THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED
By Douglas Carter Beane
Nominated for 2007 Best Play Tony and Winner of Best Actress Tony!
April 4-26, 2008

ABOUT THE PLAY

This fractured fairytale follows a Hollywood hunk (Mitchell), a male prostitute (Alex), Mitchell’s spin-doctor agent (Diane)--who will do anything and everything to keep her biggest star from coming out of the closet--and Alex’s sometime girlfriend (Ellen). If Diane can keep Mitchell in the closet he may win the role of the century.

Sneaky and manipulative, Diane will do the unthinkable in order to get what she wants, even if it means controlling screenwriters, big time producers, Mitchell, Alex, and Ellen. When it is all said and done her laugh at the end isn’t one of a small puppy but one of a vicious and derisive attack dog.

THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED contains adult content and brief nudity.

MEET THE AUTHOR - Douglas Carter Beane

Douglas Carter Beane’s stage credits include AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN, ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR, WHITE LIES, DEVIL MAY CARE, THE COUNTRY CLUB and OLD MONEY.

He has received the Outer Critics Circle Award, LA Times Critic’s Choice, Dramalogue Award, and several Drama Desk nominations.

Beane’s also provided the script for TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING JULIE NEWMAR. He is a founding member of Drama Dept. and member of the Dramatist Guild.

MEET THE DIRECTOR - Dennis Delamar

Dennis Delamar is last year’s recipient of dual MTA Awards, best director of a drama for I AM MY OWN WIFE and best director of a musical for THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, both ATC productions from last season. This season he directed our critically acclaimed drama THE PILLOWMAN in November. Following THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, he’ll collaborate again on our May remount of I AM MY OWN WIFE starring Scott Ripley at the Booth Playhouse. He just completed directing Theatre Charlotte’s February production of WALKING ACROSS EGYPT, an adaptation of Clyde Edgerton’s novel.

For his work with CPCC’s THE WIZARD OF OZ in 2006 and ATC’s I AM MY OWN WIFE, he was named "Director of the Year"- 2006 by Creative Loafing and "Best Director" by Charlotte Magazine in the "Best of the Best" 2007 Awards. For ATC he also directed Creative Loafing’s #1 show of 2001, ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS and the #1 show of 2003, FLAMING GUNS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. Other ATC productions helmed by Delamar include PIAF, YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY, VISITING MR. GREEN, BOOK OF DAYS, and THE SANTALAND DIARIES starring Mark Scarboro.

INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR DENNIS DELAMAR

MEET THE CAST

Brian Robinson (Mitchell) returns to the ATC stage after appearances in the acclaimed productions of THE PILLOWMAN (Tupolski) earlier this season and TAKE ME OUT (Kippy) in 2004. A Charlottean, Brian has worked throughout the city with such companies as Charlotte Rep (FALSETTOS, A FEW GOOD MEN, PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, LEND ME A TENOR, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, I LOVE YOU YOU’RE PERFECT NOW CHANGE), Charlotte Shakespeare (THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, TWELFTH NIGHT, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM), Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (PRINCE BRAT AND THE WHIPPING BOY, THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING), Central Piedmont Summer Theatre (MY FAIR LADY, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU). Throughout NC, he has worked with Flat Rock Playhouse (where he first worked with Kim Cozort 15 years ago), PlayMakers Repertory Company, NC Shakespeare Festival, Temple Theatre and Raleigh Ensemble Players. He works extensively on camera as well, having appeared in national spots for Coke, Subway, and Tylenol, in addition to regional spots for Food Lion, Time Warner Cable, and Hunter Fans. He filmed a role in the soon-to-be-released feature GOSPEL HILL, starring Angela Bassett and Danny Glover. A native Tennessean, he holds degrees from the University of Virginia (BA, History) and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (MFA, Acting).

Kim Cozort (Diane) is pleased to return to the Actor’s Theatre stage and pleased to work with Dennis Delamar once again. Kim was last seen on the ATC stage as Stevie in THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SLYVIA, for which she won the 2006-2007 Best Actress Award from the Metrolina Theatre Association.

Nationally, Kim has been seen as Jenny/Letta in DEATH OF A SALESMAN with Hal Holbrook. Regionally, she has worked with such companies as Temple Theatre (THE RAINMAKER), Flat Rock Playhouse (DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER, DO NOT GO GENTLE), Caldwell Theatre (SYLVIA, HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), and Blowing Rock Stage Company (ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE, CROSSROADS, JOANNA’S HUSBAND AND DAVID’S WIFE). Kim is a three-time Carbonell recipient for Best Actress (South Florida’s Tony) for her work in GUYS AND DOLLS, PUTTIN ON THE RITZ and COMPANY. Kim resides in Blowing Rock with her husband Kenneth Kay, the exquisitely talented Producing Artistic Director of the Blowing Rock Stage Company.

Glynnis O'Donoghue (Ellen) is thrilled to make her professional debut at Actor's Theatre.

A recent graduate of Davidson College, Glynnis majored in Theatre and performed in various shows, including WONDER OF THE WORLD, SUMMER AND SMOKE and SHADOW OF THE GLEN.

In addition to her acting credits, she's worked behind the scenes as a director for THE SHAPE OF THINGS and the one act DOES THIS WOMAN HAVE A NAME.

Most recently, she directed a staged reading of NECESSARY TARGETS as part of Refugee Awareness Week at Davidson.

Ian Bond (Alex), a Theatre major at Davidson College hails most recently from Cincinnati, Ohio, though he calls himself a Virginian. He is ecstatic about doing his first professional production with Dennis and the amazing team at ATC.

This year he appeared as Jack in the Davidson Community Player’s production of JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and stage-managed the highly successful Davidson production of SCAPIN, directed by Scott Ripley. Favorite roles include Macbeth in MACBETH, Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, Hippolito in WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN, Lloyd in NOISES OFF, and Mr. Zendavesta in DARK RIDE.

Thanks to Mark, Scott, Ann Marie, his ever-supportive family, and the safety net of the theatre family at Davidson.

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