Artemisia’s Intent

The award-winning ensemble-devised solo drama Artemisia’s Intent delivers a tour-de-force performance to unearth the life, work, and words of 17th-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Using actual trial transcripts from the 1600s and the early aughts, Artemisia’s Intent paints a startling portrait of the power structures designed to keep women in line, one gripping masterpiece at a time. The play deals sensitively with themes of sexual assault.