Dot
Dot is a memory play, but not in the typical sense. No, there's no nostalgia or wistful longing for a simpler time. Instead, playwright (and actor, though not in this) Colman Domingo has written (what must be a deeply personal) play about memory. The titular Dot ( Marjorie Johnson , so good) is the family matriarch but she is in the early- to mid-stages of Alzheimer's and dementia. Her eldest daughter, Shelly ( Sharon Washington , terrific), bears the brunt of the caretaking responsibilities, and she is at her wits end. At rise, it's a few days before Christmas. Shelly's childhood friend, Jackie ( Finnerty Steeves ), has unexpectedly come back to town (that would be Philadelphia). In high school, Jackie carried a torch for the now-out Donnie ( Stephen Conrad Moore ), Shelly's brother, who is married to Adam ( Colin Hanlon ) and lives out of town. Shelly and Donnie's younger sister, Averie ( Libya V. Pugh ) lives in Shelly's basement, but doesn't do...