The Theory of Color at the Medicine Show Theatre

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble ends its 37th Season with The Theory of Color, by Lella Heins, opening at the Medicine Show Theatre on 20 Jul 2007, following previews from 12 Jul and running through to 29 Jul 2007.

The Theory of Color: Tells the story of Elena, a worldly Italian-born artist who finds herself transplanted from New York City to a small, sleepy, remote island when her husband Tom accepts a new job as the town doctor. Arriving at the end of the summer vacation season, Tom and Elena soon meet several of the local 'townies'� including a priest with a penchant for the bottle, a schizophrenic who's convinced that the other townspeople are out to kill her, and a young man experiencing serious jitters about his upcoming wedding.

While Tom is enthralled with the 'normalcy' of small-town life, Elena is driven to distraction by the depression and unhappiness that she sees around her. As the long winter months drag by, she starts to realize that Tom may not be the man she thought he was.

Directed by Alexander Harrington, The Theory of Color features Geoff Wigdor, James Nugent, Celeste Moratti, Charlotte Patton, Alexandra Devin, Niall O'Hegerty and Kathryn Savannah.

Lighing by Tony Penna, with costumes by Viviane Galloway.

The Theory of Color is produced as part of Medicine Show's Jump-Start series, which presents readings of promising new works and awards full productions to the best of those. The play received its initial Jump-Start reading in the 2005-2006 season.