Learn to Speak Doll

Genre
Theater for Young Audiences

Pictured
CADENCE (Charli Hicks)
Photo by Daniel Simonson

Credits
Director: Nathan Ross Freeman
Playwright: Angelica Chéri
Producer: Peppercorn Theatre

About

Set in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, young Cadence moves from her home on the East Side to a fabulous new house on the West Side after her mother lands a high-paying new job. All seems like a wonderful upgrade until Cadence is accosted with vicious cyber-bullying on the first day at her new school. Thankfully, her mythical, poetry-quoting Godmother and talking doll come to the rescue.

Learn to Speak Doll is a children’s play commissioned by Peppercorn Theatre at Kaleideum, which premiered in the summer of 2018, directed by Nathan Ross Freeman. Inspired by the legacy of *Dr. Maya Angelou, the play highlights the importance of using one’s voice, especially in the face of adversity.

*Used with permission of Caged Bird Legacy, LLC