Activist playwrights Natalie Ann Piegari (Cats) and Amanda Zeitler (Starmites) come on down to talk about Disney’s groundbreaking story about a woman who learns to love the man who kidnaps her after spending time with him and his staff of housestaff who are forced to live for a decade as living objects . . . Wait, what?
Patrick is is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated playwright & award-winning filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. Produced stage works include The Ferberizing of Coral (winner, Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival), Tinker Bell (licensed by Dramatic Publishing), The Velveteen Rabbit (licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide), Giant Box of Pr0n (licensed by Next Stage Press), Sheila and Moby (Helen Hayes Recommended), Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego? (Awesome Con 2018). His podcast The Original Cast was named one of Playbill’s “7 Standout Theatre Podcasts.” Web series: I Live With This (Outstanding Series & Outstanding Writing, L.A. Webfest), Long Distance Relationship (Bronze Medal, TIVA-DC Peer Awards), Keith Powell Directs a Play (starring Keith Powell and Aubrey Plaza). His films made for the 48 Hour Film Project have won over 30 awards including 9 best-of-city citations, 3 for writing, 3 for directing, and 2 Best Films. His book Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the Analysis, History, and Creation of Visual Media is available from Kendall-Hunt. He is a professor at American University & Catholic University and a member of the Dramatists Guild.
