The Hardball playwright has received the Francesca Primus Award, a McKnight Advancement Grant, the Helen Merrill Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Award (finalist), and the Jerome Fellowship.

Review: ‘Farce of Habit’: ‘Community theater saved my life!’
Napa Valley Register Review By John Henry Martin, February 20, 2019 Last fall, I went to Valley Players production of “Ordinary Day” about a couple in their 70s, one of […]

The Cast of Farce of Habit
James Adams (Huddle Fisk) has been acting for about 8 years and received an Arty Award for his portrayal of Lucky in Waiting for Godot. He has worked both behind […]

Hardball
The Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater and Valley Players will present Hardball by Victoria Stewart August 2 – 11, 2019 at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center […]

Humor and poignancy mingle in a superb ‘Ordinary Day’
Napa Valley Register Review, rosemarie kempton, October 10, 2018 Is a play that focuses on Alzheimer’s disease and “dying well or badly” — something most of us try not to […]

‘Ordinary Day’ is no ordinary play: World premiere in Yountville deals with dying well
Napa Valley Register Review, Marty Nemko, September 26, 2018 “Maude, there’s no need to traipse to Yountville. There’s plenty to do here. Hell, why not just stay home and watch […]

The Crew of Ordinary Day
June Alane Reif (Director) fell in love with the stage as a toddler and studied theater as a young adult at Louisiana State University where she made her directorial debut […]

The Cast of Ordinary Day
Zachary Stockton (Henry) holds a BA in theater from the University of California at Davis. He has been a Workhorse of the Napa theater scene for almost 50 years. Most […]

Who is Lorraine Midanik?
Lorraine Midanik was born in Toronto, raised in Los Angeles and lives in the Bay Area. After a career in academia, she became a playwright and studied with Anthony Clarvoe at […]