The Stolen Chair Theatre Company presents a collective creation freely inspired by the lives and work of three female painters of the Renaissance: Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, and Artemisia Gentileschi.
Exploring gender, genius, and the forces that shape them both, Stolen Chair colors outside of the lines, featuring a cast of characters including an omniscient portraitist, two Catholic Saints, a sea captain, a freak-show oddity, and three painters striving towards greatness. A world-premiere original script is complemented by period costumes, rare primary source texts from the artists' lives, full-scale reproductions of their work, and Stolen Chair's trademark physicality. An ensemble of five actors portrays twenty characters, accompanied by live music and flying paint.