Playdate
Presented by Dixon Place
A NEW PLAY BY KALLAN DANA | DIRECTED BY ERICA ZIPPEL SCHNITZER
about the show
Hugh Hefner wakes up one morning and realizes that his home doesn’t feel like his home anymore. His kids are keeping secrets from him, his Bunnies are nowhere to be found, and his house is haunted by ghosts and demons. It’s the last day of Mr. Hefner’s life, but before his entire empire crumbles to the ground, he’ll have to face his sons, his first wife, his twin-sister girlfriends, and the spirit of Marilyn Monroe.
Playdate is a meta-theatrical dark comedy that interrogates patriarchal and capitalist structures, examines questions of women’s agency and autonomy, and reimagines the Playboy Mansion not as it is in reality, but as it exists in dreams and nightmares.
Performances September 26-28, 2019 at 7:30pm.
Location Dixon Place. 161A Chrystie Street. New York, NY 10002.
Cast
Hugh Hefner ... Phil Cruise
Christie Hefner ... Erika Myers
Marston Hefner ... Jonathan Reed Wexler
Cooper Hefner ... Jake Kanengiser
Kristina Shannon ... Sydney Tennant
Karissa Shannon ... Teddy Qin
Millie Williams / Bunny ... Lucy Consagra
Bunnies ... Danielle Phillips, Natalie Myrick, Lina Marie, Jillian Sun
Staff
Director ... Erica Zippel Schnitzer
Playwright ... Kallan Dana
Producer ... Emily Bergquist
Stage Manager ... Rebecca (Bex) Hoi
Movement Director ... Shea Leavis
Scenic Designer ... Theron Wineinger
Lighting Designer ... Chloe Brush
Sound Designer ... Max Helburn
Costume Designer ... Omi Furst
Makeup Designer ... Megan Muratore
Casting Director ... Nicola Rose
Assistant Stage Manager ... Romi Moors
Associate Scenic Designer ... Madeline Barlow
Additional Choreography ... Sydney Tennant