Della Doucet
Vintage Theatre Production
Della Doucet, a comedy set in the 1980s New York art world, won the Vintage Theatre’s 2023 new play competition, competing against over 105 other scripts. The play received its world premiere at the Vintage on August 23, opening the 2024-25 season for an extended, sold-out run.
The bittersweet romantic comedy follows the exploits of a Louisiana-born Cajun who flees her marriage on a Southern military base to explore the gritty New York of the early 1980s. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, Della finds herself drawn to the East Village art scene—and to the wrong man.
Directed by Paul Jaquith, the cast of Della Doucet included Johanna Jaquith, Abid Hassan, Corinne Landy, Wade Livingston, Linda Swanson Brown, and Mike Thomas Moran.
“Although this play was begun in Los Angeles, it was finished in Denver. A shout-out to Melissa McCarl at Lighthouse Writers who offers so much support to Denver playwrights. And many thanks to the wonderful people at Vintage Theatre who greet new work with such enthusiasm. ”