“The Playground” Travels to Wellfleet for One Night Only

Aug 19

After a sold-out run last spring at Cotuit Center for the Arts, Jim Dalglish’s award-winning play The Playground travels to Wellfleet Preservation Hall for a one-night-only performance on Wednesday, August 28, at 7:00 pm.

The Playground

This full-length, one-woman play, starring Anna Botsford, follows the life of a former college professor who has moved to New York to follow her husband’s career. The story is told from her perspective as she remembers her life in New York, her brushes with wealth and privilege, and the decision she makes that will forever alter the course of her life and the lives of those around her.

Rave Reviews…

Audience and critical reaction to Jim Dalglish’s “The Playground” is ecstatic!

“…the most intense 100 minutes of your life…” — Cape Cod Times
“Botsford is one of the most incredible actors I have ever seen and I found myself in awe of her… It is a must watch…” — Cape Cod Times
“Ms. Botsford earned a well-deserved standing ovation on opening night. Mr. Dalglish’s play will leave you thinking well after the theater lights come back up.” — The Enterprise
“Deeply written, masterfully expressed. Brava… Bravo, Anna, Jim, and All!” — Celeste Howe
“In the hands of the extremely talented Anna Botsford, I was captivated, engaged in every breath, and profoundly moved.” — Donna Wresinski
“Incredibly moving, enthralling and insightful show… The extraordinary talents of playwright and actor make this a really, really exceptional experience.” — Bill Farrell

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Wednesday, August 28, at 7pm

Wednesday, August 28, at 7pm
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
335 Main Street, Wellfleet MA 02667
(508) 349 1800
Tickets: $25.00

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Anna Botsford and Shepard Potash as Cyrus.

Anna Botsford and “Voices”

Botsford has appeared in several of Dalglish’s productions, including Bark Park, Unsafe, and Talented Woman. Playing the role of Joan in The Playground, she tells her story to her audience recalling memories from her life through various voices played by more than a dozen actors. The voices in The Playground feature Zack Johnson, Michael Becrelis, Sara Bleything, Shepard Potash, Natalia Molina Marin, Janet Geist Moore, Samantha McMahon, Missy Potash, Susanna Creel, Eli Woods, Sawyer Potash, Kristen Winn, Fiona Botsford, Luz Adriana Marin. The original music was composed and performed by Eli Woods, projections designed, filmed and edited by Jim Dalglish.

Awards

One of a four-play collection titled “The Gospels,” The Playground was named runner-up for the 2022 Kaplan Prize and a finalist for the 2023 WaterWorks Festival at the Live Arts Theater in Charlottesville, VA.

From the Playwright

Writer and director, Jim Dalglish, says, “I was inspired to write The Playground by my experiences living in Manhattan in the aughts. My job creating software for hedge fund traders and my close ties with family and friends who lived the New York City social scene exposed me to a world few playwrights who grew up in a far-away state like North Dakota could have imagined. My vantage point as an outsider gave me an amazing opportunity see this glittering world in all its glory and tawdriness. The Playground represents my efforts to capture this world with a critical eye and show how seductive it can be. And what happens for those who lose their way.”

Anna Botsford and Sara Bleything Sneed as Ashley

Production

Co-produced by Helltown Players and Cotuit Center for the Arts. Presented by Wellfleet Preservation Hall.

Starring

Anna Botsford

Featuring

Zack Johnson
Michael Becrelis
Sara Bleything
Shepard Potash
Natalia Molina Marín
Janet Geist Moore
Samantha McMahon
Missy Potash
Susanna Creel
Eli Woods
Sawyer Potash
Kristen Winn
Fiona Botsford
Karin Henderson
Kelly Rowen
Emma Engelsen
Luz Adriana Marín
Luz Adriana Marín