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BIG DUMMY
​Me & My Old Man
written & performed by Mary Dimino 
directed by Christine Renee Miller
lighting design by Kia Rogers

​Growing up smarter than your father in a funny, factory working family from Queens.  Come, simplify yourself!

​Winner United Solo of Theatre Row Award 
​First Sold Out Show

REVIEWS

"Among the best written and most humane shows ever to grace the Fringe. Enormously enhancing the perfect script is Dimino's lovely, down-to-earth, compassionate and always entertaining delivery. This is the only production that made me cry.  Considering this is a comedy filled with laughs, this is an extraordinary achievement.
There are lines - especially near the end - that I will remember the rest of my life."
​ - Hy Bender, theatre critic

"If you've never seen Mary Dimino perform, then make a point of it, because you'll see her own brand of poignant comedy, the kind that is hers and hers alone; the kind that will have you laughing and crying at the same time for different reasons."
- Ruben Brache,
​   Broadway Producer 

​​"With humor and sincerity Dimino transported me into her remarkable world."
- TDF Reviews
​ (Theatre Development Fund)
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​"Dimino comes across like a good friend that the audience has known for years the moment she takes the stage"
- nytheatre.com

​"First and foremost is that from the moment Ms. Dimino appears on the stage you like her, and then she becomes your friend. Big Dummy sports a full cast of characters, each vividly portrayed by the talented, confident and animated solo performer with skill and dexterity. You laugh and smile with recognition and sometimes feel a tear about to trickle down your cheek as her story unfolds. Treat yourself and spend some time with this remarkable actor and comedian. I am sure you will go home with a new friend."
- Theatre Reviews Limited
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AWARDS

Winner United Solo of Theatre Row Award, First Sold Out Show
Top Pick Best in Live Comedy - BestNewYorkComedy.com
​Critic's Choice - TDF                                                                    
Personal Narrative & Storytelling Choice Award - NY State Council of the Arts

Tour

Touring nationally, previous performances include: (click each theater for details)

​The New York International Fringe Festival          Sold Out Run!
Player's Theater, NYC                                               Sold Out Run!
John W. Engeman Theatre, Northport                     Sold Out Run!
Times Square Arts Center                                        Residency!
United Solo Festival of Theatre Row                      Sold Out Run!
The Studio Theatre, Theatre Row, NYC                   Sold Out Run!
Estrogenuis Festival,  Stage Left, NYC 
13th Street Repertory Theatre, West Village NY    Residency!
H.G. Fairfield Center for The Arts                             Sold Out Run!
George Fischer Middle School, Carmel, NY             Sold Out Run!
Producer's Club, NYC
Union County Performing Arts Center, NJ                Sold Out Run!
NY Innovative Theatre Awards                                 Showcase! 
​Inspīr @ Carnegie Hill NY
​ShowScore.com Spectacular Solo Show Choices
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Featured Articles

1. Interviewed by Adam Rothberg Call Me Adam, as seen in The New York Times​​​ (click below for Mary's interview) ​

​     2.  ​ PXP Magazine interview Big Dummy's Mary 
         Dimino for Theater Development Fund

      3.  Mary Dimino Stars in Big Dummy -Michael 
          Gioia, Playbill

       4.  Award Winning Playwright is 'Big Dummy' 
           off-Broadway -The Staten Island Advance

       5.   Mary Dimino to Star at United Solo              
​            -Broadway World ​                   

        6.   Spectacular Solo Show Choices 
             -ShowScore.com

         7.   Mary Dimino's Big Dummy to Open at 
              FringeNYC -BWW News Desk