The reception of the play has been gratifying. We’ve had sold-out houses most performances, with a warm audience response, and we’ve been extended a week. The blend of absurd humor and dark subject matter that make up the play is not an easy one to pull off – either in the writing or in the performance. My typical “lasagne-style” layered …
Interview about “Hearts of Palm”
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Bay View Arts Editor Wanda Sabir, of the blog and BlogTalkRadio program “Wanda’s Picks.” The entire half-hour interview can be heard here. Photo: John Patrick Moore, member, AEA, as Strap in Hearts of Palm. Photo by Jim Norrena, ACT OUT Photography.
“Hearts of Palm” Video Trailer
Photos used in the trailer are by Jim Norrena, ACT OUT Photography. Five of the first six shows were sold out, and we’re getting some great responses from audiences.
“Hearts” is a TBA Editor’s Pick
Just in from Theatre Bay Area Listings Editor Kim Cohan: Hearts of Palm Central Works at the Berkeley City Club Jul. 16-Aug. 14 From playwright Patricia Milton (2015 TBA Award Recipient, Outstanding World Premiere) comes Central Works’ 52nd world premiere: a political dramedy focusing on environmentally devastating palm oil production, its contribution to our current climate crisis and the human …