The Rothko

by Nicholas Thurkettle

A man finds himself unable to explain why he kicked a hole in a painting valued at $30 Million. In a surprising, often funny, war of words, first with the museum's director, then with the exhibit's curator, sacred assumptions about the price of art, the definition of artistic impulse, and the goal of any artist end up called into question.

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A man finds himself unable to explain why he kicked a hole in a painting valued at $30 Million. In a surprising, often funny, war of words, first with the museum's director, then with the exhibit's curator, sacred assumptions about the price of art, the definition of artistic impulse, and the goal of any artist end up called into question.

NOW PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE FOR LICENSING THROUGH HEARTLAND PLAYS

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The Rothko

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Orange County Playwrights Alliance, Year 2013

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, MD, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization OC-Centric New Play Festival, Year 2014