DramaDogs, a Theater Company
Presents:
Collected Stories
By: Donald Margulies

Collected Stories is directed by DramaDogs’ Artistic Director, Ken Gilbert, and features E. Bonnie Lewis and Felicia Hall.

Ruth Steiner (E. Bonnie Lewis), a professor and lauded writer of short stories, hires graduate student Lisa Morrison to be her assistant. Lisa, also a writer, thrives in her new role, and becomes Ruth’s protégé—then her rival upon the release of her first novel, which is (unknown to Ruth) based on Ruth’s life. In Collected Stories, the complicated issue of story ownership is at the fore. This intelligent and engaging play by Donald Margulies asks questions about consent, appropriation, and the ethics of taking artistic license.

“[Collected Stories] digs into its engaging tale of aesthetics and ethics with intelligence and sharp, literate humor….Mr. Margulies has found fertile material in the struggles of the creative classes to reconcile the demands of ambition with the exigencies of life.” –The New York Times

“This provocative piece of theater serves as a timely reminder that we are defined by our feelings and memories — and such precious thoughts are sacred.” –Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel