A Picasso
Tickets and Information
SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 19, 2005
Closed May 29, 2005
Opened Apr 19, 2005
Closed May 29, 2005
Directions & Map
Running Time:
1hr. 10min.
1hr. 10min.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The acclaimed Manhattan Theater Club presents A Picasso, by Jeffrey Hatcher.
A fascinating look at art, power and censorship. Set during the German occupation of Paris, this riveting drama imagines a confrontation between Picasso and a mysterious interrogator concerning several confiscated works. Directing is longtime MTC collaborator John Tillinger (Sylvia, House and Garden).
Starring Dennis Boutsikaris and Jill Eikenberry.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
New York City Center - Stage II
131 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
Manhattan Theatre Club's second stage is a 150 seat Off-Broadway theater with a three-sided thrust stage. The stage has excellent sightlines. Seating is first-come first-serve, so arrive early.
131 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
Manhattan Theatre Club's second stage is a 150 seat Off-Broadway theater with a three-sided thrust stage. The stage has excellent sightlines. Seating is first-come first-serve, so arrive early.
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In 1937, Pablo Picasso painted "Guernica." It was inspired by the brutal destruction of a small town in Spain, which fascist leader Francisco Franco allowed the Nazis to use for bombing practice. The painting is now widely regarded as a masterpiece showing the horrors of war -- and yet, for most of his career, Picasso eschewed politics. When the Nazis occupied Paris in 1940, he remained in the city. In A Picasso, Jeffrey Hatcher offers a provocative theatrical speculation on how the famous artist might have interacted with the Nazi regime there; he also explores issues of artistic inspiration and censorship.
The play is set in October 1941. Picasso (Dennis Boutsikaris) has been detained ben[...]