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DOG MOM
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DOG MOM
by Tate Elizabeth Hanyok
Direction by Rick St. Peter
Produced by Cadence
Liz is fresh off a divorce and on a mission to reclaim her life. She may be lost but she knows one thing-- Liz is NOT a dog person. But when a scruffy stray pooch shows up on her stoop—Liz is thrust into a new kind of identity crisis: accidental Dog Mom. She's soon swirling with unsolicited advice from strangers, dog park people, and the overwhelming feeling that she’s doing it all wrong. In this story of unexpected friendship-- walk by walk, Liz begins to open up to a new kind of love and finds that the most surprising part of being a Dog Mom… is just how much she needed it. A NNPN Rolling World Premiere Comedy!
DOG MOM is produced at Cadence as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other Partner Theaters are B Street Theatre (Sacramento, California), Oregon Contemporary Theatre (Eugene, Oregon), Florida Studio Theatre (Sarasota, Florida), and EnActe Arts (Sunnyvale, California). For more information, please visit nnpn.org
September 25 - October 10
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2025/26 Resident Companies
STARR FOSTER DANCE: SHOUTING DISTANCE
STARR FOSTER DANCE is excited to announce the premiere of SHOUTING DISTANCE, along with the debut of TRUTH and the return of NOT A DREAM. SHOUTING DISTANCE explores the lives of our neighbors- and their neighbors. This new dance-theater work is presented in vignettes, featuring Richmond actor John Mincks as the emcee. This new work will include the full company, along with five guest dance artists from Richmond. Also on the program is the premiere of TRUTH, a new quartet that delves into the balance between truth and deception. In celebration of the upcoming PAGE TO STAGE IV in December 2026, Artistic Director Starrene Foster is bringing back NOT A DREAM, which was inspired by an excerpt from a memoir written by Caitlin McGill.
CASTING:
SHOUTING DISTANCE: Sarah Carrington, Roya Baker-Vahdani, Shannon Comerford, Madison Ernstes, Molly Huey (Thursday, Friday, Sunday) Sophia Smith (Saturday), with guests Haley Carney, Alessandra Carter, Danielle Cecile, Molly Goecker, Cassidy Kinney
TRUTH: Sarah Carrington, Roya Baker-Vahdani (Saturday), Shannon Comerford, Madison Ernstes, Molly Huey (Thursday, Friday, Sunday)
NOT A DREAM: Madison Ernstes
5 PERFORMANCES
Thursday April 9th 7:30PM
(Post-Performance Q&A with the artists)
Friday April 10th 7:30PM
(Champagne Night with the artists Post-Performance)
Saturday April 11th 3PM
(Pay-What-You-Can Option available)
Saturday April 11th 6PM
(Pay-What-You-Can option available/Post-Performance Q&A with the artists)
Sunday April 12th 3PM