"I've never experienced a musical which gets so deeply into the experience of being an artist and the process of making art, says director Susannah Martin. The questioning, doubting, fear, rage, and joy that goes into making something; the way this musical captures that love and joy the passion and necessary obsession that goes into art making is captivating along with the impact that obsession has on those we love and our relationships."
"The sound-world of the show is just as daring, provocative, interesting and non-traditional as the type of art that the character of George Seurat was striving to create, says Moschler. It's not book scenes followed by songs belted out ad nauseum; it's a score that is interwoven through dialogue and comes together more like a film score that helps create a strong sense of narrative and dramatic continuity from beginning to end."
Shotgun Players will complete their 2025 season with the Tony Award-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, running Nov. 15–Dec. 30 at Ashby Stage with pay-what-you-can previews starting Nov. 15. The production draws inspiration from Georges Seurat’s pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and examines the personal and emotional costs of the creative process, following an obsessed artist and his subjects. Music Director David Moschler leads the ensemble from piano with Associate Music Director Daniel Alley. The score is interwoven with dialogue and creates narrative continuity similar to a film score. The show won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and remains resonant on themes of artistry and obsession.
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