The Newton Nomadic Theater’s next production, A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher opens this coming weekend.
A Picasso is a cat-and-mouse suspense drama exploring the role of art, the artist and the beholder in a world gone mad during the Nazi occupation of Paris in WWII.
Set in a vault under the streets of German-occupied Paris in 1941, A Picasso pits the famous artist against Miss Fischer, a cultural attaché from Berlin A tango of sex, politics and power ensues.
Stephen Cooper returns to play Pablo Picasso,fresh from his role as Mr Rice in the theater’s recent production of Molly Sweeney. Newton Nomadic Theater founder Linda Goetz (Faith Healer, Beauty Queen of Leenane) is back in the role of the Miss Fischer.
The opening weekend’s two performances are in a perfect location, an artist’s (Patty Simon) studio in Newton Highlands. We’re particularly delighted because this is the first time the theater will be performing in Newton Highland.
Click here for tickets
This is the 2nd time these actors have come together for A Picasso. Here’s a quote from the last time they performed together:
“It’s ain’t easy to surprise this sometimes jaded theatre veteran. Yet last night I had the pleasure to be amidst an audience that sat in stunned silence at the close of a preview performance at Salem Theatre Company. Literally, no one moved! Then ever so slowly we turned to look at each shaking our heads in disbelief.”
Each performance will also feature a mini-exhibition of paintings from the Museum Of Bad Art, specially chosen for their connection to the themes of A Picasso.
We’re working our way through the villages. This weekend the theater will be playing in Newton Highlands for the first time in an artists (Patty Simon) studio by Crystal Lake.
This will be our 9th village so far. We’re still looking for locations in Chestnut Hill, Nonantum, Thompsonville, and West Newton. If anyone has a house with a big living room or other space (barn, studio etc) or knows of other likely venues in those villages please let us know (email [email protected]) for future shows.
In the meantime, come on down for opening night this Friday in the Highlands.
Tickets ($20) here.
We’re working our way through the villages. This weekend the theater will be playing in Newton Highlands for the first time in an artists (Patty Simon) studio by Crystal Lake.
This will be our 9th village so far. We’re still looking for locations in Chestnut Hill, Nonantum, Thompsonville, and West Newton. If anyone has a house with a big living room or other space (barn, studio etc) or knows of other likely venues in those villages please let us know (email [email protected]) for future shows.
In the meantime, come on down for opening night this Friday in the Highlands.
Tickets ($20) here.
Is your visa in order for coming into the Highlands? We’ve seen a lot of strange people coming in here lately by way of Elliott Street, so we have to be on constant vigilance.
I can’t make this weekend’s events for reasons Marie will understand; but I promise that I’m not going to miss this show.
Forge ahead
Is your visa in order for coming into the Highlands? We’ve seen a lot of strange people coming in here lately by way of Elliott Street, so we have to be on constant vigilance.
I can’t make this weekend’s events for reasons Marie will understand; but I promise that I’m not going to miss this show.
Forge ahead
I’m excited to see it in her studio. What a perfect location.
I’m excited to see it in her studio. What a perfect location.
@Marti Bowen – Yes we’re very excited to be opening at Patty’s studio and also performing at two other artists studios as well – Diablo Glass on Mission Hill and Midway Studios at Fort Point Channel .. as well as some of our regular spots around Newton (Gregorian Rugs, Waban Library, Boccabella Bistro, Dunn Gaherins Pub and the home of Henry and Pat Finch).
@Marti Bowen – Yes we’re very excited to be opening at Patty’s studio and also performing at two other artists studios as well – Diablo Glass on Mission Hill and Midway Studios at Fort Point Channel .. as well as some of our regular spots around Newton (Gregorian Rugs, Waban Library, Boccabella Bistro, Dunn Gaherins Pub and the home of Henry and Pat Finch).
“We are all guilty of something, its just a matter of finding the appropriate law” Miss Fischer attache to the Ministry of Culture
Berlin 1941.
“We are all guilty of something, its just a matter of finding the appropriate law” Miss Fischer attache to the Ministry of Culture
Berlin 1941.