Mélia Mills Spins Comic Gold from Teen-age Traumas by Robert M. Gardner Mélia Mills, a charming, funny young woman from Oakland, takes us back to her teenage world. As an aspiring rapper from a middle-class family, she resents her boojee status. One mean girl calls her a “book bitch” because she’s a good student….
One Acts Offer Revelations—from “Stamp Me” to “Suicide Bomber” by Barry David Horwitz What a wonderful evening of six one act plays by six young Middle Eastern playwrights who bring us a wild and funny rainbow of comedy and terror. The “ReOrient” 2023 Festival of plays is presenting a bouquet of surprising new plays….
Patricia Milton Throws a Wrench into Business “Ethics” by Patricia L. Morin Through a unique comedic lens, Patricia Milton targets the growing unethical use of AI by corrupt corporations. A ridiculous company called “Bubble”—a stand in for Google— is struggling to recover from scandals. The conniving CEO Xtopher Wolf (Mike Tuton) needs a “public…
Heidi Armbruster Delivers Classic Christie by Lynne Stevens Almost a century since her 11-day disappearance in 1926, the time is right for prolific mystery writer Agatha Christie to have her own personal mystery examined in a charming and breezy play. Decades later at a Christie Festival, fan Lucy (exuberant Nicole Javier) asks, “Do you…