ANNOUNCING THE CAST OF THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH
Contact: Jenny Case, Managing Director
619-220-6830 x 103
Press@Diversionary.org
February 13th, 2018: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego, CA
WHAT: Diversionary announces the third show in its 32nd season, the West Coast Premiere of The Happiest Place on Earth.
WHO: Jonathan L. Green will direct the piece by Philip Dawkins. The one person show will star San Diego favorite Jacque Wilke.
WHEN: March 15th – April 15th. Opening Night is Saturday March 24th. Performances run Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm.
TICKETS: Are on sale ($15 – $50). Discounts are available to Groups, Students, Educators, Seniors and Military. To be notified of ticket sales, please sign up for the Diversionary Theatre Email List: https://www.diversionary.org/mailinglist/
Diversionary is thrilled to announce Jacque Wilke will star in The Happiest Place on Earth by Philip Dawkins
West Coast Premiere
The Happiest Place on Earth
By Philip Dawkins
Directed by Jonathan L. Green
March 15-April 15, 2018 // Opening March 24
Once upon a time in 1955, a magical kingdom was built on the founding principles of dreams, American idealism, and our wildest hopes. Eight years later, a quintessential American family reeling from the loss of their King embarks on a quest for restoration and deliverance in this kingdom. 50 years later, their expedition is brought to dazzling life in an effort to understand one’s place in family, the American way, and whether happiness is truly a place where dreams come true.
About the play coming to San Diego, Executive Artistic Director, Matt M. Morrow says, “It is long overdue that we have Philip Dawkins at Diversionary. He is one of the most prolific and exciting LGBT playwrights working today. Likewise, I’m thrilled to welcome director Jonathan Green to San Diego to work with our one-and-only Jacque Wilke in her solo show debut. This is a Diversionary dream team.”
Playwright Dawkins says, “This play is the story of me retracing my families journey from Albuquerque to California in a time of great sadness. And, so here we are, making that journey once again in a time of…well, in a very specific time. It means so much to me to be making this magic with Diversionary and with Jonathan who continues to have such a strong and gracious vision of what this story could be. Telling this story a comfortable car trip away from the land that inspired it is just so much gravy on the donut. I feel at home.”
Director Green says, “After working together on the first production of this award-winning play in Chicago, we are so excited to bring a brand new production of it to Diversionary for the play’s West Coast premiere!”
Opening Night is Saturday, March 24th, 2018.
More information can be found at https://www.diversionary.org/the-happiest-place/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>//diversionary.org/the-happiest-place/
For interviews and photos, please contact Jenny Case, Managing Director, at 619-220-6830×103 or by emailing Press@diversionary.org
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Jacque Wilke (Performer) Jacque is thrilled to be back on the Diversionary stage! Recent credits: Diversionary Theater: Ballast, The Divine Sister, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, Scrooge in Rouge, Next Fall, Fair Use, The New Century, Anita Bryant Died for your Sins; Moxie: Ironbound, Or; Backyard Renaissance Theatre: Abundance; Cygnet Theatre: Stupid F*cking Bird, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, and Mistakes Were Made; San Diego Repertory Theater: Honky (Craig Noel Award); La Jolla Playhouse: Yoke, The Car Plays; Intrepid Theater: The Winter’s Tale, All My Sons; North Coast Repertory Theatre: Unnecessary Farce, Lend me a Tenor, Mistletoe, Music, and Mayhem, and Don’t Dress for Dinner; Moonlight at the Avo: Blithe Spirit; New Village Arts: The Seven Year Itch, and The Heidi Chronicles; Circle Circle Dot Dot: Red Planet Respite, The Break-up Breakdown; Bang Productions: Side Man; Jacque is a proud member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA.
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Jonathan L. Green is the literary manager for the Goodman, where his most recent dramaturgy credits include Objects in the Mirror, Gloria, War Paint and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.
