NYC Premiere Of DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL MAKES LOVE: A ONE-MAN SHOW Comes to Dixon Place

David Dean Bottrell announced today that he is pleased to bring the newly revised 2019 version of his critically acclaimed One Man show to New York City this February. Partnering with Director Guy Stroman and Producer Akia Squitieri, the show will be presented at the storied Dixon Place Theatre.

"David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show" premiered in May, 2011 at the Comedy Central Stage in Hollywood, before moving to Rogue Machine where it played a sold out 18 Month long run. It continued it's record, selling out both performances at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and was picked up for a subsequent sold out run at the Asylum theatre in Hollywood.

The running time of the show is 70 minutes. The performance contains some adult content and rotate new stories weekly The show is billed as 70 minutes of true love stories from Bottrell's life; starting at age 6 up to the present.

The show is premiering in tandem with the national release of his new book "WORKING ACTOR: Breaking In, Making a Living (And Making a Life) in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business!" being published by Ten Speed Press/Random House. In WORKING ACTOR, veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell draws on his 35+ tumultuous years of work in the entertainment industry to offer up a wealth of funny, keenly observed, "insider" stories (packed with highly practical professional tips) to help newcomers with the task of breaking in, making a living, and making a life in the fabulous trenches of show business. The book is set for release on February 19th. www.workingactorthebook.com

David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show

Performance Schedule & Venue:

Wednesdays at 7:30PM

February 20th, 27th & March 6th

Dixon Place

161A Chrystie St

between Rivington and Delancey

New York, NY 10002

(212) 219-0736

F train to 2nd Ave, J/Z to Bowery, M to Essex, B/D to Grand, 6 to Spring

Capacity is limited and advance purchase is highly recommended for this strictly limited engagement

Tickets are $12 for students and $20 general admission and available online at www.dixonplace.org or at the door. 

Additional information can be found online at http://dixonplace.org/performances/david-dean-bottrell-makes-love

Additional Press Quotes:

“Brilliant…Watching David Dean Bottrell Makes Love my heart broke while my sides hurt from laughing.”

– Xaque Gruber, Huffinton Post

“Hilarious, heartfelt, courageous…So good that even though I’m straight, I wanted him.” – Ray Reynolds, Deadline Hollywood

“As hilarious a solo show as you are likely to see this season” – Steven Stanley, L.A. Stage Scene

About the Team:

David Dean Bottrell (Writer/Performer) theatre credits include productions at Second Stage, Long Wharf, La MaMa, Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival), Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Studio Arena, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Colony Theatre and Sci-Fest LA.  He also appeared in the smash comedy revue, Streep Tease: An Evening of Monologues from Meryl Streep Movies Performed by an All-Male Cast at Joe’s Pub (as well as the sold-out runs in L.A. and San Francisco). On television, he’s played guest star and recurring roles on such shows as Modern Family, Blacklist, Law & Order: SVU, Rectify, Longmire, Criminal Minds, NCIS, CSI, Bones, Mad Men, True Blood, Justified, Ugly Betty, Days of Our Lives and Boston Legal to name just a few.  He co-wrote the screenplay for Fox Searchlight’s hit Kingdom Come, and is the author of a brand-new book, Working Actor: Breaking In, Making a Life and Making a Living in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business which was just published by Random House / Ten Speed Press. His critically acclaimed one-person storytelling shows, David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show and David Dean Bottrell is Working both enjoyed sold-out runs in Los Angeles. David is a native Kentuckian and is currently in love.  www.DavidDeanBottrell.net  

Guy Stroman (Director)  has directed acclaimed productions of The Glass Menagerie, Driving Miss Daisy and Love Letters, all starring Sandy Duncan; The King and I, starring Lou Diamond Phillips (Best Production – Ft. Worth Star Telegram); Twelfth Night – Cleveland Playhouse; Man of La Mancha (Audience Favorite – California Musical Theatre); special performances for the Theatre Guild starring Lynn Redgrave, Jean Stapleton, Joy Behar; Steel Magnolias, with June Squibb; Always, Patsy Cline, starring Sally Struthers; 1776 (Best Director – Dallas-Ft. Worth Theatre Critics Forum). He has also directed a wide range of plays, including: Art, The Lion in Winter, Shakespeare’s R&J, Joe Orton’s Loot (Top Ten Production – Pittsburgh Post Gazette), Boeing, Boeing, The 39 Steps (Pittsburgh CLO), The Gin Game, Ray Cooney farces Caught in the Net and Funny Money, and most recently, Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch. http://www.guystroman.com

Akia (Producer)  is an award winning Producer, Director & Arts Administrator.  She is the Founding Artistic Director of Rising Sun Performance Company and Company Manager for the Innovative Theatre Foundation where she serves on their honorary awards committee. She served as the Company Manager for the international sensation, Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theater for 10 years.   Akia has received critical praise for her direction of multiple productions including “Hellcab”, “Goodnight Lovin’ Trail”, “The Last Supper”, "Crapshoot", "Bug" & "The Glory of Living". Past notable credits include working on staff at Horse Trade Theatre Group, serving as General Manager for FRIGID New York’s inaugural year, and returning in multiple positions for each subsequent year; as Production Coordinator for nationally acclaimed Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, overseeing the playwrights unit and INSIGHT 13 production series and on the Advisory board of the Paul Butterfield Fund & Society. She is a recipient of the New York Innovative Theatre Awards “Founders Award” for her contributions to the organization and Off Off Broadway Community and  Two Time "Congeniality" Award Winner from the Planet Connections Theatre Festival for her community involvement.  Her production work has been seen at The Tank, The Kraine Theatre, Baruch Performing Arts Center, The Montauk Club and other prominent theatres in NYC. She is a graduate of the Commercial Theatre Institute. You can learn more about her work here at www.akiasquitieri.com and www.risingsunnyc.com

Dixon Place, an incubator for performing and literary artists since 1986, is a non-profit organization committed to supporting the creative process by presenting original works of dance, theater, music, puppetry, literature, performance and visual art at all stages of development. Presenting over 700 artists each year, this local haven inspires and encourages diverse artists of all stripes and callings to take risks and push personal and professional limits. Dixon Place’s foremost priorities are to serve as a safety net for artists, and to provide vivid experiences for audiences. Dixon Place is the only non-profit theatre of its size to own and operate a full service cocktail lounge where all profits are returned to the organization to support their artists and mission. The full service cocktail lounge is open to the public from 6PM to closing with all profits supporting the Dixon Place artists and mission.   161A Chrystie Street, New York City 10002 dixonplace.org @dixonplace facebook.com/dixonplace