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.
“Moments of Truth” at the 3GT 2014 Summer Festival
“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, …
“Moments of Truth” reading
The 3Girls Theatre 2014 Salon Staged Reading Series opens in San Francisco with a concert reading January 12, 2014 at 2 pm, of MOMENTS OF TRUTH: a new musical about Truth, Art, and Love. MOMENTS OF TRUTH Music and lyrics by Caroline Altman. Book by Patricia Milton. Musical Direction: Brandon Adams. Directed by Caroline Altman. Cast: Caroline Altman*, Dyan McBride*, …
Upcoming
I am in the One Minute Play Festival December 14 and 15 at Thick House in San Francisco. Tickets will sell out! If you like a fast-paced, fun evening, where your mind and heart get twisted and turned for 90 minutes of non-stop theater, then you’ll enjoy the SF OMPF. The 4th Annual SF OMPF features brand new 90 one-minute …
The Big Three
October is sizzling! I had a wonderful 24-Hour Playfest — where my play, A NEW PERSPECTIVE, was well-received. I am launched into a month that will see readings of three of my plays. First off, DRIVEN, a Christmas comedy for four women, was read October 1 at City Lights Theatre in San Jose. My stellar cast included Anna Lee, Blythe Murphy, …
24-Hour Play Festival this Saturday
I will be one of seven playwrights participating in the Playwright Center of San Francisco’s 24-Hour Play Festival this Saturday, September 28. I’ll receive a cast and a topic to write about (or be inspired by) at 8 pm on Friday night, and I must turn in a short play by 6:30 am on Saturday. Then the actors and director …
Moments of Truth a finalist
Moments of Truth, a musical-in-progress by Caroline Altman and me, is a finalist for the Women in Arts and Media Collaboration Award. The Collaboration Award: Women Working With Women is designed to encourage professional women in the arts and media to work collaboratively with women from other arts and media specializations on the creation of new work. The award honors …
“Reduction in Force” opens in Louisville
“Reduction in Force” gets a production at the Bard’s Town Theatre in Louisville, KY beginning July 25. From the Downtown Louisville Neighborhood News: “This is our first production of a full-length play gleaned from the open submission process. Of the some 400 submissions, Patricia’s work stood out as phenomenal writing that fits our space perfectly,” says Executive Artistic Director Doug …
A new venture: ATLAS for Playwrights
I’ve been accepted into Theatre Bay Area’s inaugural ATLAS program, designed to help playwrights focus on creating a career path. It’s a training and mentoring track where each playwright gets assistance mapping out a career and identifying appropriate stretch goals. Twenty Bay Area playwrights will participate in this first program. Advanced Training Leading Artists to Success (ATLAS) was initially developed …
Not Without Our Women
The big, rousing musical story about woman’s suffrage in Wyoming, on which I collaborated with Caroline Altman and Andrew Black, has got a new website, complete with songs, video, and you can even download the script. “Not Without Our Women” examines a little-known historical fact: Wyoming women received and sustained the right to vote nearly 50 years before the 19th …