A Vicksburg native and actor is producing a play.

Jason Dottley will co-produce “Yellow” with Los Angeles playwright and director Del Shores. The fictional drama takes place in Vicksburg.

Dottley has starred and had producing roles in Shores’ “Sordid Lives: The Series” and Shores’ “A Sordid Affair.”  His single, “Party Round the World,” hit the Top 20 Billboard charts. “Yellow” will open May 29 and run through July 25 in Los Angeles.

Dottley’s grandparents live in Vicksburg. They are Kayo and Nina Dottley.