Live from Shetler Studios in NYC, I speak with Emmy Winner Dorothy Lyman (All My Children, Mama's Family) & CBS' Blue Bloods' Abigail Hawk about starring in Dorothy's new play In the Bleak Midwinter.

In this interview, Dorothy and Abigail both answered my call to share:

• Why Dorothy wrote In the Bleak Midwinter
• One characteristic they are glad they don't possess
• What Abigail would have liked to see happen with her character Detective Baker on Blue Bloods
• Dorothy shares a funny story about working with Betty White
• So much more

In the Bleak Midwinter, it’s a freezing Catskill winter outside on Gladstone Farms and pretty frosty inside the farmhouse kitchen too, as three generations of women debate the fate of their matriarch. A holiday weekend with family becomes a fulcrum for change, as recently widowed "Elizabeth Gladstone" (Dorothy Lyman) faces old age and the loss of her home. "Betsy," her daughter, (Abigail Hawk) and granddaughter "Liz," (Jeanne Lauren Smith) each have their own ideas about what should happen. "Betsy" wants to cash out, "Liz" wants to try to hang on to the farm. Tempers are as short as the winter days. But for "Elizabeth," the only real question is can the third act of her life really be the best one yet?

In the Bleak Midwinter will play Shetler Studios 244 West 54th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue), 12th Floor from September 8-23, 2018.

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Dorothy Lyman

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Dorothy Lyman has had a long and illustrious career as an actor, playwright, director, and producer. She won two Emmy Awards for her work as "Opal Gardner" on All My Children and is well known for her work on Mama’s Family where she played "Naomi Oates Harper."

Dorothy is also a theatre/television director and filmmaker. She directed 75 episodes of the hit show, The Nanny for CBS. Her first film, shot in Delaware County, The Northern Kingdom, is currently available on Netflix, as is her second film, Split Ends. A documentary on aging, Janet’s Class is seeking distribution. Dorothy produced and directed Enemy, her adaptation of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People (2016), and her full-length plays A Rage In Tenure (2017), as well as Soft Landing (2018) at Teatro Santa Ana in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Dorothy has adapted John Scherber’s Mysteries in Mexico series of detective novels for television. Current film and television work includes guest starring on episodes of HBO's Divorce and Elementary on CBS. As well as appearances in Bad Hurt (2015) and Bullitt County (2018), along with Back Fork and Vault, both currently in post-production.

Abigail Hawk

More on Abigail Hawk:

Abigail Hawk is well known for playing "Detective Baker," the unflappable right hand of NYPD Police Commissioner "Frank Reagan" (Tom Selleck) on CBS’ Blue Bloods, currently in its 9th season. 

A New York-based actress, Abigail has also worked on such television shows as Body of Proof, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Are We There Yet? Abigail most recently guest-starred opposite Mariska Hargitay and Raul Esparza on Law and Order: SVU.

Abigail’s film work includes her award-winning performance in Almost Paris and the romantic dramedy Rich Boy, Rich Girl. She also starred opposite Chevy Chase in ION Network’s feature A Christmas in Vermont. Upcoming projects include Brother’s Keeper with Laurence Fishburne and Milo Gibson.

Abigail is a proud member of both SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity Association.