About this Event
Acclaimed actress, Harriet Robinson (National Theatre’s Sweet Bird of Youth) makes a triumphant return to theatre with the debut of her one-person play, “My Stellar Performance, But I Digress!” written and performed by Ms. Robinson, with comedian Allison Deller adding her voice to various characters throughout Harriet's life, was adapted and is directed by award-winning director Jonathan S. Cerullo (The Boys from Syracuse, Windywoo, Big Apple Circus).
The presentation is being produced by JSCTheatricals LLC in association with Harriet Robinson Productions.
Reuniting after 40 years Harriet, Jonathan, and Allison are all graduates and alumni of Emerson College and are thrilled to be working together again. Joining this trio will be Elliott Mattox (Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), serving as Assistant to the Director, and reading the role of Oliver, the British Stage Manager. Sound Design by Peter Brucker (Hip Hop Cinderella) and videography by Matt Gurren (Rio Uphill).
Harriet Robinson Photo (C) by Sandra Parker Rouse
My Stellar Performance was initially developed by Beth Bornstein Dunnington and written in the Big Island Writers’ Workshop.
My Stellar Performance, But I Digress! is a poignant, one-person satirical play based on the life of the actress, the mother, the wife, and the daughter, Harriet Robinson. Faced with the trials and tribulations of a performer attempting a comeback she is inundated with life after fifty. Harriet reflects on her life in films, traveling and living abroad, the stage performance of a career, her breakdown, and her fierce recovery. Life has taken on a new meaning since Covid but there’s no stopping Harriet! The story takes place in the present but spans circa 1985-2021. It’s her tale of a woman trying to thrive with all life's delicious and atrocious adventures. The angst of two teenagers, the husband’s infatuation with his rock and roll history, and the love of her life, Josephine the spoiled rotten ShihTzu all make for a bewitching adventure.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pearl Studios NYC, 500 8th Avenue, New York, United States
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