THE END OF BEAUTY

by Cory Hinkle

Michael and Margaret seem happily married and comfortable in their lives as tenured professors of the visual arts at a small quaint college in Wichita, Kansas. But when Margaret's former student, a well-renowned painter, returns to Wichita, the darker side of their relationship rears its head. A play that spans twenty-five years, The End of Beauty examines the beauty of the things we love and how those things...

Michael and Margaret seem happily married and comfortable in their lives as tenured professors of the visual arts at a small quaint college in Wichita, Kansas. But when Margaret's former student, a well-renowned painter, returns to Wichita, the darker side of their relationship rears its head. A play that spans twenty-five years, The End of Beauty examines the beauty of the things we love and how those things can change in a single night.

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THE END OF BEAUTY

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  • Cheryl Bear: THE END OF BEAUTY

    A powerful play that goes to the heart of a comfortable couple which brings up the way we pursue life as we get older. A lesson in living a mindful, deliberate life as best as we can. Well done.

    A powerful play that goes to the heart of a comfortable couple which brings up the way we pursue life as we get older. A lesson in living a mindful, deliberate life as best as we can. Well done.

  • Jennifer Maisel: THE END OF BEAUTY

    Artfully juxtaposing rich monologues with scenes that hit an emotional truth that tears at your heart, The End of Beauty is a compelling three-hander about art and life that theatres should be grabbing up. I love the way the playwright shows the longing within relationships when things just aren't what the partners want them to be and how we either move on - or don't. Worth the read - and production!!!

    Artfully juxtaposing rich monologues with scenes that hit an emotional truth that tears at your heart, The End of Beauty is a compelling three-hander about art and life that theatres should be grabbing up. I love the way the playwright shows the longing within relationships when things just aren't what the partners want them to be and how we either move on - or don't. Worth the read - and production!!!

  • Franky D. Gonzalez: THE END OF BEAUTY

    It's a play that goes through time, ask questions of art and the heart. It's tough to get through without tears welling up because of how heartrendingly real it is. There are plays that you read and feel that something deeply mysterious but true is being related to you. And that's really what this play is. It's true. It's true in its beauty, in its heartbreak, in the way we try to find happiness and, tragically fail. This play clings to the past and rushes to the future, while you're let here in the present, in wonderment.

    It's a play that goes through time, ask questions of art and the heart. It's tough to get through without tears welling up because of how heartrendingly real it is. There are plays that you read and feel that something deeply mysterious but true is being related to you. And that's really what this play is. It's true. It's true in its beauty, in its heartbreak, in the way we try to find happiness and, tragically fail. This play clings to the past and rushes to the future, while you're let here in the present, in wonderment.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Road Theatre, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization The Cape Cod Theatre Project, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization The Playwrights' Center, Year 2013

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Playwrights Arena, Year 2019

Awards

  • LA Times Critics Choice
    2019
  • O'Neill Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2012