Local actors from Ensemble Theatre Chattanooga will present Casting the Canvas 2: brief original plays, inspired by art at the Hunter Museum. Using new works and themes, visual arts and performance will intermingle in this experience on Thursday from 6-7 p.m.
In this project participants will rove throughout the museum to engage with various works from the Hunter collection. For more event details click here.
Pieces to be performed include "Veiled" inspired by Jeanette Rachelle De Sharchet Talbot Bartlette, "Hunters Old and New" inspired by a work of the same name, "Freak Show" inspired by The Circus is in Town, "Wings" inspired by Phenomena Royal Violet Visitation, "She Never Saw the Midwife" inspired by Alicia Henry's Untitled, and "The Legend of the Glass Dress" inspired by Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery.
Admission is $5 for Hunter members, $15 for non-members. A portion of proceeds will benefit ETC, Chattanooga's only theatre with a goal of providing artists with financial compensation. To learn more about the theatre and its mission, click here.