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.

New one-act play by Martha Patterson - GOING OVERBOARD

Just completed writing a new one-act romantic comedy (revised and developed from a much shorter version I wrote a few years ago) - GOING OVERBOARD.  I'm always nostalgic for New York and this is a very New York-centric story.

SYNOPSIS: Depressed Miranda and easygoing Arthur, two middle-aged people dumped by their exes, meet by accident on the Staten Island Ferry.

New "Brexit" monologue - LEAVING THE E.U.

Written specifically for English theatres on the theme of Britain's political separation from the rest of Europe, LEAVING THE E.U. is a short comic monologue, spoken by a 20-something British girl who has just been woken up by her nagging vegan sister.  While brushing her teeth, she wonders what good will come of the Brexit.

Short comedy HASHING IT OVER to be produced in NYC, Oct. 2016

My short comedy HASHING IT OVER will be produced by AlphaNYC / Thalia Festival in NYC, Oct. 2016. It will be a world premiere. SYNOPSIS: A short play about sexism, feminism, and classism. Mindy and Imelda, two professional women dining in a burger joint, argue about the value of men and their own hard-won careers. Finally, their southern, working class waitress offers some insight and a different point of view. And then “The Boss” enters.