Another publication from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Applause Theatre & Cinema Books will publish my monologue JEAN from one-act WHAT REMAINS in "Later Chapters: The Best Scenes and Monologues for Actors over 50" from Applause books.  

SYNOPSIS: At her beach house in Maine, Jean explains her marital difficulties to her grown daughter.

New publication from Applause Books

My monologue JAKE, from short play AN ARTFUL MARRIAGE, will be published in "Later Chapters: The Best Scenes and Monologues for Actors over 50" from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.

HASHING IT OVER to be produced in New York City

My short serio-comedy HASHING IT OVER, about feminism, classism, and sexism, will be produced in New York City in March 2017, as part of a night of one-acts by The Thalia Festival, with all-female casts, directors, and playwrights.

SYNOPSIS: Mindy and Imelda, two professional women, discuss their work and love lives while chowing down in a burger joint, when suddenly the waitress and her boss intervene.

New script-in-hand reading in London - AN EVENING WITH THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC COALITION

New comic monologue AN EVENING WITH THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC COALITION will be produced in London in Feb. 2017, by Goblin Baby Theatre Co. at Bread & Roses, in their "Where do we go from here?" event about the Brexit and Trump's election.

Monologue THE ELF'S PROMOTION read in Los Angeles

Short holiday monologue THE ELF'S PROMOTION was read at Los Angeles Female Playwright's Initiative's Micro-Reads "Femme Fest," December 2017.

SYNOPSIS:  A disgruntled elf in Santa's workshop wants a promotion.

Short drama UNLUCKY to be produced in London

Short drama UNLUCKY will be produced at the Hackney Attic Picturehouse in London, England in January 2017.

SYNOPSIS: Mickey and Lou, two former flatmates, have a lot of catching up to do, including the revelation that one of them is HIV-positive.

Four One-Page Holiday Plays by Martha Patterson

FAMILY ACTS - a very short 2-character play. Synopsis: During the holidays, a mother and daughter argue about competition in the family.

A CHRISTMAS GOTH - a short monologue. Synopsis: Tallulah, a hip, 20-something fashionista, records a YouTube video with which she hopes to make herself famous.    

SANTA'S TOAST - a short holiday monologue.  Synopsis: Just before Christmas, Santa has a night out at a saloon and reveals that he is bald.

THE ELF'S PROMOTION - a short holiday monologue. Synopsis: Macadamia, one of Santa’s elves, addresses fellow elves at a saloon with the hope he'll be promoted in the workshop.