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Patricia Milton

PATRICIA MILTON

  
Nationality:    USA
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Patricia's plays have been performed in the United States and CanadA. She is the author of "Reduction In Force," an economic comedy, which was developed and premiered at Central Works Theatre in Berkeley, CA in 2011. Her "the Only Virgin in Jubilee County," winner of the 2007 Hill Country Playwriting Festival, premiered at the Hill Country Community Theatre in Texas, and is published by Eldridge Publishers. Her short play "Busybody" was seen in the 2008 Bay Area One Acts Festival, and is published by Original Works Publishing. Her full-length comedy, "Solving Sunflowers," was developed at RAW Works in Ross, CA and was a winning play in the 2009 Eudora Welty New Play Competition. She is co-author with Andrew Black of three full-length comedies: "Porn Yesterday," "Strange Bedfellows," and "It's Murder, Mary!" which premiered at the New Conservatory Theater Center, San Francisco, in May 2008. they are working on a musical with composer Caroline Altman, "Not Without Our Women." Patricia is past President, Playwrights Center of San Francisco, and a member of Play Cafe, International Centre for Women's Playwrights, Theatre Bay Area, and the Dramatists Guild.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Believers         Busybody         Disturbance in the Farce, A         Driven         Enemies: Foreign and Domestic         Fine Line, A         Hearts of Palm         Her Own Devices         In The Silence Of Tangerine Groves         It's Murder Mary         Meltdown         Middle of the Road, The         Moments of Truth         Not Without Our Women         Only Virgin in Jubilee County, The         Porn Yesterday         Real/Not Real         Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Rocky Right Over         Reduction In Force         Solving Sunflowers         Strange Bedfellows         That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles         Though They May Be Parted         Without Mercy

Believers

Synopsis:
Love. Drugs. Unexpected side effects. Pharmaceutical researcher Rockwell Wise believes a love vaccine will solve the problems of the world --- and keep his own heart safe. then drug developer Grace Wright arrives, arousing pesky emotions from his past. "Believers" is inspired by the Grimm's fairy tale, the Frog King, and takes place in a pharmaceutical lab in the immediate dystopian future.

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single set

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Genre:
Post-apocalyptic romantic comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Busybody

Busybody
Laura is having coffee with her upstairs neighbour on an Army Base. During their conversation Laura realises that Missy has been listening in on conversations between her and her husband. Missy must be stopped from telling their secrets

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1st Produced:
Bay One Act Festival, San Francisco     2008

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1st Published:
Original Works Publishing   

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Twenty minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Disturbance in the Farce, A

Synopsis:
Terrorism and immigration in this farce. But all three men do loose their trousers

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1st Produced:
-     2009

Organisations:
Pianofight

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Driven

Synopsis:
When Joy and Jessie Wilder show up in Bad Axe, Michigan for Christmas, Daddy has fled and Mother has taken up with an imaginary friend. Or has she? Family delusions are better when shared and everyone has a secret to hide in this comedy about abandonment, skewed family memories, and slammin' gingerbread cookies.

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A Christmas comedy for four women.

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Playwrights Center of San Francisco

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Enemies: Foreign and Domestic

Synopsis:
because counter-terrorism begins at home. . . A darkly comic intersection of foreign black ops and family politics. When the rebel among three odd sisters returns home to reconcile with her estranged mother, cultures clash, sibling rivalries erupt, and bombs start falling. Local playwright Patricia Milton (Reduction in Force) returns to Central Works, bringing us this incisive domestic comedy with a sharp political edge.

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1st Produced:
Central Works at The Berkley City Club, 2315 Durant, Berkley     21 Feb 2015

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Genre:
comic drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Fine Line, A

Synopsis:
Two soldiers go too far when torturing a suspect at Abu Ghraib

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1st Produced:
San Francisco Fringe Festival     2006

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Hearts of Palm

Synopsis:
A small Southeast Asian island is invaded by a team of corporate negotiators intent on expanding a palm oil plantation.

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1st Produced:
Central Works. Berkeley, CA     16 Jul 2016

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Her Own Devices

Synopsis:
At the Evel Knevel High School fathers and daughters have come together to make the Purity Pledge. The guest speaker tells them that the best way is to get a vibrator, a gun and a big padlock for the bedroom door

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1st Produced:
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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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In The Silence Of Tangerine Groves

Synopsis:
A hard working, hard playing woman takes a holiday. Will it chill her out or will it drive her crazy?

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Pacifica Spindrift Players

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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It's Murder Mary

Synopsis:
Whodunit? the hunky porn star? the aging actress? the dashing college student? Set at an exclusive Russian River resort, this campy yet tension-filled murder mystery is sure to keep you guessing and laughing until the last body falls.

Notes:
written by Patricia Milton And Andrew Black. Commissioned As A world premiere for NCTC.

1st Produced:
New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco     2008

Organisations:
New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco

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Genre:
Mystery-comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Meltdown

Synopsis:
Will she stay with her husband or join NASA?

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1st Produced:
San Francisco Theatre Festival     2010

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Middle of the Road, The

Synopsis:
A woman's car breaks down on the freeway. She gets out with her suitcase which bursts open scattering her clothes on the freeway. Her ex-boyfriend was nearby and collects her clothes but what was he doing on the freeway?

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Pianofight

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Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Moments of Truth

Synopsis:
a fine arts painter at midlife must rekindle her inspiration and self-confidence.

Notes:
book by Patricia Milton, music and lyrics by Caroline Altman

1st Produced:
3Girls Theatre at Royce Gallery. San Francisco, CA     19 Sep 2015

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Genre:
musical comedy

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Not Without Our Women

Synopsis:
Women's suffrage in Wyoming

Notes:
Music by Caroline Altman; lyrics by Caroline Altman, Andrew Black, Patricia Milton; book by Andrew Black, Patricia Milton

1st Produced:
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre Festival Of New Plays     2011

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Only Virgin in Jubilee County, The

Synopsis:
Sometimes it takes a miracle to screw up the perfect wedding! When the Virgin Mary makes an appearance on the backside of a young bride's gown in a rural Texas bridal shop, five women must examine their beliefs about marriage, mothers and X-treme bridal dresses.

Notes:
Winner, 2007 Hill Country Playwrighting Festival.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Porn Yesterday

Synopsis:
Tired of making gay porno films one young actor wants to go straight - as it were. His wealthy lover has put up the money for a production of "Edward II". However, there is a draw back - the young man can't act

Notes:
written with Andrew Black

1st Produced:
Fritz Theatre Company, San Diego    

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Genre:
Comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Real/Not Real

Synopsis:
A soon-to-be-published author finds her obituary in the New York Times. When she goes downtown to get things straightened out, she becomes embroiled in a comic nightmare.

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1st Produced:
Bay One Acts Festival, San Francisco     2007

Organisations:
Unidentified Theatre Company

1st Published:
Bay One Acts Festival Anthology, 2007   

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Genre:
Political Satire, 20 min One Act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Rocky Right Over

Synopsis:
Rocky built the Mars Rover. On Mars the Rover refuses to leave the mother ship because it detectors tell it that Mars is unsafe

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1st Produced:
Sheherzade, San Francisco     2006

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Reduction In Force

Synopsis:
Reduction in Force is a comedy about back-stabbing, ass-kissing, and survival of the sneakiest, set in the modern world of corrupt finance. the Icarus Wealth Management Group has hit financial whitewater. Behind closed boardroom doors profits plunge, questionable investments surface, and a crisis erupts. What's the solution? Fire the "little people," of course! A reduction in force puts career secretary Anita Green on the chopping block. Will she keep her job or her self-respect? An hilarious clusterf*** of backstabbing, ageism, class warfare, and-romance! Reviews: "an intelligent fast-moving farce" - Huffington Post . . ."a timely comedy. . .packed with very funny lines" - SF Chronicle. . ."hilarious " - SF Examiner. . ."clever and funny. . .a pleasure to watch overall" - Benicia Herald. . ."It's fast and funny, with constant hilarious reversals." - Berkeley Daily Planet

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Developed using the Central Works Method of collaborative play making. Single set.

1st Produced:
Central Works, Berkeley, Ca     01 Jul 2011

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Genre:
Satire/ romantic comedy/ farce

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Solving Sunflowers

Synopsis:
Two acts, approximately 110 minutes. A fanciful comedy that follows Nessa, a recent widow, on a journey from grief to recovery. When Nessa moves to Potash, NM, she launches a crUSAde to fight a planned alien-themed amusement park that will be built on her property. She is abetted by her mother, Dottie, a shy deputy named Pinkie, and 29 hot Russian brides who have emigrated to the USA for marriage. the play illuminates the themes of alienation, surviving a random universe and how an outsider can redeem a town.

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This play was developed At Ross Valley Players' RAW Works, Ross, CA, USA, And won Third Prize in the 2009 Eudora Welty New Play Competition in Jackson, MS, USA.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Strange Bedfellows

Synopsis:
Nathan is running for the post of District Attorney for Orange County - the first openly out gay candidate. He clashes with his campaign manager, Antonio - who considers quitting. then into the campaign office arrive a right wing political columnist, an opportunistic intern and an escaped killer.

Notes:
written with Andrew Black

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Genre:
Comedy. - - Gay, full length

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Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles

Synopsis:
After Amy's release from a psychiatric unit, Brad wants to know what she did all day

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1st Produced:
Dragonfly Theatre Boston     2007

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Though They May Be Parted

Synopsis:
Three sisters clash at a funeral home where their deceased mother is

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1st Produced:
Woman's Will Playfest     2010

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Genre:
Twenty minute play

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Without Mercy

Synopsis:
Learning that her missing daughter has been murdered, an anguished mother battles her surviving daughter to secure the death penalty for the killer. The clash of the women's deep-seated beliefs causes long-held resentments to erupt around the family's tragedy

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1st Produced:
[reading] 11th Annual International Women's Work Festival. St. John's, NL, CAN     06 Mar 2017

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