Dottie Gets Spanked
A poignant, character-driven comedy-drama about a young boy's obsessive fixation on a TV star in 1960s America, exploring themes of difference, acceptance, and early queer identity through the lens of childhood vulnerability.
A six-year-old boy in pre-hippie 1960s United States endures ridicule from his schoolmates and worry from his father over his fixation with a TV star named Dottie.
Essence
Ensemble
J. Evan Bonifant
Steven Gale
Barbara Garrick
Lorraine Gale
Julie Halston
Dottie Frank
Robert Pall
Steven's Father
Harriet Sansom Harris
Sharon's Mother
Irving Metzman
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Ashley Chapman
Sharon
Rhea Silver-Smith
Darcy
Gina Gallagher
Kim
Adam Arkin
Dick Gordon
Richard DeDomenico
Dream Messenger
Keith A. Glascoe
Dream Strongman
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