Lucy Kirkwood Challenges Ethical Choices after Catastrophe by Patricia L. Morin Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children” grabs us right away with a bloody nose—a hint of bigger disasters to come. A physicist, Rose (cunning Anne Darragh), mysteriously visits two fellow physicists unannounced after 38 years, as blood drips from her nose onto her white shirt….
Heather Raffo Explores the Anguish of Losing Home by Patricia L. Morin “Noura” confronts the destruction of war and the hardship of building new lives. Noura (amazing Denmo Ibrahim), an Iraqui refugee, stands outside her New York apartment in the falling snow on Christmas Eve. Listening to “the loudest silence I have ever heard,”…
David Auburn Grips Us in Father-Daughter Math Mystery by Patricia L. Morin “Proof” explores a father and daughter’s compassionate connection—even after death. We meet Catherine (magnificent Alicia Mason) on the back porch of her home in Chicago, discussing her life with her dad, Robert (brilliant Joseph Walters) who died a week ago. Catherine…
David Hirata Spins a Tale of Identity & Illusion by Patricia L. Morin David Hirata, magician and storyteller, engages us immediately with his relaxed style. A cart with a wooden box stands near-by capturing our curiosity as “The Bridge over the River Kwai” plays softly. In “A Box Without A Bottom,” Hirata unfolds his…