Commedia del’Artemisia

As part of the 2005 Stampede Fest, The Stolen Chair Theatre Company presents a masked farce in rhyming couplets, freely inspired by the infamous 1612 rape trial of painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
Attempting to free the teenage virtuosa Artemisia from the clutches of her miserly father, the Gentileschis’ neighbor Tuzia procures for her a potential husband. She chooses Agostino Tassi, a painter, set designer, and criminal, who would rather take Artemisia to bed than to the chapel.

In the great comic tradition of Molière and Commedia dell’ Arte, Stolen Chair exposes the seedy underbelly of love and marriage to give you some deep belly laughs.
Schedule
February 2, 3, 5, and 6 @ 7:30PM