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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 …
“Enemies: Foreign and Domestic” has been nominated for Outstanding World Premiere Play for 2015 by Theatre Bay Area awards adjudicators. Other nominees in the category include “Pastorella” by Stuart Bousel, “Hookman,” by Lauren Yee, “Delicate Particle Logic,” by Jennifer Blackmer, and “Trailer Park Gods” by Nayia Kuvetakis. Nice to see four women playwrights getting nominations. What’s exciting is that Desiree …
because counter-terrorism begins at home… Enemies: Foreign and Domestic is a darkly comic intersection of foreign “black ops” and family politics. Meg Mahoney arrives at her mother’s home smoldering with resentments, ready to have her pain acknowledged at last. But her family won’t recognize her grievances. What’s more, her mother’s Muslim caregiver activates Meg’s fear and hostility. The prodigal daughter’s …
“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, …
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 …