The Doll Plays
PLAYWRIGHT
Alva Rogers
DIRECTOR
Peter Dubois
January 8 – February 13, 2002
Gut-busting, in-your-face comedy!
SYNOPSIS
Alva Rogers wrote the doll plays to pay tribute to a real woman
named Lenon Hoyte, aka “Aunt Len” (Mitchell-Leon), who
devoted her life to collecting thousands of rare dolls and
maintaining a Harlem doll museum. The real Aunt Len died in
1999, and the doll plays imagines the elderly woman on her death
bed, her life flashing before her eyes — only acted out by her
dolls.
The play offers a sequence of vignettes, with some dolls telling
Aunt Len’s life story, others relating their history as toys and
collectibles. A French dress-up doll (Anne Towns) recalls her past
as a cast-off plaything, while a Grace Kelly doll (Lane Carlock)
describes how the movie star had to abandon Hollywood for life
as a princess.
“ALL THE MORE POWERFUL FOR BEING SO FEARLESSLY UNPREDICTABLE.”
– Los Angeles TIMES
“SEARING AND SENSATIONALLY FUNNY!”
– New York Times
“EXPLOSIVE. INSANELY ENTERTAINING AND COMPLETELY ENGAGING.”
– New York Magazine
Cast & Creative Team
Carol MItchell
Aunt Len
Caleb Clark
Actor five
COREY J. FINLEY
PETER UNDERSTUDY
ABBEY KINCHELOE
LYDIA UNDERSTUDY
JESSE SMITH
COACH UNDERSTUDY
PLAYWRIGHT
Alva Rogers
DIRECTOR
Peter Dubois
SCENIC DESIGNER
Robert Pyzocha
SOUND DESIGNER
LAURIE OLIVER
COSTUME DESIGNER
JOANNA SCHMINK & JUDY ZANOTTI
Co-Sound Designers
Jeremiah Davison &
WINSTON JOHNSON
PROPERTIES DESIGNER/ SET DECORATOR
NICK BATTAGLIA
Stage Manager
Joan Foster McMarty
INTIMACY CHOREOGRAPHER
ASH ANDERSON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
WHITNEY NELSON
Stage Manager
Joan Foster McMarty
PRODUCTION MANAGER
SEAMUS M. BOURNE
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
D. CONNOR MCVEY
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
ENGLISH BRACKETT
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN
TOM PRIESTER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ELIZA CRAFT
CASTING DIRECTOR
SHEILA OLIVER
CASTING ASSOCIATE
JUSTIN KALIN
CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST
AMANDA NERBY
WIG DESIGNER
LAMONT SAMUELS
RUNNING TIME
Two hours with one intermission
CONTENT ADVISORY
Audience Advisory: This production contains full nudity, strong adult language and descriptions and depictions of sensitive and intense issues and situations. For more detailed information about potential trigger warnings, please click HERE
SEATING
There is open seating for this production.
PERFORMANCES
Previews
May 12 & 13 at 8 pm
Opening Night
May 14 at 8 pm
Regular Performances
May 14 – June 12, 2022
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
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