Dottie Hope
A true story
Written and performed by Laurie Sanderson
Directed by Anastasia Barzee & Andrew Asnes
September 5 & 6, 12 & 13, 19 & 20 2008
All shows at 10PM
The Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
New York, NY
The show runs 90 minutes without an intermission.
Tickets $20 cash at the door
RSVP line: 646-530-8448
Dottie Hope is Laurie Sanderson's riveting true story of hope and survival in Hells Kitchen in the 1970's and 80's. Dottie Hope is the pen name Laurie adopts when she is 5 years old and writes letters to God asking for help and guidance in her tumultuous life. When her pool shark father, her hero, spirals down into an alcoholic and pill-popping haze it turns the family upside down, leaving a little girl few outlets for sanctuary. When she discovers the glamour of Studio 54 she is easily seduced into the chaos, befriending Andy Warhol and eventually becoming the first Fiorucci girl at 16 years old. She finally develops her own identity and builds confidence while cleansing herself from past demons… until it all suddenly comes back to her again.
Laurie Sanderson is a New York stage veteran who was featured in Burt Reynolds's trilogy Hostage Hotel where she played a hostage Burt rescues. She has performed at such venues as the 78 th Street Theatre Lab, Greenwich St. Theatre, The Actors Studio, Irish Arts Center, Stella Adler Studios, and Playwrights Horizons to name a few. She is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
