Dairyland
by Heidi Armbruster
Directed by Vivienne Benesch
World Premiere Comedy
Sometimes you really do put your foot in it
Raw from an office romance, stinging from a journalistic rivalry, and exhausted by a never-ending series of baby showers, Allie, a food writer in New York City, never expected to find herself on the wrong side of an epic food fight. When she escapes to her father’s dairy farm in Wisconsin, she meets a cow named Patches who promises to show her the way home.
AGE RECOMMENDATION
Due to casual use of coarse language, we encourage all patrons to use their own discretion in determining the appropriateness of the material.
RUN TIME
Approximately 2 hours, including one 15-minute intermission. (Subject to change.)
TICKETS AND SHOWTIMES
| OCT 16
7:30p P |
OCT 17
7:30p P, V |
OCT 18
7:30p P |
OCT 19
7:30p★ |
OCT 20
2:00p OC |
||
| OCT 21 | OCT 22
7:30p C, 👌 |
OCT 23
7:30p🗣 |
OCT 24
7:30p |
OCT 25
7:30p |
OCT 26
UNC |
OCT 27
2:00p🗣 |
| OCT 28 | OCT 29
7:30p🗣 |
OCT 30
7:30p |
OCT 31
7:30p |
NOV 1
7:30p |
NOV 2
UNC |
NOV 3
2:00p ¿ |
Where Are We Now?
As part of our 2019/20 Legacy | NOW season, PlayMakers is hosting a series of post-show conversations facilitated by local artists, scholars, and cultural workers entitled: Where Are We NOW? After select performances, we will invite audience members to gather in an adjacent space for a fluid, dynamic, and intergenerational discussion on the themes of each play. You don’t even need to have tickets for that performance in order to join us for the conversation!
Monday, September 30—IN THE WINGS
Join us at the Stanford L. Warren Durham Public Library Branch at 7:00pm for a conversation with actors and artists about the work we put on:
- Vivienne Benesch, Dairyland director, PlayMakers Producing Artistic director
- Claire Karpen, actress playing “Allie”
- Emily Bosco, actress playing a variety of roles
Thursday, October 17—VISION SERIES
Peek behind the curtain and explore how a PlayMakers production comes together! Join the show’s director and design team in an intimate conversation around initial inspirations, design concepts, and fun anecdotes from the rehearsal process.
6:00pm, Studio 101
Wednesday, October 23—SETTING THE SCENE
PlayMakers Resident Dramaturg Jacqueline E. Lawton leads a pre-show discussion on the context and content of Dairyland to help set up the World of the Play.
6:30pm, Studio 105
Sunday, October 27—POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Stick around in the theatre after the show for a discussion with the cast of Dairyland.
(Begins at approximately 4:15p)
Tuesday, October 29—WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Post-show discussion on the state of farming and foodproduction in the country, featuring rural farmers from the areas surrounding Chapel Hill.
Begins at approximately 9:45p, Studio 105
Sunday, November 3—MINDPLAY
In partnership with the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas, Dr. Peter Buonaccorsi joins us to lead a psychoanalytic discussion: “Spoiled, Spilled, or Special, Let’s Digest Dairyland.”
Begins at approximately 4:15p, Studio 105
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