DC Arts Center
2438 18th St. NW
Washington DC
Vincent
A one man play by Leonard Nimoy
Performed by B. Stanley
September 22 – October 8
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30pm
General Admission $25/ 15 DCAC members
Back by popular demand! This performance is a reprise of Stanley’s critically acclaimed sold-out run during the 2009 Capitol Fringe Festival.
At the time of his death many of Vincent van Gogh’s contemporaries, including Paul Gaugin, had written the painter off as an insane fool. In this moving one-person performance Theo van Gogh is determinedto rescue his brother’s legacy, attempting to transform him from a madman into a beloved brother and misunderstood genius. Set in Paris 1890 one week after Vincent’s dramatic suicide, Theo exposes the turbulent life of his brother and brings personal revelation into the tormented world of the artist.
Using the hundreds of letters Theo and Vincent exchanged during their lives, Leonard Nimoy (most widely known as Spock on TV’s Star Trek) wrote “Vincent” in 1979 and performed it himself all over the country, as well as in a special PBS broadcast. Over 100 of van Gogh’s paintings are projected in the background as Theo recreates the world of the misunderstood genius in a poignant and intimate meditation on the life of the gifted painter. This critically acclaimed performance provokes laughter and tears and gives insight into van Gogh’s passion and suffering, while considering the meaning of art and artistry in a world where success is measured by sales and money.
A one man play by Leonard Nimoy
Performed by B. Stanley
September 22 – October 8
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30pm
General Admission $25/ 15 DCAC members
Back by popular demand! This performance is a reprise of Stanley’s critically acclaimed sold-out run during the 2009 Capitol Fringe Festival.
At the time of his death many of Vincent van Gogh’s contemporaries, including Paul Gaugin, had written the painter off as an insane fool. In this moving one-person performance Theo van Gogh is determinedto rescue his brother’s legacy, attempting to transform him from a madman into a beloved brother and misunderstood genius. Set in Paris 1890 one week after Vincent’s dramatic suicide, Theo exposes the turbulent life of his brother and brings personal revelation into the tormented world of the artist.
Using the hundreds of letters Theo and Vincent exchanged during their lives, Leonard Nimoy (most widely known as Spock on TV’s Star Trek) wrote “Vincent” in 1979 and performed it himself all over the country, as well as in a special PBS broadcast. Over 100 of van Gogh’s paintings are projected in the background as Theo recreates the world of the misunderstood genius in a poignant and intimate meditation on the life of the gifted painter. This critically acclaimed performance provokes laughter and tears and gives insight into van Gogh’s passion and suffering, while considering the meaning of art and artistry in a world where success is measured by sales and money.
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