Photo Flash: Inside The Opening Night Party Of Colman Domingo's DOT at The Billie With Denise Burse, Kenny Leon, Peter Jay Fernandez And More

The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART, in association with Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company, is presenting Colman Domingo's Dot under the direction of Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (American Son currently on Broadway starring Kerry Washington, A Raisin in the Sun and August Wilson's Fences) and starring Emmy Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre alumna Denise Burse ("Black Mirror," Tyler Perry's "House of Payne") as Dotty. The production began previews on October 20th, opened on October 25th and will run through November 18th at The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Scroll down for full coverage of the evening's festivities.

Crackling with humor, Dot takes a light-hearted look at an illness facing all communities and explores the interactions of widowed matriarch Dotty and her family and mental health in the Black community. As Dotty struggles to hold onto her memory - a result of her Alzheimer's diagnosis - her children must fight to balance care for their mother with care for themselves.

Denise Burse stars as Dotty with Tinashe Kajese-Bolden as Shelly, Rhyn Saver as Jackie, Gilbert Glenn Brown as Donnie, Lee Osorio as Adam, Amber A. Harris as Averie, and Benedetto Robinson as Fidel. The cast recently enjoyed a critically acclaimed run produced by True Colors Theatre Company this summer, with standing ovations every night.

The creative team includes Andre C. Allen (lighting designer), Matt Head (sound designer), Kathryn Muse (props designer), Jarrod Barnes (costume designer), Day Byrd (wig designer), and Tracy Thomas (production stage manager).

Single Tickets: $25 - $40; Tickets: (866) 811-4111, www.thebillieholiday.org or Box Office (1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY). Group Sales: (929) 432-3322, (866) 811-4111.

As cultural anchor and artistic presenter to the largest African-American community in the US, RestorationART presents world-class artistic expressions of Black culture from around the corner and around the world to Central Brooklyn audiences and beyond. The driving force of RestorationART's creative complex is the Obie and AUDELCO Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre, a non-profit theatre whose mission is to present the diversity of voices within the African Diaspora. For more information, visit www.thebillieholiday.org.

Photo Credit: Lia Chang

Denise Burse stars as Dotty.

Denise Burse stars as Dotty.

DOT castmembers Amber A. Harris, Benedetto Robinson, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Denise Burse, Rhyn McLemore Saver, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Lee Osorio

DOT's Associate Director Jamil Jude, Amber A. Harris, Benedetto Robinson, Director Kenny Leon, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Denise Burse, Rhyn McLemore Saver, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Lee Osorio and Executive Director of The Billie, Indira Etwaroo

Charles Randolph-Wright, Denise Burse and her husband Peter Jay Fernandez

Denise Burse and her husband Peter Jay Fernandez, who was recently featured in "Luke Cage".

Kenny Leon, Charles Randolph-Wright, Woodie King, Jr.

A BLUE reunion: Yusef Miller, Peter Jay Fernandez, Denise Burse, Charles Randolph-Wright, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and director Kenny Leon

Peter Jay Fernandez, Denise Burse, Lia Chang. Photo by Garth Kravits

Charles Randolph-Wright, Kenny Leon, Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez

Jessica Frances Dukes, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson received 2018 AUDELCO nominations for YELLOWMAN

Jessica Frances Dukes, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson received 2018 AUDELCO nominations for YELLOWMAN

Terria Joseph and Erich McMillan-McCall

Tyrone Mitchell Henderson and Count Stoval

Count Stoval, Erich McMillan-McCall, Lisa Watson, Terria Joseph, Ebony Jo-Ann and Rome Neal

Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Tyrone Mitchell Henderson

Charles Randolph-Wright, Brian Moreland, Kenny Leon

Denise Burse in her dressing room.

Denise Burse in her dressing room.

Denise Burse with her manager, Dave Brenner and Maechi Aharanwa

Count Stovall and Denise Burse

Denise Burse and Rome Neal

Denise Burse and Charles Randolph-Wright

Charles Randolph Wright and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden

Associate Director Jamil Jude and Denise Burse

Denise Burse and Ebony Jo-Ann

Denise Burse, Ebony Jo-Ann and Peter Jay Fernandez

Garth Kravits and Denise Burse

Amber A. Harris, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Denise Burse, Rhyn McLemore Saver

Gilbert Glenn Brown, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Denise Burse, Amber A. Harris

Benedetto Robinson, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Denise Burse, Amber A. Harris, Rhyn McLemore Saver

Tinashe Kajese-Bolden

Tinashe Kajese-Bolden

Denise Burse and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden

The Billie Holiday DOT Crew with Executive Director of The Billie, Indira Etwaroo (center)

 

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