Isabella Rosselini, Laura Dern To Host 'Confessions Of A Mulatto Love Child' On LI

BELLPORT, NY — Actresses Isabella Rossellini and Laura Dern will present "Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child" at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport on May 12 in a fundraiser as a Mother’s Day gift to both the theater and Rossellini’s Mama Farm, theatre officials announced in a news release.

The show will star acclaimed actress, Bellina Logan, a childhood friend of Dern who also wrote the biographical one-woman show. Rossellini will host the event with personal quips from her famous mother, Ingrid Bergman.

The show is an "inappropriate over-share of a codependent bi-racial, child’s life with her acerbic English mother and the deep bond they forged," according to theatre officials. Portraying multiple characters, Logan conveys affection for and acceptance of her mother’s often-questionable behavior, which is further complicated when she develops Alzheimer’s, theatre officials said, adding, "Through interwoven anecdotes, 'Confessions' tells a beautiful mother-daughter story with hilarity and a ton of heart."

The show begins with, “Let me tell you a story. My mother is very white, very blonde, very blue-eyed and very English. Imagine Maggie Smith. Now, imagine Maggie Smith getting together with Shaft... you get me."

Logan is a 25-year stage veteran who has appeared at The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, and the New York Philharmonic in New York City. She debuted in Tony Kushner's adaptation of Corneille's play The Illusion at Hartford Stage, and gave memorable performances in "Shaw's Arms and the Man," "The Rivals," the Los Angeles LGBT Center's production of Jane Wagner's "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe: Revisited," among others.

She toured Russia with The Acting Company'"s Five by Tennessee" and recently starred in Antaeus Theatre Company's production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." She has worked with film directors David Lynch, Neil Jordan, Kathryn Bigelow, and Adrian Lyne. She has appeared in recurring television roles on "Sons of Anarchy," "Enlightened," "ER," and can also be seen in "The Magicians," "Famous in Love," and "Midnight Texas."

She is currently featured on "Palm Royale."

Director Maggie Soboil was born in South Africa and became that country's leading female satirist. As an actress, she won an Obie Award in New York for her performance in "Poppie Nongena" and starred in her own TV special for the BBC. She has directed theatre in New York and Los Angeles, and her feature film, "Myron's Movie," and her short film, "Missing You," have played numerous festivals and garnered best narrative feature awards.

She also produced "Sunstroke," "With or Without You," and "Wooly Boys" starring Kris Kristofferson and Peter Fonda. She has just completed directing her new short film, "Lulu," featuring Logan.

Tickets for the event are $100, and also available, will be a post-show reception with the artists at Isabella Rossellini’s Mama Farm for an additional $50, just down the road from the playhouse.

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