Don’t miss Doris Hines: READING
October 27, 2024 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Overview
Part of the RAW STAGES NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
Don’t miss Doris Hines
by TyLie Shider
directed by Aaron Todd Douglas
dramaturgy by Faye Price
stage managed by Lee Johnson
Sunday, October 27, 2:30 pm
When Doris Hines, a promising nightclub singer, moves to Minneapolis from Yonkers, NY, her young marriage is on the rocks, but she is determined to establish a career in show business to raise her six children in a post-WWII society still gripped by the horrors of racism. Reputedly, Nat King Cole told Ella Fitzgerald, "Do NOT miss Doris Hines!" and she didn't. This quote encompasses Doris' career in show business and playwright TyLie Shider’s interest in adapting her relatively unsung story for the stage.
Don’t miss Doris Hines: READING