BEN AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH World Premiere by Bathsheba Doran May 21 - June 6, 2010 Juianne Argyros Stage
An enchanting story from olden times comes to life as a modern-day fairy tale—through the magic of theatre! Megan and Ben are two kids alone in the world. She earns pennies as a human statue—painted silver—while her little brother draws marvelous portraits with only a stubby pencil. One fateful day, his artwork catches the eye of the malicious Mrs. Crawly, who has a scheme to make millions with a magic paintbrush. When she captures Ben and puts him to work, it’s up to Megan to save the day. You’ll cheer the way she comes through!
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Playwright Bio
Bathsheba Doran’s first play Feminine Wash was produced at the Edinburgh Fringe festival while she was a student at Cambridge University. She worked initially as a comedy writer for the BBC, and then came to the States on a Fulbright where she received her M.F.A from Columbia University before becoming a playwriting fellow of Juilliard. Plays include Living Room in Africa (Produced Off-Broadway by the award-winning Edge Theater), Nest (commissioned and produced by Signature Theater in DC), The Parents’ Evening (Cherry Lane), Until Morning (BBC Radio 4) and adaptations of Maeterlinck’s The Blind (Classic Stage Company), Great Expectations (starring Kathleen Chalfant at The Lucille Lortel) and Peer Gynt (dir. Andre Serban at the Theater of the Riverside Church). Doran’s has been developed by the O’Neill Playwriting Center, Lincoln Center and Sundance Theater Lab among others. She is a 2009 recipient of the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award as well as the recipient of three Lecomte du Nouy Lincoln Center playwriting awards, and a Susan Blackburn Award finalist. She is currently under commission from Atlantic Theater and Playwrights Horizons in New York. Her work is available from Samuel French and Playscripts Inc. She lives in New York City.
