My short play “Stuck in the Middle With You” will be produced as part of the 2015 Women in Playwriting Festival at Two Muses Theatre in West Bloomfield, Michigan (near Detroit). In this two-woman play, Amy may (or may not) have an imaginary friend — who is having an impact on her relationship with Erin. It will be directed by …
2015 promises to be a spectacular year. Two world premieres: “Enemies: Foreign and Domestic” at Central Works and “Moments of Truth” at 3Girls Theatre. I’m excited. See you on the flip side!
My Twitter buddy Laura Axelrod interviewed me for The Clyde Fitch Report. The new portion of the Report, The Marbury Portfolio, brings attention to “women, male-to-female transgender and non-binary gender of all races and class backgrounds.” I am very proud to be the inaugural interviewee. You can read the whole interview here.
I’m excited to again be a playwright in the Playwrights Foundation’s One Minute Play Festival, curated by Dominic D’Andrea. This year it promises to be an extravaganza with many new playwrights and bigger, posh digs at Brava Theatre in San Francisco. You can check out all the details here, and learn more on Twitter by following #1MPF.
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 …
On Friday, October 17, “Kitty’s Prescription” again will be performed by Martha Rynberg, this time as part of a benefit show for Cat Town Cafe, the USA’s first cat cafe. It’s located at 2869 Broadway in Oakland, CA. Learn more about Cat Town Cafe, here.
Working right now on “Reservation Point,” which touches on conflict palm oil. It’s got a fairly large cast of seven, and I’m exploring the ways different characters interact with each other. Dramatica describes three ways that characters can interact: 1. In complementary relationships, the characters help or hinder each other. While both pursuing their own interests, their individual interests may …
I have several published plays that you can get online. One is “Busybody,” which was written as part of a series of short pieces on the subject of torture that I wrote in 2004-5. All of these have been produced. I admit I’m dismayed to see US torture is in the news again. At any rate, to purchase my short …
We had a full, enthusiastic house at Thick House Wednesday, July 9, for our reading of “Moments of Truth.” While it was gratifying to know we’ve come a long way, we still have some rewriting to do. Onward! Pictured: Caroline Altman, Stephanie Prentice, John Patrick Moore, Steve Rhyne.
“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, …