Portraiture at the Art House
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.
About the Photographer
Bob Tucker at Focalpoint Studio specializes in family portraits at your home or in the park. Focalpoint is an Heirloom Portrait Print Studio based in Orleans, MA, that offers some digital file purchase options, as well. Other services include business, modeling and actor/actress headshots, restoration of damaged family heirloom photos, passport and ID photos including Canadian passport and citizenship photos, digital imaging services and fine art giclee printing for artists. Bob is a member of:
• The Professional Photographers of America
• The Professional Photographers of Cape Cod
• The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
• The Orleans Chamber of Commerce
and is the Past President of the: