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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 …
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 …
Love these DIY projects for cat lovers! Also love Bradbury, a true #catlady. “Bradbury is the beloved, award-winning author—and MoPOP Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inductee—of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. The Illustrated Man,Bradbury’s classic book of short stories, serves as the focal point of our newly-launched book club, where through a series of virtual events and activities over the next month we’ll pay …
While the Covid-19 lockdown was going on, Keen Company recorded and distributed some audio plays. One of my absolute favorites is “Digging in the Dark” by the great Pearl Cleage. I’m delighted to share this fabulous play, available on both SoundCloud and Youtube.
“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 …
I’ve altered the title of my latest play, and thus its dramaturgy page. If you’re interested in AI ethics and the pickle we’re in because it’s hurtling forward without developers thinking through the ethical concerns, take a look. Kamiri is a tech whiz can’t get hired after blowing the whistle on her former company. She swears to remain loyal to …
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 …
… rides again! The Public Theater in Lewiston, Maine will produce the East Coast premiere in November 2022, Covid-19 willing. I’m excited as they will also film it, and I’ll be able to enjoy it either in person or via streaming. This will be its second production and the first on the East Coast, although it was presented in a …
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted as I am deep into writing “The Engine of our Destruction,” a satire about Artificial Intelligence. The thing is, “Artificial Intelligence” is a contradiction in terms. There are lots of lines that people tell us every day. Among them are “maintenance-free”, “guaranteed for life”, and the old standby, “no new taxes”. But the …