News Americas, New York, NY, Thursday. October 17, 2024: Award-winning Jamaican actor and singer Dianne Dixon to star in US premiere of psychological drama Goodbye doctorwhich opens at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theater at ART/New York Theaters on October 24. The play, written by internationally renowned playwright and psychoanalyst Betty Milan, will run until November 3, 2024.
Directed by Brazilian Debora Baladini, CEO of New York-based Brazilian theater company Group Dot BR, Goodbye doctor promises to be a fascinating exploration of mind and soul. The drama takes place in Paris in the 1970s and is based on Milan’s real-life psychoanalytic sessions with the controversial psychiatrist Jacques Lacan. It follows Seriema, a Brazilian woman of Lebanese descent, who seeks healing after two miscarriages and the breakdown of her marriage. Her sessions with Lacan lead her to confront buried memories and emotions, ultimately confronting inner demons.
Dianne Dixon as Maria in Goodbye doctor. (Photo courtesy of Psykout Productions.)
Dixon plays Maria, a spiritual mother figure whose presence profoundly affects Seriema’s thoughts and actions. Alongside Dixon in production are Barbara Riethe, Jerry Topitzer and Ian Melamed. Riethe and Melamed also serve as co-producers through Psykout Productions.
This marks Dixon’s return to the stage after her recent role as the Rasta Queen in Alwin Bully’s McBee at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center earlier this year. A highly respected Caribbean artist in New York, Dixon has built a remarkable career that includes various stage roles in productions such as He doesn’t behave badly at the Black Spectrum Theatre, An old woman remembers at the Billie Holiday Theatre, and Not for Eve at the National Black Theater Festival. She also starred in Off-Broadway musicals Falling in love with Mr. Dellamort AND Torchesthe latter of which won six Audelco Awards in 2015.
Dixon’s screen work includes appearances on Emmy Award-winning web series We are New Yorkthe drama of 9/11 Echoes of a lost boyand movies Jamaican Mafia, VICTIMSAND Queen of the Caribbean. Among her accolades, she is a two-time Audelco Award nominee and winner of the Caribbean Life Impact Award and the New York City Council for Excellence in the Arts.
Goodbye doctor will run from October 24 to November 3, with performances at 7.30pm Tuesday to Saturday and a matinee at 2.30pm on Sundays. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
