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The Little Dog Laughed
Douglas Carter Beane
Opening Date:
June 26, 2009
Closing Date:
July 18, 2009
Rising Hollywood actor Mitchell Green has a secret his ambitious agent Diane is determined to keep hidden. When Mitchell falls for Alex, a young New York hustler with a girlfriend of his own, personal happiness and carefully managed public images collide. Rodney Brazil directed Douglas Carter Beane’s provocative comedy about celebrity, ambition, sexuality, and the cost of living a lie. For mature audiences.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Mitchell — Wil Rogers
Alex — Scotty Taylor
Ellen — Jennifer Wells
Diane — Lilli Bassett
CREW
Director, set design, and sound design — Rodney Brazil
Costume design — Charlotte Rose
Lighting design — Joy Whelpley; Jono DeLeon
Stage manager — Jessica Carabajal
Lightboard operator — Amy Ackerman
Sound technician — Scott Hynes
Set construction — Caleb Schnackenberg
Scenic artist — Nick Backes
Additional scenic painting — Caleb Schnackenberg; Rhonda Clark
Properties — Rhonda Clark
Running crew — Cory Kight
Poster and advertising design — Jonathan Siler
Website photography — Rhonda Clark
CST Webmasters — Don Lusk; Phil Carlton
CST STAFF
Artistic Director — Rhonda Clark
Box Office Manager — Vicky Zipf
Technical Director — William Hughes
SPONSORS
Cast sponsor: Craig Callas; Opening-night party sponsors: Deep Fork Grill, The Logo Network, Steve and Maggie Dixon
SPECIAL THANKS
Brief Encounters; Jon Womastek; Lilli Bassett; Doobie Potter; Doug Rankin; Steven Gillmore; Richard Charnay
LICENSING
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Production Notes
Final production of CST’s silver anniversary season. Four-person cast: Wil Rogers (Mitchell), Scotty Taylor (Alex), Jennifer Wells (Ellen), and Lilli Bassett (Diane). The play satirizes Hollywood image management and celebrity culture through a closeted rising actor, his agent, a hustler, and the hustler’s girlfriend. The work played Off-Broadway in 2005 and Broadway in 2006. Original CST page explicitly warns “For mature audiences only” and credits licensing to Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Rodney Brazil directed and designed sets/sound; lighting was jointly designed by Joy Whelpley and Jono DeLeon. Wil Rogers also played Treat in Orphans (S25); Scotty Taylor stage-managed Almost, Maine (S25); Charlotte Rose designed costumes for The Left Hand Singing and acted in The Clean House (S25); Jessica Carabajal stage-managed Debbie Does Dallas (S24). Contemporary Oklahoma Gazette review was titled The Little Dog Laughed Welcome Surprise from Carpenter Square Theatre; BroadwayWorld published announcements June 25 and July 9, 2009. William Hughes remained technical director. Five original photos credited to Rhonda Clark. Original CST audience advisory: For mature audiences only.
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