A promising young artist, nine months pregnant with her second child, flings herself from a fifth floor window at the death of her lover, the Bohemian portrait painter, Amadeo Modigliani.
This final act is all that most art historians mention of her, but Jeanne Hébuterne was a woman with dreams, as is brought to life in Triumvirate Pi Theatre’s new puppetry performance piece, MAUDIT.
Written and directed by Tri-Pi Theatre’s Artistic Director, Leslie K. Gray, this lyrical yet disturbing depiction, told through the disjointed intersections of memory and historical misinterpretations, features a wide variety of puppet forms to thrill puppet aficionados and performance theater lovers alike.
Known in Los Angeles for hard-hitting themes, site-specific presentations, and inventive puppetry, with shows for both adults and families, Tri-Pi Theatre has given audiences beyond-the-box theatrical experiences since 2001.
Triumvirate Pi Theatre is dedicated to producing provocative live theater that breaks down perceived barriers of race, gender and disability for all Los Angeles artists and audiences.
Ensemble members: Gabrieal Griego, Joshua R. Lamont, Adrian Rose Leonard, Brownie Sibrian, and Waewdao Sirisook.
Production team: Naomi Kasahara (set), Francois-Pierre Couture (lights), Joseph ‘Sloe’ Slawinski (sound), and Madeline Keller (costumes).
The two performances of MAUDIT will be on Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at 8:30pm at Highways Performance Space at the 18th Street Arts Center, 1651 – 18th Street in
Santa Monica. There is free on-site parking or street parking
TICKETS: ($20; $15 for students):www.highwaysperformance.org
For more information www.tri-pi.org
