Dolores

The actors were spot on the set design was fantastic. Very powerful message about sisters and family is getting along and the dynamics of relationships between siblings was a very powerful show that I truly appreciated very tense scene between two sisters, but I love the show as well as the theater would come back again anytime... full review

Loved it, it was powerful and enthralling... full review

Brilliantly directed and acted. I was at the edge of my seat, breath held for 45 min. Dolores was funny and moving and heartbreaking and healing. Wonderful work!!... full review

45 hold your breath minutes of intense drama. Superb acting and flawless directing on a set that felt like an important character. ... full review

Compelling, dramatic, heart-wrenching. Beautifully acted. I felt I was there. Davonna Dehay was riveting as the title character, with a performance that is going to haunt me for a while. ... full review

Amazing chemistry between the two actors. The show was gripping and raw, a blistering reminder of the violence that too many women endure, and the resilience that can still rise from its wreckage.... full review

Beautifully staged visceral and powerhouse performances from DeeDee and Davonna!! The laugh to keep from crying moments were played with so much care and honesty. Brilliant raw and honest performances from start to finish! ... full review

Powerful story. Powerful actors. Unbelievable set and scenery, and The play stayed with me days after viewing. I was hooked before the lights even turned on, and didn’t blink until it ended. ... full review

At the heart of Dolores, Edward Allan Baker’s volatile 45-minute drama currently running at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theater during the Hollywood Fringe Festival, lies the resurfacing of long-suppressed family trauma—and how two sisters grapple with its aftermath. Originally written and staged in the 1980s, the play stuns with its continued relevance. It’s striking how Baker, decades ago, foresaw that our society would one day need to confront those often-ignored, deeply disturbing family histories in order to heal—to achieve a sense of internal harmony with ourselves and the world around us. Dolores, powerfully embodied by Davonna Dehay, is a character of contradictions: fragile yet steely, vulnerable yet decisive, seductive and cautio... full review

One-acts are very difficult to pull off because you have to create a lot of emotion and get to a climax and conclusion in a very short amount of time, but this team clearly knew that, worked on it, and pulled it off. Bravo!... full review