Lynn Nottage’s award-winning story, Intimate Apparel, takes place in 1905 and follows Esther Mills, an African American seamstress, who makes lingerie for the wealthy women uptown and the ladies of the night downtown. When the owner of Esther’s boarding house, Mrs. Dickson, gives her a letter from a mysterious man in Panama, Esther’s world begins to shift. his show is proudly presented by the Dominguez Hills Theatre and Dance Department in celebration of Black history month.