


Kate: My dear, if they do not support you in your difficulties, they are not true friends. They caught rings of criminals because they understood the long con, and could out-long-con those they hunted. She, like most of Pinkerton’s original inner circle, thrived on theatrical, intricate undercover work that often lasted for months to flush out their prey. She was a chameleon, and I joke that if she hadn’t found a calling as a detective, she would have made a ruthless, unstoppable criminal. Allan Pinkerton hired her in the 1850’s she was a Pinkerton for 12 years, a spy for the Union, helped destroy an early assassination attempt against President Lincoln, and trained the next generation of female detectives. Kate Warne was the first female Pinkerton in America. “Confidence Confidant” is built around one of Kate Warne’s cases. “Confidence Confidant” moved well between the two formats. Some of those discoveries made in the restructuring can then transfer back to the stage version. However, some stage plays can work both on stage and on air, with correct restructuring and using the tools that serve each medium best.

Different mediums, which require different tools. Stage plays usually germinate in character, grow with dialogue, then “what if?” and then the visuals.
