Photograph courtesy of Psykout Productions.
NEW YORK – Acclaimed Jamaican actress and vocalist Dianne Dixon has develop into part of the American debut of the psychological theater manufacturing Goodbye, Physician.
The play is authored by internationally famend playwright and psychoanalyst Betty Milan and directed by Brazilian Debora Baladini, Government Director of the New York Metropolis based mostly Brazilian theatre firm, Group Dot BR.
Goodbye, Physician can have a restricted run at The Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./ New York Theatres from Thursday, October 24 by way of Sunday, November 3.
Becoming a member of Dixon within the solid are Barbara Riethe, Jerry Topitzer, and Ian Melamed. Riethe is a author and movie producer. Melamed is a musician and filmmaker. Each are co-producers of the play with Psykout Productions.
Psychological Story
Set in Paris within the Seventies and based mostly on a real story, Goodbye, Physician is a gripping psychological story that delves into the complexities of the thoughts and soul. The play follows the story of Seriema (Riethe), a Brazilian lady of Lebanese descent, who escapes to the French capital after the trauma of two miscarriages and the collapse of her marriage. In quest of therapeutic, she begins psychoanalysis with controversial psychiatrist Jacques Lacan (Topitzer), whose unorthodox strategies push her to confront deeply buried recollections and feelings. As their classes unfold, each Seriema and Lacan discover themselves grappling with their very own internal demons.
The play relies on the actual life occasions surrounding playwright Milan’s classes with the legendary Lacan, and involves New York following profitable runs in France and Latin America.
Dixon performs the position of Maria, Seriema’s religious mom determine, whose presence in her reminiscence and her psyche continues to affect Seriema’s ideas and actions all through her life.
Dixon’s stage look in Goodbye, Physician follows her most up-to-date position as Queen Rasta within the acclaimed American premiere presentation of Alwin Bully’s McBee on the Jamaica Performing Arts Heart (JPAC) in June of this yr.
The Jamaican born Dixon immigrated to the USA as a young person and made her New York stage debut on the Producers Membership within the comedy 9 to 5 Authorities Fashion.
She has since emerged as some of the fashionable and revered Caribbean artists working in New York. Extra stage appearances embrace such numerous productions as Ain’t Misbehavin’ on the Black Spectrum Theatre, An Outdated Lady Remembers on the Billie Vacation Theatre, Not About Eve at The Nationwide Black Theatre Pageant and the Off Broadway productions of the musicals Falling in Love With Mr. Dellamort and Flambeaux, which swept the 2015 Audelco Awards for Excellence in Black Theater, profitable six awards together with Finest Musical.
She made her Public Theater debut within the staged studying manufacturing of Trey Anthony’s How Black Moms Say I Love You, below the path of Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
On display, Dixon has been seen within the Emmy Award profitable net sequence We Are New York and as a grieving mom within the award profitable 9/11 cable drama Echoes of a Misplaced Son. Her movie credit embrace Jamaican Mafia, Victims and most lately the quick function Caribbean Queen, which premiered on the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) as a part of the NewFest Movie Pageant.
Amongst different accolades, Dixon is a two time Audelco Award nominee for Finest Supporting Actress for the drama Dinner On the Manse and for the musical Jamaica. She can be the recipient of the Caribbean Life Affect Award for her contributions to the Caribbean Group in New York in addition to the New York Metropolis Council Award and Proclamation for Excellence in The Arts.
Goodbye, Physician performs Tuesdays by way of Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm from October 24 by way of November 3.
The Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre is positioned at A.R.T./New York Theatres, 502 West 53rd Avenue, New York, NY 10019.
Additional data and tickets to the manufacturing are available here.
