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3 SECONDS IN OCTOBER wins an EMMY

 
 

Vicki won a Regional EMMY Award in the San Francisco/Northern California region as story editor/producer of 3 SECONDS IN OCTOBER: THE SHOOTING OF ANDY LOPEZ. The documentary was named the best in its category of “Societal Concerns - News or Long Form Content.”

Narrated by actor Peter Coyote with investigative consulting by Lowell Bergman, formerly of CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Produced by Blue Coast Films, LLC in association with PBS/Northern California Public Media.

 

Thetford, Vermont

Rockaway Park 2012, upcoming at the Parish Players Spring Tens Festival, Eclipse Grange Theater, Thetford, Vermont. March 28-30 and April 4-6, 2025. More info TBA.

Atlanta, Georgia

Rockaway Park 2012, upcoming at the Authenticity Theater Authentic 10 Showcase 2025. April 10 - 12, 2025, 8:00 p.m. More info and tickets here.

Now Available!

 
 

Now available! Venus Theatre Company’s Frozen Women Flowing Thoughts, an anthology of female-identifying character monologues. Includes my monologue Figure Out How to Live. Venus Theatre is the longest-running regional women’s theater in the United States.

United Arab Emirates

 
 

High Water Line — winner of Russia’s Neem International Award for Improper Dramaturgy — at Short+Sweet Dubai. Studio Republik, producer. February 2024

United Arab Emirates

 
 

The Cross Bronx Crew, producers of Best-Play-winning On The Cross Bronx at Short+Sweet Dubai, bring a high-tension family drama, Bottom of the Order. January 2024

  • Shout out to director/graphic designer Jay Nagjee for winning best poster of the festival, one of the largest short play festivals in the world!

Australia

 
 

Radio production of In the Cross City Tunnel (Sydney version of On the Cross Bronx,) Keppel Bay FM 91.3, Yeppoon. Australia. January 2024

Re-Broadcast of 3 SECONDS IN OCTOBER - PBS

In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Andy Lopez shooting on October 22, 2013, a replay on stations KRCB/PBS (North Bay,) and KPJK/PBS (San Jose.) See more here. October 2023

PBS National

3 SECONDS IN OCTOBER: THE SHOOTING OF ANDY LOPEZ, national PBS broadcast rollout including New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Diego, Cincinnati, Denver, Milwaukee, Orlando, Omaha, Louisville, etc. Streaming here.

Workshops:

June 13 in Washington, CT

Media:

 

Group interview with Deborah Randall, Director of Venus Theatre

About Flowing Women, Frozen Thoughts; playwriting process; and surviving as a female playwright in a non-female theater world. March 2024

 

Interview with actor Elena Clark

On passion in playwriting; the writer’s voice in script development; and the Emmy-winning Andy Lopez documentary. October 2023

More Books:

 
 

Raw and Other Short Plays
by Victoria Z. Daly
See why these plays, vows one producer, make the audience “squirm, gasp and laugh all in the same breath.”