Photo: Suzanne Plunkett.
Biography
Patricia Kane is a Chicago-based actress and award winning playwright. Her play Float premiered at About Face Theatre in Chicago during the 2010/2011 season, receiving critical acclaim, three Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (including for Best New Work) and an extended run. Her play Pulp had its premiere in February 2004 at About Face Theatre -- garnering four Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (including for Best New Work) and winning for the music and lyrics. Pulp also received two After Dark Awards for Best New Work and Outstanding Production. Pulphas been performed in numerous critically acclaimed productions across the country, including an extended run remount at About Face in 2007. Her previous play, Seven Moves (based on the novel by Carol Anshaw), premiered at About Face Theatre in 2001, and her one-act play, Chords, premiered in a joint production by About Face Theatre and Writers' Theatre in 2006. Most recently, she has been developing a new play about the modern American women's rights movement, entitled Enough, for the Educational Outreach Program at the Writers' Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois.
