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- ISBN 9798899481116
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Northwestern University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A play from the inimitable Kate Hamill, based on the true story of the groundbreaking Italian painter Artemisia
During the seventeenth century, Italian artists strove to reshape the very image of humanity. Artemisia Gentileschi—the only child of a painter—dreams of making her mark at a time when a woman is not thought capable of being an artist, let alone one of the greats. Just as her career begins to gain unexpected momentum, a series of devastating betrayals crack the foundation of her work—and her life. In electrifying verse and gorgeous artwork, The Light and The Dark depicts the deeply moving true story of a young woman who changed the very image of women in society . . . weaving a magnetic and empowering tapestry of ambition, rage, and resilience across the ages.
Kate Hamill is an actor and one of the most-produced playwrights in the United States. Named the 2017 Playwright of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, she has been produced in all fifty states, as well as internationally. Her accolades include Drama League, Helen Hayes, and Elliot Norton Award nominations, the Einhorn Mentorship Award, and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards. Her other plays include Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility,Vanity Fair, Little Women, The Scarlet Letter, The Janes, The Aristocrats, The Piper, and The Odyssey.
Kristin Leahey is an Assistant Professor at Boston University. She has dramaturged and produced with theatres across the U.S. and internationally. Some of her publications include articles in Theatre Topics, Journal of American Drama, and the Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance. She is a recipient of a Fulbright and has been a member of the Woolly Mammoth, Seattle Rep, and WP Theatre artistic teams.
