Mapplethorpe: The Opening

This solo piece is inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe’s first sex photography show. Brian Quirk brings the art world to life depicting famous patrons and figures from the artist’s life as they respond to Mapplethorpe’s graphic work. The resulting play leaves the audience inspired and assaulted but most of all, the viewer is a VIP guest in the provocative world of the 1970s downtown art scene. Mapplethorpe: The Opening, written by and starring Brian Quirk, is directed by John Stix.