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Dot

  • Colman Domingo
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Contemporary
  • 4M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9780573705229

This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves.

This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.
REVIEWS:

"A thoroughly entertaining comedy-drama! [...] An impressive advance for Colman Domingo."

 The New York Times

"Dot is disarmingly funny and most rewarding!"

 NY1

"Very funny, very moving..."

 The Huffington Post

"Dot is a beautifully unsettling play! [...] Colman Domingo's most ambitious play to date. A fearless mix of bone-dry humor and warp-speed emotional shifts."

 Entertainment Weekly

"A magnificent new play! Full of laughter and heartbreak [...] Colman Domingo tackles the subject with intelligence, heart and humor."

 Theatre Mania

Premiere Production: Dot premiered as a part of the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in March 2015, under the direction of Meredith McDonough.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Latino Actor(s), Parts for Senior Actors, Role(s) for Black Actor(s)

  • DOTTY - African-American, 63 years old
    SHELLY - African-American, 45 years old
    JACKIE - Caucasian, 40 years old
    DONNIE - African-American, 40 years old
    ADAM - Caucasian/Latin/Arab, 40 years old
    AVERIE - African-American, 35 years old
    FIDEL - Kazakh, mid to late 20's

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    The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for them themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.

    		$24.95

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