A Part of the Noise
Who determines what a famous artist paints - his gallery owner or the artist himself? This fascinating play celebrates the life of Franz Kline. Set in New York's Cedar Bar in the 1940s and 1950s, the play examines the pivotal years in the artists life as he seeks advice and inspiration from his friends Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jack Kerouac, Grace Hartigan, and David Amram, among others.
One-Night Only
A reading of a play by Carl Kline
Sunday, August 11 at 7:00 PM
The Provincetown Theater
238 Bradford Street
Provincetown MA 02657
Tickets:
$40 Includes a ticket to the reading
$80 Includes a ticket to the reading and admission to an after-show reception at the Berta Walker Gallery.
Cast
A cast of 20 of Provincetown’s and Cape Cod’s favorite actors Cast:
Franz Kline (1910 - 1962) American Abstract Expressionist Painter
Billy Hough as Franz Kline
Steve Ross as Sydney Janis
Joe MacDougall as Artie Mandelbaum
Sara Fitzpatrick as Elizabeth Parsons Kline
Paul E. Halley as John
Steve Myerson as Jerry
Missy Potash as Annie
Beau Jackett as Willem de Kooning
Laura Shabott as Joan Mitchell
Lynda Sturner as Grace Hartigan
Elliott Sicard as Jack Kerouac
Ian Leahy as David Amram & Jackson Pollock
Stuard Derrick as Dr. Robert Fenneman & Ben Shaw
Nicholas Dorr as Dr. Marsh & David Dobbs
Lise Motherwell as Robert Motherwell
Debbie Nadolney as Woman #1
Grace Hopkins as Woman #2
Cid Bolduc as Woman #3
David Chick as Man #1
Kaya Fitzpatrick as Narrator
Forum 24
Remembering Forum 49:
The 75th Anniversary
Sponsored by the Provincetown Art Gallery Association
Cid Bolduc / Grace Hopkins Co-Chairs
Forum 24 celebrates the 75th anniversary of the seminal Forum 49 presentation of emerging modern art - an event that changed the history of art in Provincetown and worldwide. In summer of 1949, Provincetown avant garde artists - abstract expressionist painters, musicians, poets, architects, and psychoanalysts - gathered together to answer the question,“What is Art?” For 60 cents you could listen to James Joyce and T.S Eliott reading from their poetry.
Provincetown Art Gallery Association
The Provincetown Art Gallery Association is marking the occasion with a summer of events designed to honor the original Forum and illuminate the connections between modern art and the cultural changes and artistic changes that still resonate in the world today.
Helltown Players
Helltown Players is assisting the Provincetown Art Gallery Association in their efforts to bring a reading of A Part of the Noise to life. Helltown Players is a non-profit corporation registered with the state of Massachusetts and is a registered tax-exempt non-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRS).
Ticket Revenue
Ticket says will help offset the expense of producing the reading and raise funds that will help Helltown Players with its mission to produce plays written by Cape Cod playwrights.
Donations
Donations raised by this reading will go directly to the Provincetown Art Gallery Association to help underwrite their programs.