American Int'l Theater & Red Door Theatre Co Present DICKINSON 6/1-19

William Roetzheim's play DICKINSON comes to New York for a three week limited engagement timed to align with the opening of the Emily Dickinson Garden exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden. According to playwright William Roetzheim, "The myth of Emily Dickinson is that she was a prudish Victorian spinster who wrote beautiful poetry. The reality of Emily Dickinson was that she was a stunning creative intellect coping with an emotionally and sexually abusive Father, an enabling mother, surfacing lesbian feelings, raging sexual emotions, and mental breakdowns. This play brings the real Emily Dickinson to life, with all of her depth and complexities, and takes the audience on a magical journey of love and discovery."

In DICKINSON, the secret story of Emily Dickinson is told thru the one-night dream of a playwright struggling to write a play worthy of her genius. This is a well researched, enchanting story of a brilliant woman with a dazzling talent-and her struggle to evolve her personal, artistic and sexual identity while battling inner and outer Demons. A quest for answers and an examination of possibilities, DICKINSON will run from June 1st through June 19th at the Producer's Club Grand Theatre, 358 West 44TH ST. Tickets and the specific show schedule are available on www.smarttix.com.

Dickinson is a joint production of American International Theater, Inc. (www.aitheater.org) and The Red Door Theatre (www.thereddoortheatre.com). Written by William Roetzheim, Directed by Susanne Boulle, the play features Matt Hollerbach (as The Playwright), Kate Erin Gibson (as Emily Dickinson), Lori Singleton (Sue Dickinson), Brian DeCaluwe (Austin Dickinson), Ellen DiStasi (Emma Dickinson), James Fleming (Reverend Higginson), Brian McKeon (Edward Dickinson).

Emily Dickinson's Garden is co-presented with The Poetry Society of America and runs through June 13th at the New York Botanical Garden. The exhibit includes a recreation of Emily Dickinson's Victorian Homestead re-created in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with tulips, lilacs, lilies, and more. Stroll along garden paths and read some of Dickinson's most famous works near the flowers that inspired them. Be immersed in an interactive perspective through photographs, watercolors and books in a Gallery exhibition.

Playwright William Roetzheim is the author of nine plays, twenty-two published books, and twenty spoken word audio CDs (Producer and Director). His writing has won eight gold medals and twenty-one finalist awards in national and international literary competitions. His plays have been performed in NYC at Theatre Row, MITF, Planet Connections Festivity, Emerging Artist Theatre, and the Producer's Club. He and his wife currently own and operate a Victorian Bed and Breakfast in San Diego.
Susanne Boulle is the Resident Director at the Red Door Theatre. Dickinson is her third production for the Red Door, along with Dog Sees God and Proof . Other credits in NYC: Strange Kindness by Brook Berman, Affair Play by Jessica Goldberg, and Untitled by J.Hairston at the Atlantic Theatre/New Works; The Marriage of Bette and Boo and Silverstein One Acts at NYU/453 Studio; Teaching Artist for Theatre for A New Audience's New Voices Program (2000-2003). She has workshopped new plays for Abingdon Theater Company and the Puerto Rican Travelling Theater and is currently a member of The Actor's Studio Playwrighting/Director's Unit. Susanne spent six seasons as Resident Director at Barter Theatre in Virginia. Member AEA. Upcoming: The Dad Play by Kevin Podgorski, The Actor's Studio P/D Festival 2011.

Dickinson runs in eight performances as follows:
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 8:00 PM
Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:00 PM
Wednesday, June 09, 2010 2:00 PM
Friday, June 11, 2010 8:00 PM
Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:00 PM
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 19, 2010 2:00 PM

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