I’m delighted to report that I’m not the only writer fascinated by Patricia Murphy. A theater group based in her Canadian hometown will be presenting an original one-act, Opening Night at the Candlelight, on four nights in July and August 2019. The play begins just weeks after the 1929 stock market crash. Young Patricia has decided to sink her last sixty dollars into a failed Brooklyn Heights eatery.
Written by Constance Newhook, the play imagines Patricia making calls to a reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. That is certainly pure Patricia! She never made a move without looking for publicity. It will be presented in Placentia, Newfoundland, the small but wonderful place where Patricia’s life began. I treasure my memories of my all-too-brief visit to Placentia when I was researching my book. The people there couldn’t have been more encouraging and generous.
The publicity photos for the play look wonderful. More information is here.
