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About the World Premiere

Emery Harris has lived alone in a treehouse named Mabel for over a decade performing research on plants. Except for her overbearing sister Hazel, Emery’s only connection to the outside world is through her YouTube channel where she documents her research and has garnered several thousand followers. No one is more stunned than she, though, when strangers begin gathering beneath Mabel, chanting and singing. As the crowd grows larger and louder, Emery learns she’s been unwittingly elected as her followers’ botanical, new-age messiah. A follow-up to Deborah Zoe Laufer’s hit play Be Here Now, this warm-hearted world premiere comedy studies the power of plants and the idiosyncrasies of people.

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Advisory

Rooted introduces you to memorable human characters named Emery, Hazel and Luanne - and memorable plants named Mabel, Cynthia and Gerald, among others. While the plants don't use strong adult language and explore mature themes like mental health, the humans do, so we recommend that human audience members be at least 14 years or older to attend.

 

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You can view the Digital Program now online. QR codes will also be around the theatre for quick access, as well as printed programs.

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Dimonte Henning (he/him)

Apr 11, 2023, 11:40 AM
Role : Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton
Order : 60
Dimonte is grateful to be part of Seven Guitars. He received his formal theatre training from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with additional training from Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Emerging Professional Residency (2015/2016 Season). He is a founding member of the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival and performing arts organization Lights! Camera! Soul! Dimonte’s favorite directing credits include The Colored Museum, Black Nativity, Dutchman, The Niceties and Pretty Fire. His regional theater credits include Toni Stone (Alliance Theatre); Stick Fly (Writers Theater); The Island and Deathtrap (Milwaukee Chamber Theater); Skeleton Crew (Forward Theater Company); Our Town, A Christmas Carol and Dreamgirls (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); and The Wiz and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (First Stage). Television and commercial credits include guest starring roles on NBC’s Chicago PD (Seasons 4 and 6), Disney’s Encore!, UBER, Inpro Designs and Harley-Davidson.

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Dimonte Henning (he/him)

Apr 11, 2023, 11:40 AM
Role : Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton
Order : 60
Dimonte is grateful to be part of Seven Guitars. He received his formal theatre training from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with additional training from Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Emerging Professional Residency (2015/2016 Season). He is a founding member of the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival and performing arts organization Lights! Camera! Soul! Dimonte’s favorite directing credits include The Colored Museum, Black Nativity, Dutchman, The Niceties and Pretty Fire. His regional theater credits include Toni Stone (Alliance Theatre); Stick Fly (Writers Theater); The Island and Deathtrap (Milwaukee Chamber Theater); Skeleton Crew (Forward Theater Company); Our Town, A Christmas Carol and Dreamgirls (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); and The Wiz and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (First Stage). Television and commercial credits include guest starring roles on NBC’s Chicago PD (Seasons 4 and 6), Disney’s Encore!, UBER, Inpro Designs and Harley-Davidson.

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