Muralista

If walls could talk, the revolution would not have to be televised!

What happens when a neighborhood has been singled out as ground zero for restructuring? What happens when a young college grad has been commissioned to paint a waterfall on a wall that feels the violence, drugs, and gentrification of its neighborhood? On this day the wall and the neighbors say, “No More!”

[Strong Language | Recommended for ages 14 and up]

Inspired by the revolutionary murals of Mexican artist Diego Rivera, Muralista explores the challenges of a community as it struggles against economic forces in a new kind of urban renewal that threatens its very existence.

Opening / Press Night Fri. Jun 7th – 7pm Wine & Cheese Reception
TalkBack Sunday Jun 9th immediately following performance

STARRING: Keith Illidge, Elizabeth Michaels*, Miranda Thompson, and Aziz Toure | * actor appears courtesy of Actor’s Equity

From cave paintings to religious themes and social revolutions, murals have been used as a tool for both change and inspiration. Muralista explores both the artistic use, and political exploitation of the art form as a means to an end, or beginning, of a neighborhood.