An historic night at the Oscars.
A dream of what could have been.
IT IS FEBRUARY 29, 1940, the night of the Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. Bartender Arthur Brooks, an ambitious Black man from rural Alabama, dreams of becoming a movie director. His best friend, Dottie Hudson, is a maid at the Ambassador Hotel who finds herself to be a cynic of all dreams. When the actress Hattie McDaniel stops in at the bar and decides not to attend the most significant event in show business, Arthur and Dottie do everything in their power to convince her to go and claim her historic win—while confronting their dark past and making their own dreams come to life.
This play is about race, class, gender, and the ever-changing landscape of Hollywood.
Cast:
ARTHUR BROOKS - Black man, a dreamer/bartender who moved from Alabama in hopes of becoming a movie director.
DOTTIE CUNNINGHAM - Black woman, a bit of a cynic who seems to be running from something. She and Arthur are best of friends.
HATTIE MCDANIEL - Black woman, an infamous actress currently nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards.
