The Orange County Register says: “Happily, ‘Bedfellows’ does poke fun of every political persuasion and sexual orientation around, both real and stereotypical. The result is a wacky comedy for the early 21st century, steeped in the ever-juicy back-room wheeling and dealing that has always characterized American politics. In lesser hands, the play’s succession of zany scenarios and zippy one-liners would …
“Believers” press
I was interviewed by Charles Kruger for Theatrestorm.com, a website focused on SF’s local independent theatres. Read the feature here. The production was a Bay Area Arts Pick in the SF Chronicle and on sfgate.com on Thursday, August 2. “Patricia Milton has good comic chops and there are plenty of laughs to be found in this light-hearted romance. . . …
Podcasting about “Believers” with AJ Baker of 3GT
I met with my friend, the delightful Managing Director of Three Girls Theatre and fellow playwright A.J. Baker, to discuss the upcoming premiere of “Believers.” We open this week, and everything is coming together. Wednesday night’s rehearsal made me cry tears of laughter. AJ is a wonderful interviewer, and we had a blast, talking about the development of the play …
Believers video trailers!
I created several trailers from the fantastic photos Jim Norrena took for us. I think I’m pretty good at this. . . which I have never before tried to do. I tried to give each of them a little narrative that teases about the play’s plot, characters and theme, without giving too much away. Let me know what you think. …
In Brief
“The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances. ” Aristotle – Poetics
LA Female Playwrights Initiative Interview
I was interviewed via email about the process of fairy tale adaptation by Laura Shamas of the LA Female Playwrights Initiative. Laura is a writer and mythologist (see her website here), and the LA FPI is a grassroots resource and advocacy group for women playwrights in Southern California which Laura co-founded with playwright Jennie Webb. I jumped at the chance, …
Trying out Storify
I’ve launched a BELIEVERS storify with pertinent links and photos. There are so many new social media aggregators proliferating (Pitch Engine is another I’m trying), that I’m having a hard time choosing the best one to use. Storify is super easy: you just drag-and-drop. You can integrate Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and flickr.com. And I do like that it is story-based. …
First “Believers” read-through in one week
After our first production meeting yesterday, I’m very excited about our team. In addition to Sara Staley as Director, Laylah Muran de Assereto as Executive Producer, and Quinn Whitaker as Producing Director and Lead Designer, Wes Cayabyab has signed on as Technical Director and will be constructing sets, and Anya Kazimierski will be Asst. Set Designer and responsible for Props …
“Mission: Irresistible” premieres 5/11 in San Francisco
“Mission: Irresistible” debuts in Sheherezade XII, May 11 In “Mission: Irresistible,” the Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe, stuck in the wrong orbit for more than a month, has experienced a fiery and uncontrolled fall back to Earth. The same can be said for NASA administrators Wanda’s and Bill’s relationship. Can a Russian astrophysicist make an emergency repair? This 10-minute comedy …
Auditions for Wily West premiere of “Believers”
Wily West will be holding auditions for the world premiere of my romantic comedy BELIEVERS, directed by Sara Staley, Saturday, April 28th from 10 am to 2 pm in San Francisco. 2 women and 2 men are needed. Inside Tower Labs, drug researcher Rocky Wise hopes to create a love vaccine so he will never again feel the pain of …