"*Mitchell" . "*Ellen" . "*Diane" . . "2006-01-10Z"^^ . "*Alex" . "The Little Dog Laughed"@en . "The Little Dog Laughed is a 2006 comedy play by Douglas Carter Beane.The four characters are an actor, Mitchell, his acerbic agent Diane, a hustler named Alex, and Alex's girlfriend Ellen. When Mitchell and Alex become involved in a physical relationship, Diane is concerned that what she describes as Mitchell's \"slight recurring case of homosexuality\" will derail his career before it gets started.The play originally was produced off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre."@en . "2006Z"^^ . . "Homosexuality, public perception" .