“Believers” in Monterey

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I’m excited that “Believers” has been selected for the Paper Wing Theater 2nd Annual Summer Play Reading Series. Its intimate Paper Wing Theatre Fremont, located at 2115 N. Fremont Street, will be playing host to the public reading of 14 new plays written by Californian playwrights. With one Saturday rehearsal, the cast familiarizes themselves with the roles and they briefly …

“Losing It” Salon Reading June 21

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3Girls Theatre will present a reading of my one-act comedy “Losing It” Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 2 pm at the Presidio Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. The reading boasts a stellar cast: Sally Dana (member, AEA), Louel Senores, Nathanael Card, and Cat Luedtke. “Losing It” follows the adventures of Win, a hard-charging executive at US Smells, Inc. …

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October in Istanbul

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“Believers” (with a different title, and in Turkish) is slated to premiere in Istanbul in October, onstage at the Talimhane Theatre. More as we get closer. This will be my first full-length produced outside the U.S.

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“Enemies” press and media

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“A stunningly intelligent and politically provocative dramedy . . . Milton’s tightly-crafted play is a tense family drama with overtones of government abuse as well as family violence. . .  Enemies: Foreign and Domestic inaugurates the 25th season of world premieres from Central Works with a bold new piece of theatre guaranteed to challenge any audience’s comfort zone.”  – George Heymont, …

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“Enemies” Opens at Central Works

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We’re in the final throes of rehearsal for Enemies: Foreign and Domestic at Central Works in Berkeley, CA. So much gratitude for the amazing creative team, including Director Gary Graves, and our outstanding cast and crew. I can’t wait for opening!  Here’s my program note: “The philosopher John Stuart Mill, arguing in 1869 against The Subjection of Women, wrote that …

“Stuck In The Middle” in Michigan

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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 …

A Toast!

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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 interview on the Clyde Fitch Report

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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.

One Minute Play Festival 2014

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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.

Featured on Theatre Bay Area

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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 …