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 …
“Believers” opens in Monterey at Paper Wing
“Believers” is a post-apocalyptic romantic comedy about love, drugs, and unexpected side effects. It will play Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, April 8-30, 2016, at Paper Wing Theatre, 2115 Fremont St, Monterey, CA 93940. Tickets available here. “Believers” is inspired by the Grimm’s fairy tale, The Frog King, and takes place in a pharmaceutical lab in the immediate dystopian …
“Ask, Ilaclar, ve Yan Etkileri” in Istanbul
The Turkish production of the play known in the U.S. as “Believers” opens February 2! They have taken a very steampunk riff on the design, and I’m excited to see it.
Winter Writers Retreat in Creede, CO
I’m excited to retreat to Colorado in February for writing, networking and exchanging ideas with a cohort of playwrights and actors. I’ll be working on “Hearts of Palm” for the week. Delighted that playwright pals Garret Groenveld (who was also in my ATLAS for playwrights cohort), Tanya Shaffer and Deborah Magid will also be in attendance! You can read more …
“Believers” scheduled for production in Monterey
I’m excited to announce that “Believers” will be produced by Paper Wing Theatre Fremont in Spring 2016. From the theatre’s mission statement: “Paper Wing Theatre Company provides entertainment where questions of justice, morality, and humanity can be explored. We choose plays that challenge our moral and social consciences, inviting our audiences to be provoked, challenged, and stimulated. We maintain that …
“Enemies” receives “Outstanding World Premiere Play” award
Maura Halloran as Bridget in the Central Works production of “Enemies: Foreign and Domestic.” Photo by Jim Norrena. The 2015 Theatre Bay Area Awards ceremony was a surreal experience. I went begrudgingly, on some levels, because I hate to lose in public, and because awards in general are so idiosyncratic as to be meaningless much of the time. I kind …