Jessica Dickey's funny and philosophical play "The Rembrandt" is given not just a carefully balanced production but is augmented by its artful scenic design and some great pre-show pop music.
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The title character of Jessica Dickey’s play is also the subject of Dava Sobel’s bestselling book of the same name. Sobel’s book about the great scientist’s brilliant, illegitimate cloistered daughter, Suor (Sister) Marie Celeste, seems to have inspired the play. The Writer tells us that Sobel’s work launched the quest that took her to Florence, Italy.
Jessica Dickey's play "The Rembrandt" examines why art is important and provocative. TheaterWorks Hartford is staging the Connecticut premiere from April 21 through May 14.