July 4, 2025

Take Me To Dollywood – May 14-31

May 14-31, 2026

Preview Performances May 14 & 15

Opening Performance May 16

The Downstairs
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
66 E 4th Street
New York, NY 10003

Tickets:

$10 La MaMa Members

First 10 tickets to every performance $10 each, limit 2 per person, first come first served

Ticket prices inclusive of all fees!

“Bombs of color and experiments profane….”

Billy McEntee from Staff Picks

ABOUT

La MaMa presents the world premiere of Take Me To Dollywood, a production by The Fool Volk. A new full-length collage of scenes and experiments with a queer southern twang. On a porch in the south, a faceless Dolly Parton haunts the stage as characters find themselves on the edge of relationships, sexuality, and reality. A woman has eaten her hand, a sexy gummy bear awaits certain death, two men meet for a hook-up, a boss rummages through his employees’ desks, and the playwright details his sex life.

The Fool Volk is a collective built on the belief that silliness goes hand in hand with change. Blending experimental play with classical rigor, they create visually bold, site-specific work that takes full advantage of the live medium. The Fool Volk embraces the figure of the Fool not as a clown, but as a truth-teller who uses humor to spark thought and feeling. Their productions mix audience interaction, games, scenes, and physical tasks to produce a whimsical and compelling experience.