{"id":22408,"date":"2017-11-10T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T17:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=22408"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:37:06","slug":"playmakers-dot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=22408","title":{"rendered":"PlayMakers Repertory Company Presents Regional Premiere of \u201cDot\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

A dizzy, dysfunctional family reunion to remember…<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
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The cast of “Dot,” from left to right: Samuel Ray Gates (Donnie), Adam Poole (Adam), Kathryn Hunter-Williams (Dot), Shanelle Leonard (Averie), and Rasool Jahan (Shelly).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PlayMakers Repertory Company<\/b><\/a> proudly presents the regional premiere of\u201cDot\u201d by playwright\/actor Colman Domingo (\u201cFear the Walking Dead,\u201d \u201cWild With Happy\u201d). Directed by Nicole A. Watson in her PlayMakers directorial debut, the production features PlayMakers\u2019 acclaimed company member Kathryn Hunter-Williams in the title role of Dot, and welcomes new company member Samuel Ray Gates. \u201cDot\u201d runs from November 22 to December 10, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDot\u201d is a touching, irreverently comic exploration of how modern family dynamics change as both children and parents get older. \u00a0Dotty and her adult children reunite in their West Philly home a few days before Christmas, but this year everyone has more than presents and holiday cheer on their minds. Dotty is fighting to maintain a grasp on her fading memory, and each of the siblings must balance the ups and downs of their own lives while dealing with the news. Tempers may flare, but love will always win out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cColman Domingo has such an honest, funny take on what it means to be a family, and to be \u2018grown\u2019 and yet still be someone\u2019s child. It has been a joy to bring his words to life on stage,\u201d said Watson, whose directorial work spans from the Women\u2019s Project Theatre in New York, to Asolo Repertory Theater in Florida. \u201cThe acting company and creative team at PlayMakers and I have laughed, cried, and laughed again all through the process of staging this play, and I know audiences will leave the theatre wanting to hug (and maybe shake) their own parents and siblings just a bit more than when they arrived.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think good comedy becomes great comedy when it strikes a particular chord that helps us find a way to confront subjects that are otherwise a bit too big or daunting to talk about,\u201d said Vivienne Benesch, PlayMakers\u2019 Producing Artistic Director. \u201cThe holidays can be a complicated time for many of us and Colman\u2019s play captures so many sides of it: the joy of family reunions and traditions, the sobering realities of aging parents and caretaking, the year end assessment of \u2018where are we now?\u2019 in our careers, health and relationships, \u00a0and of course, the stress and hilarious dysfunction of it all. Colman revels in all this with bravery, humor and vulnerability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Samuel
Samuel Ray Gates and Rasool Jahan play siblings Donnie and Shelly who reunite with their aging mother (Kathryn Hunter-Williams) for the holiday season, but grapple with the face that her memory is fading.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDot\u201d features PlayMakers acting company members Kathryn Hunter-Williams<\/b> as Dot (\u201cIntimate Apparel,\u201d director of \u201cCount\u2019), <\/span>Samuel Ray Gates <\/b>as Donnie<\/span> (PlayMakers debut, \u201cElectra\u201d at Classical Theatre of Harlem, \u201cThe Muscles in Our Toes\u201d at The Labyrinth), <\/span>Adam Poole<\/b> as Adam (\u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d \u201cLombardi\u201d at Theatre Raleigh), <\/span>Shanelle Leonard<\/b> as Shelly (\u201cSense and Sensibility,\u201d \u201cMy Fair Lady\u201d), and <\/span>Rishan Dhamija <\/b>as Fidel (\u201cMy Fair Lady,\u201d \u201cThe May Queen\u201d). Returning to the PlayMakers stage is Triangle favorite <\/span>Rasool Jahan<\/b> (\u201cIntimate Apparel,\u201d \u201cDisgraced\u201d). Making her PlayMakers debut is <\/span>Leighton Brown<\/b> (Broadway\u2019s \u201cThe Heidi Chronicles\u201d and \u201cCat on a Hot Tin Roof\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Creative Team of \u201cDot\u201d includes: <\/span>Nicole A. Watson<\/b> (Director), <\/span>McKay Coble <\/b>(Scenic Designer), <\/span>Grier Coleman<\/b> (Costume Designer),<\/span> Kathy Perkins<\/b> (Lighting Designer), <\/span>Adam Bintz<\/b> (Sound Designer), <\/span>Jacqueline Lawton<\/b> (Dramaturg), <\/span>Tracy Bersley <\/b>(Movement Coach),<\/span>Elizabeth Cutler Ray<\/b> (Stage Manager) and<\/span> Jen Caster <\/b>(Assistant Stage Manager).<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDot\u201d is recommended for audiences 16 and older, due to language and adult situations.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For information and to purchase tickets, call 919.962.7529 or visit <\/span>www.playmakersrep.org<\/span><\/a>. Individual ticket prices for \u201cDot\u201d start at $15.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Performance and Event Schedule<\/b>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Samuel
PlayMakers says \u201cDot\u201d is a touching, irreverently comic exploration of how modern family dynamics change as both children and parents get older– and all the bumps along the way!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  • November 15, 6:30 p.m.<\/b> \u2014 The \u201cThe Vision Series\u2014Directors in Conversation,\u201d a behind-the-scenes preview with members of the creative team, moderated by Producing Artistic Director, Vivienne Benesch, at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art. Free and open to the public.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • November 22 & 24, 7:30 p.m. <\/b>\u2014 Preview performances<\/span><\/li>\n
  • November 25, 7:30 p.m.<\/b> \u2014 Opening Night & Press Opening<\/span><\/li>\n
  • November 28, 7:30 p.m.<\/b> \u2014 All-access performance for attendees with special needs, with sign language interpretation and audio description<\/span><\/li>\n
  • November 28, 7:30 p.m. <\/b>\u2014 Community Night at PlayMakers. General admission seating, with all tickets $15 ($10 for students with UNC ID)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • November 29 & December 3 <\/b>\u2014 Free post-show discussions with members of the creative team and cast<\/span><\/li>\n
  • December 2, 7:30 p.m.<\/b> \u2014 Open captioned performance, with dialog, stage direction, and sound effects communicated on a \u201cuniversal access\u201d live caption unit<\/span><\/li>\n
  • December 10 <\/b>\u2014 \u201cMindplay,\u201d a free post-show psychoanalytic reading of our production in partnership with the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    About PlayMakers Repertory Company<\/b>:<\/b><\/p>\n

    PlayMakers is the professional theater in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina\u2019s premier resident theater company for more than 40 years. PlayMakers has been named one of the \u201cbest regional theatres in America\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    It’s going to be a dizzy, dysfunctional family reunion to remember: PlayMakers Repertory Company is proud to present the regional premiere of \u201cDot\u201d by playwright\/actor Colman 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