BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS
by LaDarrion Williams | directed by Malkia Stampley
[Photo Credit: Joel Maisonet]
CREATIVE TEAM
scenic designer Ryan Emens
costume designer Christine Pascual, U.S.A.
lighting designer Jason Lynch, U.S.A.
projections designer Rasean Davonté Johnson, U.S.A.
properties designer Lonnae Hickman
sound designers Daniel Etti-Williams and André Pluess, U.S.A.
wig and hair designer Rueben D. Echoles
dramaturg Khalid Y. Long
associate dramaturg DeRon S. Williams
stage manager Madeline M. Scott, AEA
![Facing racism and exclusion before the ceremony, Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers) is not sure she should attend the Academy Awards to accept her Oscar.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/b482a540-c277-4d31-80af-991d37fd5c70/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_2737_byJoelMaisonet-scaled.jpg)
![Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner) is awaiting a phone call that could change his life.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/5d573823-72d1-4a0e-9756-1bd5b184a785/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_1956_byJoelMaisonet-1024x682.jpg)
![Academy Award nominee Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, right) shows Dottie Hudson (Mildred Marie Langford) the speech she has been instructed to present should she win the Oscar that night.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/cacc6b9e-d465-4e4a-ad4a-706955df5dc2/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_2517_byJoelMaisonet-1024x682.jpg)
![Good friends Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner, right) and Dottie Hudson (Mildred Marie Langford) share both work gossip and their life dreams.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/8bf5d865-1d81-4385-a85d-b80ad9cdc555/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_2672_byJoelMaisonet-scaled.jpg)
![Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner, right) tries to persuade a doubtful Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers) that she must attend the Academy Awards to accept her Oscar.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/56d36313-fba3-4254-8123-2389445b057e/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_2749_byJoelMaisonet-scaled.jpg)
![Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, left) shares reflections about her life and career with bartender Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner).
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/bad48afd-4610-40e6-8812-85509f29ff15/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_2270_byJoelMaisonet-scaled-1.jpg)
![Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, left) shares reflections about her life and career with bartender Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner).
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/f814220f-1f26-406e-8f9f-09133956daca/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_3160_byJoelMaisonet-1024x683.jpg)
![Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, left) shares reflections about her life and career with bartender Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner).
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/a53175ae-bb29-42df-be9c-75c9a6da1302/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_3141_byJoelMaisonet-1024x683.jpg)
![Bartender Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner, left) is shocked and star-struck when Academy Award nominee Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers) walks into his bar.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/57be13fa-4111-4423-ba6e-cabf099029a9/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_2349_byJoelMaisonet-1.jpg)
![Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, right) helps Dottie Hudson (Mildred Marie Langford) through a difficult moment.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/7589ca4d-0c55-403e-8d02-ff6879d10293/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_3444_byJoelMaisonet-1024x683.jpg)
![Good friends Arthur Brooks (Charles Andrew Gardner, right) and Dottie Hudson (Mildred Marie Langford) face the challenges of achieving their dreams amidst the racism and inequity of Hollywood.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/6641ee5d-ba3b-4b4d-a5bf-6ae76565899f/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_3378_byJoelMaisonet-1024x682.jpg)
![Hattie McDaniel (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, left) and Dottie Hudson (Mildred Marie Langford) find themselves sharing an historic evening together.
[Photo by Joel Maisonet]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/642b200f20227d3e3ba9cc2a/684b7cb9-fb0e-4971-b671-b2a9d844f7ca/BoulevardOfBoldDreams_3545_byJoelMaisonet-1024x683.jpg)