February 21 - March 9, 2025
Words are powerful…books can transform. Zan doesn’t want to read to Dorothy, and she’s not too sure she wants him to! But his community service assignment is not optional. Gradually, book by book, the two of them form an unexpected friendship…Just when they need it most.
Winner of the Portland Civic Theater Guild New Play Award
“No bells, no whistles, just a good play…DOROTHY’S DICTIONARY will be time well spent…”
—Broadway World
“The true art of a two-character play is balance. Playwright E. M. Lewis has taken up the mantle and created a gentle, witty, and moving example."
–DC Theatre Arts
Synopsis
Words are powerful…books can transform. Zan doesn’t want to read to Dorothy, and she’s not too sure she wants him to! But his community service assignment is not optional. Gradually, book by book, the two of them form an unexpected friendship…Just when they need it most.
Winner of the Portland Civic Theater Guild New Play Award
“No bells, no whistles, just a good play…DOROTHY’S DICTIONARY will be time well spent…”
—Broadway World
“The true art of a two-character play is balance. Playwright E. M. Lewis has taken up the mantle and created a gentle, witty, and moving example."
–DC Theatre Arts
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