When Diana, a middle-aged mother of two, wakes up as Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812, she suddenly commands much more of her life than she used to. Imagining that her daughters are warring lieutenants, her ex-husband is her four-year-old son, and her nurse Lizzie is her darling wife, Diana establishes an identity that is much closer to her true self than anyone expected.
World Premiere at Fresh Ink Theatre, 2017
Don’t Give Up The Ship
by Laura Neill
Cast
Diana - Alex Alexander
Lizzie - Hayley Spivey
Martha - Tonasia Jones
Olive - Louise Hamill
Jeff - Robert Cope
Production Team
Playwright - Laura Neill
Director - Josh Glenn-Kayden
Dramaturg - Jessica Foster
Stage Manager - Vivian Yee
Asst. Stage Manager - Julia Fioravanti
Scenic Design - Madelynne Hays
Lighting Design - Harrison Pearse Burke
Costume Design - Elizabeth Rocha
Sound Design - Andrew Duncan Will
Asst. Sound Design - Matthew Goode
Prop Design - Kelly Smith and Julia Fioravanti
Choreography - Rachael MacAskill