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Portraiture at Cotuit Center for the Arts


  • Cotuit Center for the Arts 4404 Falmouth Road Barnstable, MA, 02635 United States (map)

Portraiture

A new play written & directed by Margaret Van Sant

Helltown Players is proud to present the world premiere of Portraiture, a sharp, witty, and thought-provoking new play by Margaret Van Sant.

Set in the Rare Reading Room of Yale’s Beinecke Library, Portraiture follows art historian Sylvia Santos as she leads a tour through a striking new exhibit. On display: portraits of three extraordinary women—Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Mabel Dodge Luhan—captured by modernist painters at the height of their influence.

But as Sylvia delves into their stories, the room fills with questions. What do these portraits reveal? What do they leave out? And who gets the final say on how a life is remembered?

With humor, intelligence, and a deep curiosity about art and identity, Portraiture invites us to reexamine the lives behind the legends—and the stories we tell about them.

Venue:

Cotuit Center for the Arts
(The Sigel Black Box Theater)
4404 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit, MA 02635

Dates / Times:

May 22 - 24 (Thurs. - Sat.) at 7:00pm
May 29 - 31 (Thurs. - Sat.) at 7:00pm
June 1 (Sun.) at 1:30pm

Tickets:

Tickets: $15.00 - $50.00

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Portraiture is also being performed at the Cape Cod Museum of Art (April 24 - May 4, 2025.) You may purchase tickets to that performance with the following link: Tickets to the Cape Cod Museum of Art Shows >>

Creative Team:

Margaret Van Sant - Playwright & Director
Jim Dalglish - Dramaturge
John Killwey - Set Design & Construction

Cast:

  • Kristin Stewart as Sylvia Santos

  • Kathleen Larson Day as Gertrude Stein

  • Karen McPherson as Alice B. Toklas

  • Anna Botsford as Mabel Dodge Luhan

Images used with the permission of the Yale University Library.

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