23/24 Season Announcement Teaser Trailer (Dobama Theatre)

For more information on the full line-up of productions planned for the 23/24 season “Family Found”, visit dobama.org
MAKE BELIEVEBy Bess Wohl
Directed by Nathan Motta
October 6-29, 2023
The ghosts of childhood never disappear. In the attic of one family’s home, four young siblings recreate their everyday lives in a game of make-believe. Meanwhile, the world beneath them holds a more ominous reality. Tony nominee Bess Wohl’s new play is a moving meditation on the ghosts of childhood that follow us into our adult lives.
“…a masterful exploration of childhood and its lingering impact… Tragic, funny, mysterious, and true, it is easily among the best plays I have seen all year.” -StageLeft NYC
LITTLE WOMEN
Adapted by Heather Chrisler
Directed by Melissa Crum
December 1-31, 2023
The March sisters unwrap the classic tale this holiday season. Taking on the familiar roles of the March sisters, four actors recreate this timeless novel using the family memories found in their attic. Jo and her sisters create scenes of love and loss as they make up stories of witches and fairies and scribe articles for their beloved imaginary newspaper. As these four little women come of age in a journey of self-discovery, we learn that while families change and grow, the ones we love are always as close at heart as the warmth of the Christmas hearth.
“…this lovely version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming-of-age novel hits with even greater acuity about the ephemeral nature of childhood and life itself after the events of the last two years. - Chicago Reader
AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN
By Terry Guest
Director TBA
January 26 - February 18, 2024
Wig: snatched. Waist: snatched. Life: snatched. Drag star Courtney Berringers welcomes you to her wake. She has recently died, but make no mistake, this isn’t your grandma’s funeral. There will be no black frocks, no perfumed flowers, and definitely no crying. This is a celebration. AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN is a play about the fine art of drag - from African Gods and Goddesses to Trina and Whitney Houston. This irreverent, funny, and moving new play thoughtfully uses storytelling, drama, and drag to celebrate Blackness and southern queerness while exploring identity, illness, and the narratives we construct for ourselves. Come party at the wake and bring your own heels!
“…a two-character piece that mixes some sharp comic dialogue with truly touching and angry moments-all with a fine sprinkling of drag queen costumes, wigs and lip-syncing music numbers.”
SOMETHING CLEAN
By Selena Fillinger
Directed by Shannon Sindelar
March 8-30, 2024
The line between love and complicity isn’t clean. Charlotte is a devoted mother, wife, and respectable member of the community. But when an act of violence is committed by a member of her own home, she must confront a new reality as her once-immaculate world is tainted forever. Selina Fillinger's gripping new drama is both suspenseful and stirring as it follows one woman's struggle to make sense of her own grief, love, and culpability. “a thoughtful, poignant new play… a beautifully observed, richly compassionate new drama”- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
By Joshua Harmon
Directed by Christopher Mirto
April 26 - March 19, 2024
Jordan’s running out of girlfriends. Now he needs a boyfriend. Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but that’s easier said than done. So, until he meets Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close girlfriends. But as singles’ nights turn into bachelorette parties, Jordan discovers that the only thing harder than finding love is supporting the loved ones around you when they do. From the critically acclaimed writer of Bad Jews is a comedy about companionship, loneliness, and love. Critics’ Pick - "A tenderly unromantic romantic comedy, as richly funny as it is ultimately heart-stirring." - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
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