Dorothy's Dictionary
By E.M. Lewis
November 7th - November 24th, 2024
This West Coast Premiere by E.M. Lewis is coming to 21ten this November!​
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Zan is a reactionary high school student facing court-ordered community service after a violent altercation. Dorothy is a passionate librarian going through a lengthy hospitalization far away from the books she loves. When Zan is forced to fulfill his community service by reading to Dorothy at her bedside, he is frustrated with the chore, and she with the surly teenage boy who has no respect for literature. But each of them might just have what the other needs... if they can only find the words.
Written by local playwright E.M. Lewis, Dorothy’s Dictionary is a heartfelt ode to connection across divides, the search for hope in dire circumstances, and finding the beauty in what’s right in front of you.
Special Performances:
Pay-What-You-Will Preview - Nov. 7th
Masks-Required Performance - Nov. 14th
DOROTHY’S DICTIONARY has been developed with the support of LineStorm Playwrights, The Public Theater of San Antonio, and Theatre 33 at Willamette University.
A developmental workshop was produced by The Dramaworkshop at Palm Beach Dramaworks, January 2021 -- William Hayes,Producing Artistic Director; Sue Ellen Beryl, Managing Director.
Dorothy’s Dictionary was the winner of the Portland Civic Theater Guild New Play Award, and received a virtual staged reading produced by the PCTG as part of the 2022 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works in Portland, Oregon.
Dorothy’s Dictionary had its world premiere at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton, Florida in 2022, directed by Matt Stabile.