WELCOME TO THE DOLL DEN

Our performance of WELCOME TO THE DOLL DEN went up at The Tank as a part of Electric Eye Ensemble's residency with the company. The show was devised by the company as well as performed as a short workshop piece at Dixon Place the previous year. I was honored to be a part of the process for this second run of the piece.

The story takes place in Memphis, TN following the rise and fall of WGAL, America's first all-girl radio station in 1955. The show is entirely based on the real lives and station (WHER) which helped shape America and start a movement, but is rarely ever spoken about. We watch the women create their "doll den", bask in their success, and question the world in which they live in.

Ensemble: Evelyn Dumont, Emily Johnson-Erday, Elena Kritter, Lizzy Ana Lincoln, Leah Ogawa, Alana Thomas, Rev. Yolanda

Creative and Production Team :

Director: Sarah Plotkin

Rehearsal Stage Manager: Clarissa Marie Ligon

Production Stage Manager and Assistant Director: Jazelle Foster

Producer: Elsa Dial and Electric Eye Ensemble

Dramaturg and Choreographer: Julia Corrigan

Sound Designer and Lead Lyricist: Joshua Langman

Lead Composer and Music Director: Emily Johnson-Erday

Set Designer: Andrew Murdock

Lighting Designer: Sophie Talmadge Silleck

Costume Designer: Jeannipher Pacheco