29 Paintings is a live performance of short theatrical monologues inspired by visual art. Performed by actors together with large projections of the paintings that inspired them, these new characters reveal their inner fears, ambitions, and unexpected secrets.  Writer Roxanne Drolet created the series of original characters inspired by (but not based on) the subjects depicted. By purposely setting aside (or vaguely acknowledging) the painting’s context, Drolet’s new people emerge from the expressions, clothing and settings of portraits by Rembrandt, Hopper, Da Vinci, and more.

 The “playlist” of brief monologues and two-person scenes (each around one minute long) is discontinuous in terms of narrative, and intended to be a joyful celebration of what happens when a painting just speaks to you.  Veering from comedy to quiet introspection, sometimes purposefully overly dramatic, dark or occasionally absurd, the pieces remind the audience that art means something different to each person and doesn’t have to take itself so seriously.  “It’s not Whistler’s Mother,” says Drolet, “She’s a different woman, telling the story of the worst day of her life, with some emotions she’s obviously desperate to express.”

Thanks to everyone for selling out our March 2, 2024 show!

performed at

Warehouse 635

635 new Park Ave.

West Hartford CT 06110

CAST:

Barbara Gallow, T. MaRIE, Deborah Mott, Shawn E. Murray, Fior Rodriguez and Patrick Spadaccino

Written and Directed by Roxanne Drolet