leavethe pavement …
“Storytellers sit at the fire and tell an interesting story and then at one unexpected moment, as they tell the story, they look at you and you realize YOU are in the story, the story pertains to you, a light shines on you, something about you, and you are illuminated. Quietly quietly. Not like a hammer but like a glance …
Perhaps you’ve heard this quote, often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. It’s an excellent evaluator of the character of people, so I’m putting it here for your consideration: “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and little minds discuss other people.” Another Roosevelt, Alice, the daughter of Teddy, had these wise words embroidered on a pillow in her living room: …
Playwrights outside the UK! Grab this opportunity! Deadline: 12 February 2023. “Prize”: The Cash Prize and the Trip“The Cash Prize”: £2,500 sterling (or the equivalent in a local currency at the BBC’s discretion)“The Trip”: a trip to London (standard airfare and accommodation for one person) to see the winning play being recorded and attend a prize-giving event. 1. Entry is …