Dramatist Guild

Next up in the Dramatists Guild Spotlight Playreading Series:
Two portions of full-length plays:

Action Jesus by Leslie Dillen
Time with Dolly by Lizana Schweiger.

Sunday, August 9th at 5 p.m. at Teatro Paraguas.   

Free
Donations gratefully accepted for Teatro Paraguas. 

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Time with Dolly

Time with Dolly is a heartfelt comedy that takes an honest and humorous look at an elderly mother experiencing memory loss—and a family struggling to understand what is happening before their eyes.

Inspired by playwright Lizana Schweiger's personal experience with her own mother, Time with Dolly captures the laughter, tears, confusion, and unconditional love that often accompany a loved one's cognitive decline.  

Set in Dallas, Texas, this touching and relatable story invites audiences into Dolly's world, where humor and heartbreak exist side by side. Time with Dolly reminds us that even as memories fade, the love of family endures. 

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                                                              ACTION JESUS

A Spiritual Comedy 

“The whole Jesus thing is very confusing to me.
I find I pray to God for big things and Jesus for parking places…”

Actor/Playwright Leslie Dillen presents a portion of her solo show Action Jesus.  Sharp wit and lively humor combine with a search for spiritual enlightenment. Manhattan is the backdrop where she encounters, temptation, mystery, and faith.

LESLIE DILLEN has acted in theatre, television and film, in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston.  Leslie’s plays and five solo works have had productions around the U.S. and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and New York Fringe Festival.  Most recently she performed a reading of her new solo play, Letters: 1966-1969 at Teatro Paraguas.  She has also acted in plays at Ironweed, Theaterworks, Santa Fe Playhouse and the New Mexico Actors Lab.  Most recently she performed NMAL in Eureka Day.  Leslie is a member of the Dramatist Guild and SAG.