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“Engine” Opens This Week!

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Central Works premieres my comedy “The Engine of Our Destruction” on Saturday, October 14, at the Berkeley City Club. Featuring Chelsea Bearce, Louel Señores, Michael Tuton, and Jan Zvaifler, it’s a comic look at attempts to enforce or regulate AI ethics. The play centers on Kamiri (Chelsea Bearce), new Chief Ethics Officer at Bubble, Inc., whose mother is named Chair …

“Bystanders” World Premiere Announced

Patricia MiltonNew Plays, News & Stuff

Central Works Theatre has announced its 30th (!) Season, and Bystanders is one of the four plays that will premier there in 2020. It promises to be a kick-ass season, which includes a musical. Central Works produces only new plays. In 2019, three of four plays produced were written by women; next year, their playwright gender parity is 50/50. While …

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“Bamboozled” Bags a Bunch of Award Nominations

Patricia MiltonBlog, News & Stuff

The 2018 Theatre Bay Area Awards includes a generous handful of nominations for “Bamboozled,” to wit: *Outstanding Costume Design: Tammy Berlin for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Chelsea Bearce for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Stacy Ross for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Direction: Gary Graves for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding World Premiere Play: BAMBOOZLED …

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My NCTC Commission

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I am tremendously proud and excited to have been commissioned by the New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) to write a new play for their 2020/21 Season! NCTC was instrumental in launching my San Francisco Bay Area playwriting career when Artistic Director Ed Decker commissioned Andrew Black and me to write a gay murder mystery. Andy and I had a ball …

“Without Mercy” to open in San Francisco

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My family drama, “Without Mercy” will premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco, February 24 – March 25, 2017. It is being presented by the award-winning Off Broadway West Theatre Company. Directed by Richard Harder Performed by Sylvia Kratins (Joanna), Niki Yapo-Held (Bethany), and Ian Walker (Sam), with David Skillman (Sam/alternate) Learning that her missing daughter has been murdered, …

Enemies: Foreign and Domestic

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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 …

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“Enemies” Opens at Central Works

Patricia MiltonBlog, News & Stuff

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 …