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A Picasso is a two-character stage play based Jeffrey Hatcher. Originally commissioned by Philip Langner and the Theatre Guild. A Picasso received its world premier by The Philadelphia Theatre Company at Plays and Players Theater, in Philadelphia, opening on May 31, 2003.
In occupied Paris, 1941, Pablo Picasso has been summoned from his favorite cafe and taken to a storage vault for an interrogation by Miss Fischer, a "cultural attache" from Berlin. She has been ordered to authenticate three Picasso paintings recently "confiscated" by the Nazis from their Jewish owners. The Nazi Ministry of Propaganda has planned an "exhibition" to burn "degenerate art." Picasso engages Fischer in a desperate negotiation to save his work while the pair discuss art, politics, sex, and truth.
Productions
Directed by John Tillinger. The play was presented by The Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia.
- Pablo Picasso .... Jeffrey DeMunn
- Miss Fischer .... Lisa Banes
Directed by John Tillinger. The play was presented by Coconut Grove Playhosue in Miami, Florida.
- Pablo Picasso .... Peter Michael Goetz
- Miss Fischer .... Lucie Arnaz
Directed by John Tillinger. The play was presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City.
- Pablo Picasso .... Dennis Boutsikaris
- Miss Fischer .... Jill Eikenberry
Divadlo Ungelt
Directed by Jiří Svoboda. The play was presented by the Ungelt Theatre in Prague. The play was won a prize Thalia for both an actor Milan Kňažko (nominated) and Vilma Cibulková (won).
- Pablo Picasso .... Milan Kňažko
- Miss Fischer .... Vilma Cibulková
References
- A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher, Dramatist Play Service Inc. 2006